by Lindsay Holst | Feb 18, 2015 | Monitor
Ed. Note: The following op-ed by President Obama appeared in the Los Angeles Times this morning. The United States has made significant gains against terrorism. We've decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent...
by Ezra Mechaber | Dec 17, 2014 | Monitor
We've koshered the kitchen and set up the menorah. And this afternoon, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed hundreds of guests here at the White House for the second night of Hanukkah. Watch on YouTube Joined by the First Lady and Rabbi Bradley...
by Kajal Singh | Nov 6, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube Earlier this afternoon, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for his heroic acts of bravery while serving as an artillery commander during the Civil War. On July 3, 1863, Lieutenant Cushing went above and...
by Kajal Singh | Oct 17, 2014 | Monitor
This week at the White House, the President updated the nation on our government-wide response to Ebola, we discussed efforts against ISIL with our international efforts, and the First Lady asked, “Turnip for What?” Photo of the Week Loading...
by John Podesta | Apr 22, 2014 | Monitor
Forty-five years ago, an oil well being drilled off the coast of Santa Barbara, California blew out. At the time, it was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Forty-five years ago, too, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire—again. Cities from New...