Administration of Barack Obama, 2016
Checklist of White House Press Releases
December 31, 2016
The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements.
January 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: New Executive Actions To Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer
January 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
January 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
January 7
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
January 8
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in December 2015
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on updates to U.S. Government efforts to counter violent extremism
January 10
Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces Guests in First Lady's Box—State of the Union Address
January 11
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
January 12
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey
January 13
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
January 14
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Jakarta, Indonesia
Fact sheet: The United States and Central America: Honoring Our Commitments
January 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Maintaining Momentum in the Fight Against ISIL
January 16
Fact sheet: Improving Economic Security by Strengthening and Modernizing the Unemployment Insurance System
January 17
Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by senior administration officials on Iran
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
January 18
Statement by the Press Secretary: The President and First Lady, Cabinet Secretaries, and Senior Administration Officials Honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service
January 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: United States-Australia Cooperation: Deepening Our Strategic Partnership
January 20
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Fact sheet: How Bold Investments by the Administration in the Auto Industry and City of Detroit Put Americans Back to Work and Strengthened the Economy
January 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling in Murray Energy Corporation, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Fact sheet: President Obama Hosts Over 250 Mayors To Strengthen Partnerships and Grow the Economy
Fact sheet: The Administration Announces Historic Commitments To Build Climate Resilient Communities
January 23
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the escalating violence in Yemen
January 25
Text of a Department of Justice report: Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housing
Fact sheet: Department of Justice Review of Solitary Confinement
January 26
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the publication of new regulatory changes regarding economic sanctions against Cuba
Text of a Department of the Treasury press release: Treasury and Commerce Announce Further Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations
Fact sheet: Building a 21st Century Retirement System
January 27
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text: FY17 Summer EBT Proposal Fact Sheet: Ensuring adequate food for children through Summer EBT (released by the Department of Agriculture)
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Major Investments in Preventing Child Hunger
January 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 142, S. 1115, and S. 1629
January 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the advance estimate of gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2015
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers issue brief: The Gender Pay Gap on the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Fact sheet: New Steps To Advance Equal Pay on the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Fact sheet: Cities, Utilities, and Businesses Commit to Unlocking Access to Energy Data for Building Owners and Improving Energy Efficiency
January 30
Fact sheet: President Obama Announces Computer Science for All Initiative
February 1
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
February 2
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of an on-the-record press call by National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mark Feierstein, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson, and Special Envoy to the Colombia Peace Process Bernard W. Aronson to preview the visit of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon of Colombia
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's visit to France
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Steps To Increase Nation's Resilience to Earthquakes
Fact sheet: The FY2017 European Reassurance Initiative Budget Request
Fact sheet: President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion in New Funding To Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Epidemic
February 3
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's visit to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
February 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's visit to the United Kingdom
Fact sheet: President Obama Proposes New "First Job" Funding To Connect Young Americans With Jobs and Skills Training To Start Their Careers
Fact sheet: President Obama-'s 21st Century Clean Transportation System
Fact sheet: Peace Colombia—A New Era of Partnership Between the United States and Colombia
February 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the 5-year anniversary of the New START Treaty's entry into force
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in January
February 6
Fact sheet: President’s Budget Proposal To Advance Mission Innovation
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the North Korean missile launch
February 8
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 515, H.R. 4188, and S. 2152
Fact sheet: Preparing for and Responding to the Zika Virus at Home and Abroad
Fact sheet: U.S. Leadership in Securing First-Ever Global Carbon Emissions Standards for Commercial Airplanes
February 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun L.S. Donovan, National Economic Council Director Jeffrey D. Zients, and Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz on the fiscal year 2017 budget
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Supreme Court's order granting a stay in Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Fact sheet: Cybersecurity National Action Plan
Fact sheet: President Obama Proposes New Funding To Build Resilience of Alaska's Communities and Combat Climate Change
Fact sheet: The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget: Overview: Meeting Our Greatest Challenges
February 10
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
February 11
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Southeast Asian civil society leaders
February 12
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Fact sheet: President Obama To Designate New National Monuments in the California Desert
Fact sheet: Announcing the Winner of the Healthy Communities Challenge
Fact sheet: Unprecedented U.S.-ASEAN Relations
February 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz and National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice
February 17
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey
February 18
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 757, H.R. 907, and H.R. 3033
February 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on civilian killings in Malakal, South Sudan
February 22
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, National Governors Association Chair Governor Gary R. Herbert of Utah, and National Governors Association Vice Chair Governor Terence R. McAuliffe of Virginia
February 23
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL Brett H. McGurk
February 24
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: Protecting American Workers & Businesses: The Obama Administration's Trade Enforcement Record
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 644 and H.R. 1428
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi of China
February 25
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text: Precision Medicine Initiative: Data Security Policy Principles and Framework
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: A Retrospective Assessment of Clean Energy Investments in the Recovery Act
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Key Actions To Accelerate Precision Medicine Initiative
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Summer Opportunity Project
Fact sheet: Seven Years Ago, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Helped Bring Our Economy Back From the Brink of a Second Great Depression
Fact sheet: How the Recovery Act Helped Save Us From a Second Great Depression and Made Critical Investments in Our Long-Term Competitiveness
Fact sheet: The Recovery Act Made the Largest Single Investment in Clean Energy in History, Driving the Deployment of Clean Energy, Promoting Energy Efficiency, and Supporting Manufacturing
February 26
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Member Jay C. Shambaugh on the second estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2015
February 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 487, H.R. 890, H.R. 3262, H.R. 4056, H.R. 4437, and S. 2109
March 1
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
March 2
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic
Fact sheet: The Affordable Care Act: Healthy Communities Six Years Later
March 3
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
March 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in February
March 7
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: The White House Launches "The Opportunity Project," Utilizing Open Data To Build Stronger Ladders of Opportunity for All
Fact sheet: $2 Billion in New Private Sector Investments To Protect Natural Resources To Be Announced at White House Conservation Roundtable
March 8
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
On-the-record press call by National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mark B. Feierstein, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson, and Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd D. Stern on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Justin P.J. Trudeau of Canada
Statement by the Press Secretary: Release of the President's Medical Exam
Text of a memorandum from Physician to the President Ronny L. Jackson to Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest: The President's Periodic Physical Exam
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India
Fact sheet: White House Announces Doubling of TechHire Communities, and New Steps To Give More Students and Workers Tech Skills To Fuel the Next Generation of American Innovation (embargoed until March 9)
March 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the ninth anniversary of the disappearance of Robert A. Levinson in Iran
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 238 and S. 1596
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with civil society leaders in advance of the President's trip to Cuba
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers issue brief: The Digital Divide and Economic Benefits of Broadband Access
Fact sheet: President Obama Announces ConnectALL Initiative
March 10
Fact sheet: United States-Canada Relationship
March 11
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
March 13
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire
March 14
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on South Africa and the African Growth and Opportunities Act
March 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the publication of regulatory changes to U.S. sanctions against Cuba
Text of a Department of the Treasury press release: Treasury and Commerce Announce Significant Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations Ahead of President Obama's Historic Trip to Cuba
March 16
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of a press call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Charge d'Affaires to Cuba Jeffrey Delaurentis, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mark B. Feierstein to preview the President's travel to Cuba and Argentina
Statement by the Press Secretary: Background on Judge Merrick Garland
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Executive order entitled "Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea"
March 17
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
March 18
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1755, S. 1172, S. 1580, S. 1826, and S. 2426
March 19
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes's travel to Cuba
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey
March 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, former Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, PayPal President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel H. Schulman, and Airbnb, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky
Text of a letter from President Obama to Ileana R. Yarza of Havana, Cuba, sent on the first U.S.-Cuba direct mail flight, in response to a letter she sent to the White House (originally posted on the White House blog on March 17).
Text of a Department of Commerce fact sheet: Economic Development in the Wake of President Obama's Regulatory Changes on Exports and Travel to Cuba
Fact sheet: United States-Cuba Relationship
March 22
Fact sheet: Working Together To Build a Sustainable Water Future
March 23
Fact sheet: United States-Argentina Relationship
March 25
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the third estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2015
March 27
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan
March 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Additional Actions To Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic (embargoed until March 29)
March 29
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of a press call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, National Security Council Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Arms Control Laura S.H. Holgate, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink previewing the Nuclear Security Summit
Fact sheet: The Nuclear Security Summits: Securing the World From Nuclear Terrorism—Progress Since Prague
March 30
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1831 and H.R. 4721
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval of India
March 31
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink
Statement by the Press Secretary: United States National Progress Report: 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2393
Fact sheet: United States Military Nuclear Material Security
Fact sheet: Transparency in the U.S. Highly Enriched Uranium Inventory
Fact sheet: Feasibility of Low Enriched Uranium Fuel in Naval Reactor Plants
April 1
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in March
Text of a National Science and Technology Council report: Advanced Manufacturing: A Snapshot of Priority Technology Areas Across the Federal Government
Text: Gift Basket on Mitigating Insider Threats
Text: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Action Plan in Support of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
Text: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Action Plan in Support of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Text: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Action Plan in Support of the Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Text: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Action Plan in Support of the United Nations
Text: Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Action Plan in Support of the International Criminal Police Organization
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Cambridge, MA and New Report on $2 Billion in Manufacturing R&D Investments
Fact sheet: Removal of All Highly Enriched Uranium and Plutonium From Japan's Fast Critical Assembly
Fact sheet: Nuclear Material Removal From Germany
Fact sheet: Highly Enriched Uranium Minimization Activities Since March 2014
Fact sheet: Eliminating All Highly Enriched Uranium From Argentina
Fact sheet: Eliminating All Highly Enriched Uranium From Indonesia
Fact sheet: Insider Threat Mitigation
Fact sheet: U.S. Ratification of Nuclear Security Treaties
Fact sheet: Status of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Fact sheet: Countering Nuclear Smuggling
Fact sheet: U.S. Participation in the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
Fact sheet: U.S. Participation at the United Nations on Nuclear Security Issues
Fact sheet: U.S. Support to INTERPOL
Fact sheet: U.S. Support to the International Atomic Energy Agency for Nuclear Security
Fact sheet: United States Participation in the Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Fact sheet: Gift Basket on Sustaining Action To Strengthen the Global Nuclear Security Architecture
April 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on corporate inversions
Text of a U.S. Global Change Research Program report: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
Fact sheet: What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family
April 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Middle Class Economics: Strengthening Retirement Security by Cracking Down on Conflicts of Interest in Retirement Savings
April 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
April 7
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
April 8
Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer B. Friedman
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the entry into force of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials
April 11
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1180
Fact sheet: White House Launches the Fair Chance Business Pledge
Fact sheet: On Equal Pay Day, President Obama To Designate National Monument Honoring Women's Equality
April 12
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
April 13
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: At White House Science Fair, President Obama Calls on This Generation of Students To Tackle the Grand Challenges of Our Time
April 14
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Senior Director for European Affairs Charles A. Kupchan, and Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region Robert Malley to preview the President's travel to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Germany
