This week, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to promote clean and fair sports competition, including in the upcoming Paris Olympics, at the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2024 Executive Committee meeting and Annual Symposium. As the elected representative…
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A Proclamation on National Atomic Veterans Day, 2023
The dawn of the nuclear age is familiar to many — the development of new science, but also new risks and destruction, as witnessed by the devastation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But the lesser-known story is that of the members of our Armed Forces who participated in nuclear tests from 1945 to 1962 or…
Memorandum on Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies SUBJECT: Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section1. Background. The United States has a unique, legally affirmed Nation-to-Nation relationship with American…
FACT SHEET: 32 Countries Launch the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
[Read the Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation and Plan of Action here] Thirty-two coastal Atlantic countries across four continents adopted a Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation launching the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation today on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This new multilateral forum brings together an unprecedented number of coastal Atlantic countries across…
Statement from Jared Bernstein on the Passing of William Spriggs
We at the Council of Economic Advisers are deeply saddened by the loss of our great friend and colleague, Bill Spriggs. But as we mourn this untimely and painful loss, we’re also celebrating the highly impactful life of one of the most important public intellectuals from our field. Bill worked in academia as an inspiring…
Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
South Lawn 9:29 A.M. EDT Q Senator Tuberville is not budging on Pentagon promotions. Senator Tuberville is not budging on Pentagon promotions. Q Mr. President, was Prigozhin — was Prigozhin looking to capture military leaders? THE PRESIDENT: He’s not budging on it, as I understand, from my colleagues. It’s totally inappropriate. It’s outrageous. Q But he says the Defense…
A Proclamation on Establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
Since time immemorial, many Tribes of the Southwest have lived and prayed among the canyons and plateaus of a landscape unlike any other in the world. The region is described in numerous languages. Many of the Indigenous names for the area reflect the deep interconnection between the land and its Tribal Nations. For…
Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process
Regulations set the rules of the road that affect our lives in myriad ways—whether it is by providing access to affordable medicine, setting standards to keep workers safe on the job, making markets fairer and more competitive, or reducing children’s exposure to harmful toxins. A critical part of designing regulations that work is hearing from…
A Strong Year for the Labor Market
With this morning’s employment report for December, we now have data for the full year of 2023, enabling comparisons of calendar year trends (for a deep dive into the monthly numbers, see our X thread).[1] The year 2023 was a strong year for jobs, labor supply, and wage growth. Combined with the past few years,…
Memorandum on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Women make up half of the United States…