by Tanya Somanader | Aug 18, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This afternoon at the White House, President Obama delivered a statement on the latest developments in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri — two issues he has been following closely each day. First, the President relayed to the nation that the...
by Garrett Brinker | Aug 8, 2014 | Monitor
This week, we talked about the imminent dangers climate change poses to our world; the President made a statement on the crisis in Iraq; he hosted the largest event that any U.S. president has ever held with African heads of state and government — and he...
by Chelsea Bollinger | Jul 1, 2014 | Monitor
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the Let's Move blog. See the original post here. In keeping with the President and First Lady's commitment to open the People's House to as many people as possible, tours of the White House Kitchen Garden are back and now...
by David Hudson | Jun 1, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama announces the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier held captive for nearly five years by militants during the Afghanistan war, during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Saturday, May 31, 2014. With the President are...
by David Hudson | May 13, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This afternoon, President Obama awarded Sgt. Kyle J. White, a former active-duty Army Sergeant, the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House. Sgt. White received the medal for his courageous actions during combat operations in Nuristan...