April 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of a White House blog post by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest: President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2015 Tax Returns
Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco on the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings
April 18
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
April 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 192, S. 483, S. 2512
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes's meeting with civil society advocates to discuss the situation in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the death of former President Patricio Aylwin Azocar of Chile
April 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes
Fact sheet: Advancing Active STEM Education for Our Youngest Learners
Fact sheet: On Every Kid in a Park Day of Action, White House Announces Commitments to Getting Nearly Half a Million Kids Outside
Fact sheet: Investing $90 Million Through ApprenticeshipUSA To Expand Proven Pathways Into the Middle Class
Fact sheet: Implementation of the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Partnership
Fact sheet: White House Police Data Initiative Highlights New Commitments (embargoed until April 22)
April 23
Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA report: Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meetings in the United Kingdom
Text of a Department of Justice press release: Department of Justice To Launch Inaugural National Reentry Week
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System
April 25
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Donohue, and Dow Chemical Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew N. Liveris
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the 1-year anniversary of the earthquake in Nepal
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the murder of U.S. Agency for International Development employee Xulhaz Mannan in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Text of a Department of Justice press release: Department of Justice Announces New Reforms To Strengthen the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Fact sheet: White House Launches New $100 Million Competition To Expand Tuition-Free Community College Programs That Connect Americans to In-Demand Jobs
April 26
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
April 27
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India
April 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of a press briefing with college reporters by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on China's foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGO) management law
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the advance estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2016
Text of a White House blog post by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman and Member Sandra E. Black: Six Recent Trends in Student Debt
Fact sheet: Taking Action To Help More Americans Manage Student Debt
April 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Fact sheet: During National Reentry Week, Reducing Barriers to Reentry and Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Honors Americans Leading Efforts To Stop the Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
April 30
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1670, H.R. 2722, S. 719, and S. 1638
May 1
Statement from the Office of the First Lady on the President and Mrs. Obama's announcement that their daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017
May 2
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
May 3
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on World Press Freedom Day
Text of a White House and Department of Education report: Giving Every Child a Fair Shot : Progress Under the Obama Administration's Education Agenda
Fact sheet: President Obama Celebrates Great Teachers and Our Nation's Educational Progress
Fact sheet: Federal Support for the Flint Water Crisis Response and Recovery
May 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
May 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Steps To Strengthen Financial Transparency, and Combat Money Laundering, Corruption, and Tax Evasion
May 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in April
May 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1493 and H.R. 2908
May 10
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Public and Private Sector Efforts To Increase Community Resilience Through Building Codes and Standards
May 11
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1890
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's travel to Belgium
Text of a Department of Energy report: Moving Our Nation Forward, Faster: Progress Report 2016
Fact sheet: Administration Announces New Actions and Progress Made To Make American Buildings More Efficient and Save Businesses and Households on Their Energy Bills
May 12
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with veterans on the President's upcoming travel to Asia
May 13
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of remarks by White House Chief of Staff Denis R. McDonough at an Israel Independence Day celebration at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on May 12
Text of a Denmark-U.S. memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy signed on May 4
Fact sheet: U.S.-Nordic Collaboration on Climate Change, the Arctic, and Clean Energy
May 16
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 32, S. 125, and S. 2755
Fact sheet: White House and Department of Labor Announce $21 Million for Summer and Year-Round Jobs for Young Americans and Launch of 16 Summer Impact Hubs
May 17
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Growing Middle Class Paychecks and Helping Working Families Get Ahead by Expanding Overtime Pay
Fact sheet: State-by-State Breakdowns of Workers Affected by Department of Labor's Final Overtime Regulation
Fact sheet: Mitigating the Risk of Wildfires in the Wildland-Urban Interface
May 18
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Deputy Spokesperson Mark E. Stroh on Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes's meeting with civil society leaders on Vietnam
May 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of an on-the-record conference call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. Froman, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink on the President's trip to Vietnam and Japan
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Honors Nation's Leading Scientists and Innovators
Statement by the Press Secretary on the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804
May 20
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4238, H.R. 4336, H.R. 4923, H.R. 4957, S. 1492, S. 1523, and S. 2143
Text: The White House and FDA Announce Modernized Nutrition Facts Label (released by the Office of the First Lady)
May 21
Statement by Deputy National Security Spokesman Mark E. Stroh on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amina Chawahir Mohamed and Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure James Wainaina Macharia of Kenya
May 23
Fact sheet: United States-Vietnam Relations
May 24
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes
Fact sheet: Enhancing U.S.-Vietnam Civil Nuclear Clean Energy Cooperation
Fact sheet: Trade and Investment With Vietnam
Fact sheet: World Humanitarian Summit—U.S. Government Priorities
May 25
Fact sheet: United States-Vietnam Education Cooperation
May 26
Fact sheet: First Ever White House Foster Care & Technology Hackathon
May 27
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the second estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2016
Fact sheet: The G–7 Summit at Ise-Shima Japan
May 31
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
June 1
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
June 2
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of a White House blog post by Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Dan G. Utech: New Commitments To Accelerate Investment in the Clean-Energy Transformation
Fact sheet: U.S. Hosts World's Energy Ministers To Scale Up Clean Energy and Drive Implementation of the Paris Agreement
Fact sheet: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Early Learning Settings
June 3
Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer B. Friedman
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2814 and S. 184
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in May
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the Leaders' Summit on Refugees to be held at the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly
June 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
June 7
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone conversations with Democratic Presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders
Statement by National Security Council Deputy Spokesperson Mark E. Stroh on the terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey
Fact sheet: U.S.-India Economic Cooperation and People-to-People Ties
Fact sheet: Framework for the U.S.-India Cyber Relationship
Fact sheet: The United States and India—Moving Forward Together on Climate Change, Clean Energy, Energy Security, and the Environment
June 8
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Deputy Spokesperson Mark E. Stroh on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore
Text of a Department of Education press release: Persistent Disparities Found Through Comprehensive Civil Rights Survey Underscore Need for Continued Focus on Equity, King Says
Fact sheet: New Cities Join My Brother's Keeper Success Mentors Initiative To Combat Chronic Student Absences and Drive School and Life Success
June 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces the 2016–2017 National Finalists for the White House Fellows Program
Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Text of a Department of Health and Human Services press release: HHS Readout of Secretary Burwell's Call With Governors To Discuss Zika Preparedness
Fact sheet: Obama Administration's Record and the LGBT Community
June 10
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL Brett H. McGurk
Text of a Department of Transportation press release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Approves U.S. Airlines To Begin Scheduled Service to Cuba
Fact sheet: White House Launches the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge
June 12
Statement by the Press Secretary on the shootings in Orlando, FL
June 13
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 136, H.R. 433, H.R. 1132, H.R. 2458, H.R. 2928, H.R. 3082, H.R. 3274, H.R. 3601, H.R. 3735, H.R. 3866, H.R. 4046, and H.R. 4605
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers issue brief: The State of the Gender Pay Gap
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Key Actions To Reduce the Organ Waiting List
Fact sheet: Government, Businesses, and Organizations Announce $50 Million in Commitments To Support Women and Girls
June 14
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Releases Estimated State Opioid Treatment Funding Levels Under President's Budget Proposal
Statement from the Press Secretary on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's decision in U.S. Telecom Association v. Federal Communications Commission
June 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
June 16
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principle Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Text of a readout of the National Economic Council's meeting with Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage With Smart Markets
June 17
Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer B. Friedman
Text of a Department of Agriculture press release: Forest Service Makes It Easier for Visitors To Enjoy National Forests and Grasslands
Text: U.S. Department of the Interior Economic Report, Fiscal Year 2015
Fact sheet: New Commitments in Support of the President's Nation of Makers Initiative To Kick Off 2016 National Week of Making
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Recognizes the 100th Anniversary and Economic Benefits of America's National Parks
Fact sheet: New Steps To Reduce Unnecessary Occupation Licenses That Are Limiting Worker Mobility and Reducing Wages
June 20
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of a White House blog post by Council of Economic Advisers Director Jeffrey D. Zients: Strengthening and Celebrating America's Capacity for Innovation
Fact sheet: President Obama Announces Winner of New Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute and New Manufacturing Hub Competitions
June 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: Impact Report: 100 Examples of President Obama's Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Statement by White House Counsel W. Neil Eggleston on the American Bar Association's evaluation of Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland
Text of a statement by American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary Chair Karol Corbin Walker to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Text of a letter from American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary Chair Karol Corbin Walker to White House Counsel W. Neil Eggleston on the nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Fact sheet: Enabling a New Generation of Aviation Technology
June 22
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional action on legislation to combat the Zika virus
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 812, H.R. 1762, H.R. 2137, H.R. 2212, and S. 2276
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2576
Fact sheet: As the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Begins in Silicon Valley, New Announcements To Support Inclusive Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Home
June 23
Transcript of a press gaggle Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on progress in Colombia's peace process
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Columbus, OH, Winner of the $40 Million Smart City Challenge To Pioneer the Future of Transportation
June 24
Transcript of a press gaggle Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Designates Stonewall National Monument
Text of a Department of Health and Human Services press release: HHS Readout of Zika Preparedness Response
Fact sheet: President Obama Announces New Actions To Reduce Recidivism and Promote Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Fact sheet: Global Entrepreneurship Summit
June 27
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Fact sheet: Expanding the Tech Economies of Communities Across the Country
June 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the third estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2016
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes's meeting with Vietnamese American leaders
June 29
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Senior Adviser to the President Brian C. Deese
Statement by the Press Secretary: North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership Action Plan
Text of a blog post by Breast Cancer Research Foundation Chief Mission Officer Marc Hurlbert: "Why Vice President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Is a Game Changer" (published June 28 on huffingtonpost.com)
Text of a readout of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's call with Minister of the Interior Efkan Ala of Turkey
Fact sheet: United States Key Deliverables for the 2016 North American Leaders' Summit
Fact sheet: Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT Persons
June 30
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3209, S. 337, S. 2133, S. 2328, and S. 2487
Fact sheet: Launching the Data-Driven Justice Initiative: Disrupting the Cycle of Incarceration
Fact sheet: White House Launches a Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis
Fact sheet: New Steps Toward Ensuring Openness and Transparency in Government
July 1
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of an Office of the Director of National Intelligence news release: Summary of Information Regarding U.S. Counterterrorism Strikes Outside Areas of Active Hostilities
Text of a readout of National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura
Fact sheet: Executive Order on the United States Policy on Pre- and Post-Strike Measures To Address Civilian Casualties in U.S. Operations Involving the Use of Force and the DNI Release of Aggregate Data on Strikes Outside Areas of Active Hostilities
July 2
Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh
July 3
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Iraq
July 5
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Jeddah, Qatif, and Medina, Saudi Arabia
July 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Transcript of a press call by senior administration officials on Afghanistan
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3114
Text of a National Institutes of Health press release: NIH awards $55 million To Build Million-Person Precision Medicine Study
Text of a Food and Drug Administration press release: FDA Advances Precision Medicine Initiative by Issuing Draft Guidances on Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Takes More Actions To Address the Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
Fact sheet: Administration Announces New Actions To Advance the President's Precision Medicine Initiative
July 7
Text of a Department of Education press release: Report: Increases in Spending on Corrections Far Outpace Education
July 8
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the White House Summit on Global Development
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in June
Fact sheet: NATO Warsaw Summit
Fact sheet: U.S. Contributions to NATO Capabilities
Fact sheet: U.S. Assurance and Deterrence Efforts in Support of NATO Allies
Fact sheet: U.S.-Poland Relations
July 9
Fact sheet: U.S. Contributions to Enhancing Allied Resilience
Fact sheet: NATO's Enduring Commitment to Afghanistan
Fact sheet: U.S. and NATO Efforts in Support of NATO Partners, Including Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova
July 10
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the death of Abdul Sattar Edhi
Fact sheet: U.S.-Spain Relations
July 11
