by Valerie Jarrett | Mar 22, 2013 | Monitor
Ed. note: The full text of the op-ed by Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett is printed below. The piece is published today on BET.com and can be found HERE. Today, General Lloyd Austin became the first African-American to lead the U.S. Central...
by Adam Garber | Feb 14, 2013 | Monitor
This week, the President delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term, and then brought his proposals to a factory in North Carolina and a school in Georgia, presided over a Medal of Honor ceremony, honored the outgoing Secretary of Defense, and...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jan 11, 2013 | Monitor
The Pentagon is grounding planes and leaving ships in port — not because it wants to, but because Congress’ budgetary chaos leaves it little choice.
by Megan Slack | Jan 7, 2013 | Monitor
President Barack Obama listens to the remarks of John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, his nominee for Director of the CIA, during the announcement in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 7, 2013. The President also...
by Matt Compton | Jan 7, 2013 | Monitor
President Barack Obama announces former Senator Chuck Hagel, second from left, as his nominee for Secretary of Defense, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, second from right, as his nominee for Director of the CIA,...