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The Vice President delivers remarks on U.S. policy toward the Asia-Pacific region at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress.



On Wednesday July 24th President Obama will return to Knox College, where he first talked about his economic philosophy in detail as a United States Senator. Now, eight years later, he will lay out the goals that will guide his administration through the rest of his time at the White House.


In this week's address, President Obama discusses the Senate's confirmation of Rich Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.


In New Delhi, The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden meet with Gandhi's granddaughter and tour the building where he spent the last years of his life, which is now the Gandhi Smriti museum.


[Yesterday, the speaker of the House went on national TV and said that Congress "should not be judged on how many new laws we create," but rather on "how many laws ... we repeal."

It's just embarrassing. Within hours of his interview, Boehner's remarks were making headlines across the country -- and even overseas.

We elected our members of Congress to work on the issues we care about: creating jobs, fixing our immigration system, fighting climate change, and passing laws to reduce gun violence.

We didn't put them in office to sit there and wind back the clock.

All next month, while our members of Congress are home on recess, we'll be holding Action August events and making our voices heard. I'm asking you to help make sure they go back to Washington with a message for John Boehner.

Say you'll do at least one thing online or in your community as part of Action August:]


President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin

President Obama makes a statement about Trayvon Martin and the verdict of the court trial that followed the Florida teenager's death



White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.


This week, the 44th President hosted the 41st President at the White House to confer the 5,000th Daily Point of Light award, honored Richard Cordray as the newly confirmed Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, sat down to talk with Spanish language news anchors, and spoke on the importance of supporting full implementation of the Affordable Care Act.