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the situation in South Sudan
July 12
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
July 13
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on Congressional passage of S. 524
July 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 636, H.R. 3766, H.R. 4372, H.R. 4960, and S. 2845
Fact sheet: Administration Announces an Advanced Wireless Research Initiative, Building on President's Legacy of Forward-Leaning Broadband Policy
July 18
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the U.S. Delegation for the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
July 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of press release from the U.S. Embassy in Malawi: U.S. Second Lady Announces $20 Million in Food Assistance
Text of a Department of Housing and Urban Development memorandum: Mortgage Letter 2016–11: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Text: Circular 26–16–18: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loan Processing (released by the Department of Veterans Affairs)
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative
July 20
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1252
Fact sheet: President Obama's Commitment to Global Development
July 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault of France
July 22
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's travel to China
Statement by the Press Secretary on the shootings in Munich, Germany
Statement from the Press Secretary on the President's decision to veto the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4875, H.R. 5588, S. 524, and S.2840
Fact sheet: United States-Mexico Relations
July 23
Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan
July 25
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meetings in Beijing, China
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the knife attack in Sagamihara, Japan
July 26
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France
Fact sheet: Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination
July 27
Excerpts of the President's remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA
Advance text of the President's remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA
July 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
July 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2607, H.R. 3700, H.R. 3931, H.R. 3953, H.R. 4010, H.R. 4425, H.R. 4747, H.R. 4761, H.R. 4777, H.R. 4877, H.R. 4904, H.R. 4925, H.R. 4975, H.R. 4987, H.R. 5028, H.R. 5722, S. 764, S. 2893, S. 3055, and S. 3207
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the first estimate of GDP for the second quarter of 2016
July 30
Transcript of a weekly address by Vice President Joe Biden and former Judge Timothy K. Lewis of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (dated July 29; embargoed until July 30)
July 31
Fact sheet: A Record of Serving Our Veterans
August 1
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
August 3
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
August 5
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in July
August 8
Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Quetta, Pakistan
August 9
Statement by the Press Secretary: Impact Report: Transforming Government Services Through Technology and Innovation
August 10
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Diyarbakir and Kiziltepe, Turkey
Fact sheet: Promoting and Protecting Religious Freedom Around the Globe
August 16
Text of an Environmental Protection Agency news release: EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
Text of a Department of Energy report to Congress: Adoption of New Fuel Efficient Technologies From SuperTruck: Report to Congress (dated June 2016)
Text of a Federal Interagency Reentry Council report: A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future
Text of a Department of Justice report: National Reentry Week: After Action Report
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Actions To Spur Innovation and Promote More Efficient Cars and Trucks
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Commitments to the Fair Chance Business Pledge
August 17
Text of an Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: Obama Administration Funds New Projects To Disrupt Prescription Opioid, Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking
August 18
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Van, Elazig, and Gayda, Turkey
August 19
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on World Humanitarian Day
August 21
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Gaziantep, Turkey
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack near Garowe, Somalia
August 22
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers
Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Appoints 2016–2017 Class of White House Fellows
August 23
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on Senior Adviser to the President Brian C. Deese's travel to China
August 24
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the U.N.- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons report on Syria's use of chemical weapons
Text of a Department of Labor press release: Labor Department, FAR Council Issue Final Regulations, Guidance To Ensure Federal Contractors Better Comply With Workplace Rights, Protections: Action Implements Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
Fact sheet: President Obama Designates National Monument in Maine's North Woods in Honor of the Centennial of the National Park Service
August 25
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Middle Class Economics: Making It Easier To Save for Retirement
August 26
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the second estimate of GDP for the second quarter of 2016
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Turkey
Fact sheet: President Obama To Create the World's Largest Marine Protected Area
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Commitments to the Equal Pay Pledge
August 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Senior Adviser to the President Brian C. Deese, and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on Syrian refugee admissions to the U.S.
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Aden, Yemen
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the first class of Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows
August 30
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
August 31
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the U.S. financial pledge to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Chinese human rights advocates
White House report: Leveraging Innovation To Boost Private Investment in America's Natural Resources
Text of a White House blog post by National Economic Council Director Jeffrey D. Zients: Helping Puerto Rico Achieve Economic Prosperity
Fact sheet: At Lake Tahoe Summit, Obama Administration Underscores the Importance of Strong Partnerships and Innovation in Tackling Our Shared Climate and Conservation Challenges
September 1
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Senior Adviser to the President Brian C. Deese
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's response to the final report of the Commission on Care
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the removal of chemical weapons precursors from Libya
Text of a White House blog post by White House Chief Digital Officer Jason B. Goldman: Announcing South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Policies To Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, With a Focus on Pacific Islands
September 2
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in August
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the explosion in Davao City, Philippines
September 3
Fact sheet: U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
September 4
Fact sheet: U.S.-China Economic Relations
September 5
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
Fact sheet: The 2016 G–20 Summit in Hangzhou, China
September 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes
Fact sheet: U.S.-Laos Relations
September 7
Fact sheet: Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative: Summit in Luang Prabang, Laos
Fact sheet: White House Announces 2016 GreenGov Presidential Awards, New Steps To Advance Federal Sustainability
September 8
Fact sheet: U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos: Deepening Ties, Confronting Challenges, and Creating Opportunities
Fact sheet: U.S.-ASEAN Connect: Strategic Partners for Sustainable and Innovative Economic Growth
Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts To Address Trafficking in Persons and Irregular Migration in East Asia and the Pacific
September 12
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
White House report: Progress Report on Next Generation High School Commitments
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Resources at Second Annual Summit on Next Generation High Schools
September 13
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman, Member Sandra E. Black, and Chief Economist Matthew A. Fiedler on the Census Bureau's release of 2015 data on income, poverty, and health insurance in the U.S.
