George W. Bush: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is…”

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.