*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