September 14
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the Executive order entitled "Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Côte d'Ivoire"
Fact sheet: New Progress and Momentum in Support of President Obama's Computer Science for All Initiative
Fact sheet: Memorandum of Understanding Reached With Israel
September 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno of Nigeria
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique
Text of a National Science and Technology Council report: Social and Behavioral Sciences Team 2016 Annual Report
Text of a memorandum from Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren to the heads of executive departments and agencies: Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13707: Using Behavioral Science Insights To Better Serve the American People
Fact sheet: President Obama To Continue Global Leadership in Combatting Climate Change and Protecting Our Ocean by Creating the First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean
Fact sheet: New Progress on Using Behavioral Science Insights To Better Serve the American People
September 16
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio, and Mayor Kasim M. Reed of Atlanta, GA
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser Avril D. Haines's meeting with the family of Aya Hijazi
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan
Text of an op-ed by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Donahue for Bloomberg View: Help American Workers. Pass TPP.
Text of an op-ed by Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio for the Wall Street Journal: A Vote Against Trade Is a Vote Against Growth
September 19
Text of an op-ed by President Obama for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Self-Driving, Yes, But Also Safe
Fact sheet: Ensuring Safe and Supportive Schools for All Students
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week
Fact sheet: Encouraging the Safe and Responsible Deployment of Automated Vehicles
September 20
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communication Benjamin J. Rhodes, Coursera Founder Lila Ibrahim, Accenture Group Chief Executive–North America Julie Sweet, and Google.org Director Jacquelline Fuller
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meeting with Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj of Libya
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meeting with Presidential Military Adviser Admiral Bernard Rogel of France
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meeting with President Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen
Fact sheet: White House Announces Commitments to the Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis
Fact Sheet: Leaders' Summit on Refugees
September 21
Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Economic Record of the Obama Administration—Addressing Climate Change
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Economic Record of the Obama Administration: Addressing Climate Change
Text of a National Intelligence Council report: Implications for US National Security of Anticipated Climate Change (dated August 10, 2016)
Fact sheet: U.S.-Africa Cooperation on Trade and Investment Under the Obama Administration
Fact sheet: President Obama Takes a Historic Step To Address the National Security Implications of Climate Change
September 22
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: Leaders from 100+ Countries Call for Ambitious Amendment to the Montreal Protocol To Phase Down HFCs and Donors Announce Intent To Provide $80 Million of Support
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the peace agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and representatives of the Hizb-e Islami Gulbuddin organization
September 23
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3969 and S. 1579
September 25
Fact sheet: The 8th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference (embargoed until September 26)
September 26
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Announcing Over $80 Million in New Federal Investment and a Doubling of Participating Communities in the White House Smart Cities Initiative
September 27
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Efforts To Increase National Preparedness by Building Community Capacity To Recover From Disasters
September 28
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the death of former President Shimon Peres of Israel
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser Avril D. Haines's meeting with Egyptian civil society activists
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's telephone conversation with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of India
Fact sheet: Data by the People, for the People—Eight Years of Progress Opening Government Data To Spur Innovation, Opportunity, & Economic Growth
Fact sheet: United States Hosts First-Ever Arctic Science Ministerial To Advance International Research Effort
Fact sheet: Launch of the "Lock Down Your Login" Public Awareness Campaign
September 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 5325, H.R. 2615, H.R. 5252, H.R. 5936, H.R. 5937, and H.R. 5985
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the third estimate of GDP for the second quarter of 2016
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Economic Record of the Obama Administration: Investing in Higher Education
Fact sheet: Providing Students and Families With Comprehensive Support and Information for College Success
Fact sheet: Helping Working Americans Get Ahead by Expanding Paid Sick Leave and Fighting for Equal Pay
September 30
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1878
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the National Counterterrorism Center's Status Report on the Implementation of Executive Order 13698—Hostage Recovery Activities
Text of the National Counterterrorism Center's Status Report on the Implementation of Executive Order 13698—Hostage Recovery Activities
October 3
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
October 4
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of a readout of National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with First Vice President Taban Deng Gai of South Sudan
Text of a memorandum from White House Rural Council Chair Thomas J. Vilsack, Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun L.S. Donovan, Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz, and National Economic Council Director Jeffrey D. Zients to White House Rural Council Member Agencies: Rural Strategies That Work: Lifting Up Federal Policies That Are Responsive to the Assets and Challenges of Rural America (dated October 5)
Fact sheet: The White House Rural Forum
October 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Presidential Memorandum on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the National Security Workforce
October 6
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the U.S. Delegation for the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
Text of an essay by President Obama for the Economist magazine: The Way Ahead
Text of a National Economic Council report: Revitalizing American Manufacturing
Fact sheet: The Opportunity Project—Unleashing the Power of Open Data To Build Stronger Ladders of Opportunity for All Americans
Fact sheet: New Progress in a Resurgent American Manufacturing Sector
Fact sheet: 191 Countries Reach a Global Climate Deal for International Aviation
October 7
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1475, H.R. 2494, H.R. 2733, H.R. 3004, H.R. 3937, H.R. 5147, H.R. 5578, H.R. 5883, H.R. 5944, H.R. 5946, S. 1004, S. 1698, S. 2683, and S. 3283
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in September
Text of a White House blog post by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Chief of Staff Cristin A. Dorgelo and Communications Director and Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Lee: White House Frontiers: Robots, Space Exploration, and the Future of American Innovation
October 8
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Yemen
October 9
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Turkey
October 11
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
White House report: My Brother's Keeper 2016 Progress Report
