Barack Obama

Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Cameron M. Currie, retiring.

Tribal self-determination—the ability of tribal governments to determine how to build and sustain their own communities—is necessary for successful and prospering communities.

It is the policy of the United States to promote the development of prosperous and resilient tribal communities.

The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.

I am proud to announce my intention to renominate General Marty Dempsey as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Admiral Sandy Winnefeld as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.

The United States seeks to continue restoring and healing relations with Native Americans and to strengthen its partnership with tribal governments.

We are a people who declared that we are all created equal, and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.

Pedro A. Delgado Hernández, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Daniel R. Dominguez, retired.

Our Nation is safer and more secure today because of their visionary, dedicated, and tireless leadership.

The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it.

In the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty.

We will continue to lead by the power of our example.

Both agencies engaged constructively with auto manufacturers, labor unions, States, and other stakeholders.

But as the Supreme Court recognized, voting discrimination still exists.

The bill would mandate OCS lease sales along the east and west coast and elsewhere with inadequate consideration of military use conflicts.

The United States looks forward to working with Sheikh Tamim to deepen the ties between our two countries.

Free, fair, and credible elections would be critical to Afghanistan's future.

We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

The United States now has the opportunity to address carbon pollution from the power sector.

Since the President took office, America's dependence on foreign oil has decreased every year, and domestic oil and natural gas production has risen every year.

I'm confident Ed will help carry on that legacy.

I want to be able to say, yes, we did.

The importance of nonviolence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press.

Today's decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair.