WASHINGTON ― Today, President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a surprise event at the White House paying tribute to him. The Huffington Post reports that Obama hailed Biden as “the best vice president America has ever had” and “a lion of American…
https://youtu.be/n5HUFpFLdd0 Today, Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day across the globe, and serves as a way to recommit ourselves to ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat. Throughout his Administration, President Obama propelled America’s leadership on HIV/AIDS by both developing the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States and expanding our investments in…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant…
https://youtu.be/vLp8ylrIk58 President Barack Obama delivered an emotional and blistering speech yesterday at the Democratic National Convention which culminated in Hillary Clinton appearing at his side. Obama began with the achievements gained during his presidency : “After the worst recession in 80 years, we fought our way back. We’ve seen deficits come down, 401(k)s recover, an…
President Obama said on Monday that there was no clear evidence that the killer in Sunday’s massacre in Orlando, Florida was directed externally. The president was talking following a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as Deputy Attorney General Yates and the rest of his national security team. Obama said, ” It does appear…
Earlier today the White House issued the following remarks by President Barack Obama on the mass shooting in Orlando. THE PRESIDENT: Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder — a horrific massacre — of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. We stand with…
Sunday, the 35th anniversary of the first HIV/AIDS report, President Obama issued a statement honoring the memory of those who lost their lives to the disease. On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on what would later be understood as the first documented cases of AIDS. The past…
In his final, historic State of the Union address, President Obama reflected on some of the gains the LGBT community has made as well as some of the challenges we continue to face. Here the Human Rights Campaign’s Hayley Miller outlines five highlights from his address: 1. White House Guest List Included Members of LGBT Community…
Today is Bill of Rights Day. A Proclamation by the president regarding Bill of Rights Day 2015 follows: The ratification of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791, marked one of our country’s earliest and most important steps toward ensuring that the ideals enshrined in our founding documents are the birthright of all Americans….
ROSE GARDEN, June 26 — Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times — a never-ending quest to ensure those words ring true for every single American….
