At the closing session of the Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama discusses progress made at this year’s summit toward improving nuclear security around the world, and lays out work to be done over the next two years, prior to the 2016 summit in Chicago.
President Obama, President Park of the Republic of South Korea, and Prime Minister Abe of Japan speak to the press before a trilateral meeting in The Hague.
The First Lady speaks to American and Chinese students at the Stanford Center at Peking University on the importance of studying abroad.
Go on board with the First Lady, Michelle Obama, as she answers your questions from the road in China.
Go behind the scenes with First Lady Michelle Obama as she visits the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi’an, China. Narrated by First Lady Michelle Obama.
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about the power of education.
Go behind the scenes with the First Lady at Chengdu Panda Base in Chengdu, China, on the last day of her official visit to China.
President Obama arrives in The Netherlands, tours the Rijksmuseum and holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rutte of The Netherlands, before participating in a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at the United States Ambassador’s residence before arriving at the World Forum to participate in the Nuclear Security Summit.
President Obama and Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands speak to the press after a bilateral meeting a the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
President Obama discusses his plan to expand economic opportunity for women and working families, including raising the minimum wage and expanding access to higher education for women, and ensure that when women enter the workforce they have access to the skills they need to succeed and earn a fair and equal wage.
Senator van Kentucky, Rand Paul, sprak afgelopen week opnieuw over het feit dat de Republikeinse partij moet vernieuwen of zichzelf opnieuw moet uitvinden om grotere en gevarieerde groepen kiezers aan te spreken. Hij vergeleek de verandering die de Republikeinse partij moet ondergaan met de recente campagne van pizzaketen Domino’s Pizza om de bodem van de pizza te verbeteren. Paul, die een potentiële kandidaat is voor de Republikeinse presidentiële nominatie in 2016 zei tegenover studenten van de University of California in Berkeley dat “the Republican Party needs to either evolve, adapt or die.” “Remember when Domino’s finally admitted they had bad crust? Think Republican Party. Admit it; bad crust. We need a different kind of party”, aldus Paul. Lees meer hier.
Vier jaar Obamacare
De Affordable Care Act, beter bekend als Obamacare viert deze week zijn vierjarig bestaan. De fractievoorzitter van de Democraten in het Huis van Afgevaardigden, Nancy Pelosi, greep de gelegenheid aan op te zeggen dat de controversiële ziektekostenverzekering zorgt voor politieke schade voor de Democraten. Pelosi voorspelde dat de gezondheidswet Democratische politici helpt in districten die meedoen aan de tussentijdse verkiezingen in november. “I believe that it’s a winner”, aldus Pelosi. “That is a case we have to make” en voegde daar aan toe dat de Democraten eenzelfde dilemma hadden toe Social Security in de jaren ’30 werd aangenomen en zei “everybody has to spread the word as to what this is.” Hoewel Pelosi zei dat Democraten volledig achter de Affordable Care Act staan en wet steunen, zal het in de verkiezingscampagne draaien om economische onderwerpen. “We’re not running on this. We’re running on what the American people want us to run on, which is job creation”, aldus Pelosi. Lees meer hier.
Pak slaag
President Obama zei afgelopen week dat hij denkt de Democraten een lage opkomst kunnen verwachten tijdens de tussentijdse verkiezingen en “get clobbered” vanwege de “toxic nature” van Washington. “The problem is not that the American people disagree with us on the issues”, aldus de president. “The challenge is, is that our politics in Washington have become so toxic that people just lose faith and finally they just say, ‘You know what, I’m not interested, I’m not going to bother, I’m not going to vote’ ”, aldus Obama. Lees meer hier.
Opnieuw bekijken
De nationale veiligheidsadviseur van president Obama, Susan Rice, zei afgelopen week dat Amerika opnieuw de relatie met Rusland gaat bekijken na aanleiding van de crisis in Oekraïne. “It is causing the countries and people of Europe and the international community and, of course, the United States to reassess”, aldus Rice. Lees meer hier.