Fact sheet: Let Girls Learn—A Comprehensive Investment in Adolescent Girls Education
Fact sheet: New Commitments Announced in Support of the My Brother's Keeper Initiative at ESPN Town Hall With President Obama at North Carolina A&T State University
October 12
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Kabul and Balkh Province, Afghanistan
Fact sheet: United States Leadership To Advance the Global Health Security Agenda: 55 Countries Show Concrete Commitment To Prevent, Detect, and Respond
October 13
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Text of a National Science and Technology Council report: Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence (released by the Committee on Technology)
Text of a National Science and Technology Council report: The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan (released by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Subcommittee)
Text of a National Institutes of Health press release: NIH Nearly Doubles Investment in BRAIN Initiative Research
Text of a National Institutes of Health press release: NIH Funds Additional Medical Centers To Expand National Precision Medicine Research Program
Text of a Department of Transportation press release: Secretary Foxx Participates in White House Frontiers Conference, Announces Nearly $65 Million in Advanced Technology Transportation Grants
Text of a Department of Justice blog post: Growing Number of Communities Are Using Data To Improve Policing and Criminal Justice
Fact sheet: Harnessing the Possibilities of Science, Technology, and Innovation
October 14
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 246
Fact sheet: Key Deliverables for the Inaugural Meeting of the North American Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
October 15
Fact sheet: Nearly 200 Countries Reach a Global Deal To Phase Down Potent Greenhouse Gases and Avoid up to 0.5°C of Warming
October 16
Fact sheet: President Obama Announces High School Graduation Rate Has Reached New High (embargoed until October 17)
Fact sheet: Public High School 4-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (embargoed until October 17)
October 17
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
October 18
Fact sheet: United States-Italy Cooperation
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Actions To Spur Competition in the Airline Industry, Give Consumers the Information They Need To Make Informed Choices
October 19
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Nigerian Governors
October 20
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary: Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care: Progress and Promise of the Affordable Care Act and Other Administration Efforts
Text of a White House blog post by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman: More Than 3 Million Children Have Coverage Due To Drop in Uninsured Rate Since 2008
October 21
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Investing More Than $50 Million Through ApprenticeshipUSA To Expand Proven Pathways Into the Middle Class
Fact sheet: Harnessing the Small Satellite Revolution To Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Space
October 22
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations report on allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria
October 24
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Building a Lasting Effort To End Modern Slavery
October 25
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Quetta, Pakistan
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attacks in Mandera, Kenya, and Beledweyne, Somalia
Text of a Council of Economic Advisers issue brief: Labor Market Monopsony: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Responses
Fact sheet: The Obama Administration Announces New Steps To Spur Competition in the Labor Market and Accelerate Wage Growth
October 26
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Administration Announces Additional Economic and Workforce Development Resources for Coal Communities Through POWER Initiative
October 27
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Text: The Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force: Final Report
Fact sheet: Federal Parity Task Force Takes Steps To Strengthen Insurance Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
October 28
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the advance estimate of GDP for the third quarter of 2016
Fact sheet: Strengthening Americans' Voice in the Workplace
October 29
Transcript of a weekly address by Vice President Joe Biden (dated October 28; embargoed until October 29)
October 31
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the parliamentary elections in Georgia
Text of a Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience report: Opportunities To Enhance the Nation's Resilience to Climate Change
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Highlights Opportunities for Building Community Climate Resilience Across the Nation
Fact sheet: Launching the Resilience Dialogues (released by the Office of Science and Technology Policy)
November 1
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with State Councilor Yang Jiechi of China
November 2
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
November 3
Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Announces New Actions To Accelerate the Deployment of Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
November 4
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in October
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the Executive order on advancing the Global Health Security Agenda
November 7
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
November 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election
November 10
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Facilitating a Smooth Transition to the Next Administration
Fact sheet: Ensuring Veterans Have the Tools To Succeed
November 11
Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo, and National Security Council Senior Director of European Affairs Charles A. Kupchan on the President's travel to Greece, Germany, and Peru
Statement by the Press Secretary on Ukrainian Holodomor Remembrance Day
November 12
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the revised Colombian peace agreement
November 13
Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Paris, France
November 15
Fact sheet: U.S.-Greek Partnership
November 16
Fact sheet: Establishing a Council on Community Solutions To Align Federal Efforts With Local Priorities and Citizens' Needs
November 17
Fact sheet: United States-Germany Relations
November 18
Text of a Department of Energy report: Best Practice Guidelines for Residential PACE Financing Programs
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Actions To Bring Clean Energy Savings to All Americans
Fact sheet: The United States' Commitment to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
November 19
Transcript of a weekly address by Vice President Joe Biden (dated November 18; embargoed until November 19)
Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the attacks against hospitals and first responders in Aleppo, Syria
Fact sheet: Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI)
November 20
Fact sheet: 24th Annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
November 21
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack at the Baqir-ul-Olum Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan
November 22
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations
November 23
Statement by the Press Secretary: Background on the Pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the signing of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) by South Korea and Japan
November 24
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Hilla, Iraq
November 28
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 845, H.R. 4511, H.R. 5392, and H.R. 6007
November 29
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the second estimate of GDP for the third quarter of 2016
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 near Medellin, Colombia
November 30
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act
