The White House has released the transcript of President Obama’s remarks on the Fort Hood shooting. Hello, everybody. I just got off the phone with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Sandy Winnefeld to get the latest report on the situation in Fort Hood. Obviously we’re following it […]
President Obama arrived in Italy on Wednesday and will meet with Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama had met with Pope Francis’s predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, early on in the President’s first term. While many are looking at this visit from […]
After the latest developments in Ukraine today, President Obama called several world leaders to discuss an international response. President Obama also called Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s move to send the army into Ukraine. Read-out of President Obama’s conversations with the Canadian Prime Minister and French President: President Obama […]
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett confirmed on CNN’s New Day that President Obama would raise the minimum wage for federal workers through executive order. The order would go to federal workers and affect any new contracts with government contractors. Reports broke overnight that President Obama would do this and […]
The annual State of the Union address has been set for January 28. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has also confirmed that date, Politico reported. House Speaker John Boehner sent the formal invitation on Friday, inviting the President to the House chamber to deliver the address. Boehner wrote, “In […]
