This morning, I was delighted to learn that three extraordinary women are the recipients of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. These leaders are inspiring role models for young women everywhere, and as the chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, I was thrilled that the Nobel Committee recognized them for their courageous [...]

During his Midwest bus tour this week, President Barack Obama is visiting three of the nation’s top four ethanol producing states, accounting for more than 42 percent of the country’s ethanol production. The president’s first audience question today in Minnesota, the number four ethanol state, was “How are you going to use renewable energy to [...]

With just three days left for federal employees to submit their cost-saving ideas as part of the third annual SAVE Award, White House Chief of Staff William Daley, sent the email below to all federal employees who've participated in the SAVE Award in previous years. If you're a federal employee, we want to hear from you!  [...]

Have you rated the six finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge yet? Thousands of Americans have already weighed in, but if you haven’t yet, head over to WhiteHouse.gov/Commencement now to tell us what you think. Each school produced a short video with help from the Get Schooled Foundation and wrote an essay explaining [...]

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, President Obama held townhalls in Northern Virginia, California, and Nevada, to speak directly to the American people about his vision for reducing our debt and bringing down our deficit based on the values of shared responsibility and [...]