Text of a White House report: Making Health Care Better—Addressing Substance Use Disorders: Progress in Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, and Research
Text of the first annual report of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable: Expanding Access to Justice, Strengthening Federal Programs
Text: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020—2016 Progress Report
Text: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020—Indicator Supplement
Fact sheet: Celebrating President Obama's Top 10 Actions To Advance Entrepreneurship, and Announcing New Steps To Build on These Successes
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Marks Progress in Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, and Research
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Commitments to the Fair Chance Business Pledge and Actions To Improve the Criminal Justice System
Fact sheet: World AIDS Day 2016
December 1
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: Progress and Momentum in Support of TechHire Initiative
December 2
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Shultz
Statement by the Press Secretary on the anniversary of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in November
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on elections in The Gambia
Text of a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity report: Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy (dated December 1)
December 5
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Text of a White House report: Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations
Text of a Department of Justice report on United States detention policy, submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on April 12, 2012
Text: Report of the Special Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies (prepared in 2009)
Fact sheet: A Year of Action Supporting Computer Science for All
Fact sheet: Presidential Memorandum—"Steps for Increased Legal and Policy Transparency Concerning United States' Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations" and Accompanying Report on Transparency in Legal and Policy Frameworks
December 6
Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
December 7
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: The United States Commitment to the Open Government Partnership and Open Government
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Steps To Create Better, Fairer and Fewer Tests in Schools
Fact sheet: White House Announces New Commitments to the Equal Pay Pledge
December 8
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4665, H.R. 4902, H.R. 5785, H.R. 5873, and S. 2754
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with State Councilor Guo Shengkun of China
Fact sheet: High Level Economic Dialogue: Three Years of Achievements
December 9
Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric H. Schultz
Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Report: The Continuing Need To Rethink Discipline
Text of a White House report: The Continuing Need To Rethink Discipline
Fact sheet: White House Announces Actions To Protect Natural and Cultural Resources in Alaskan Arctic Ocean
December 10
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2028
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the situation in The Gambia
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Deputy National Security Adviser Avril D. Haines's call with National Security Office First Deputy Director Cho Tae-yong of South Korea
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey
December 11
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Cairo, Egypt
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia
December 12
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meetings with Deputy National Security Adviser Patrick J. McGuinness of the United Kingdom and Presidential Military Adviser Bernard Rogel of France
Text of the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy
Fact sheet: Release of the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy
Fact sheet: Argentina Declassification Project
December 13
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL Brett H. McGurk
Statement by the Press Secretary: Impact Report: Celebrating America's Federal Workforce
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 34
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the swearing-in of Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy and the new Italian Government
Text of a readout of the President's National Security Council meeting on the campaign to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
December 14
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest
Fact sheet: At National Summit White House Announces New Support of My Brother's Keeper
December 15
Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer B. Friedman, and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 6297, the Iran Sanctions Extension Act
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3471, H.R. 4419, H.R. 5111, H.R. 5509, H.R. 5995, S. 795, S. 817, S. 818, S. 1550, S. 1555, S. 1632, S. 1808, S. 1915, S. 2234, S. 2873, S. 2974, S. 3028, S. 3076, S. 3183, S. 3395, and S. 3492
Text of a White House blog post by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman, Members Sandra E. Black and Jay C. Shambaugh, and Chief Economist Matthew A. Fiedler: 2017 Economic Report of the President
December 16
Statement by the Press Secretary: Report: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inspectors General Empowerment Act of 2016
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 710, H.R. 875, H.R. 960, H.R. 1150, H.R. 2726, H.R. 3218, H.R. 3784, H.R. 3842, H.R. 4352, H.R. 4465, H.R. 4618, H.R. 4680, H.R. 4887, H.R. 4939, H.R. 5015, H.R. 5065, H.R. 5099, H.R. 5150, H.R. 5309, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5591, H.R. 5612, H.R. 5676, H.R. 5687, H.R. 5790, H.R. 5798, H.R. 5877, H.R. 5889, H.R. 5948, H.R. 6014, H.R. 6130, H.R. 6138, H.R. 6282, H.R. 6302, H.R. 6304, H.R. 6323, H.R. 6400, H.R. 6416, H.R. 6431, H.R. 6450, H.R. 6451, H.R. 6477, S. 8, S. 546, S. 612, S. 1635, S. 2577, S. 2854, and S. 2971
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6452
Text of a White House Council on Women and Girls report: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color: 2016 Updated Report
Text: Responsible Business Conduct—First National Action Plan for the United States of America (released by the Department of State)
Fact sheet: National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
December 17
Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco on the liberation of Sirte, Libya, from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Kayseri, Turkey
December 19
Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Commutations and Pardons
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the apparent terrorist attack in Berlin, Germany
December 20
Text of a Department of the Interior press release: Secretary Jewell Applauds President’s Withdrawal of Atlantic and Arctic Ocean Areas From Future Oil and Gas Leasing
December 21
Fact sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Manufacturing USA Institute, Third Institute Awarded in Three Weeks
December 22
Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on 8 years of macroeconomic progress and the third estimate of GDP for the third quarter of 2016
December 23
Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Robert Malley, and Department of State Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Frank G. Lowenstein on the U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlement activity
Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2943
December 28
Fact sheet: President Obama To Designate New National Monuments Protecting Significant Natural and Cultural Resources in Utah and Nevada (released with three maps of the designated areas)
December 29
Transcript of a press call by senior administration officials on the administration response to Russian malicious cyber activity and harassment
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on Lebanon's Cabinet formation
Fact sheet: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment
December 31
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Edward C. "Ned" Price on the terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey