Barack Obama

OPINION: To deny Merrick Garland a hearing would jeopardize our system of justice, hurt our democracy, and betray the vision of our founding.

OPINION: We need to address the dangers of opioid abuse like we would any other disease -- through effective prevention and treatment. We need to educate ourselves, and we need to make sure every American seeking treatment can get it.

OPINION: In a commentary exclusive to Alaska Dispatch News, President Barack Obama argues that the experiences of Alaskans should underscore the urgency that Americans lead the world on climate change and clean energy technology.

President Barack Obama reflects on his busy trip to Alaska, from the people he met and the sights he saw to the issues in the state that need addressing.

In my State of the Union address, I laid out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last -- an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers and a renewal of American values of fairness and responsibility.

Read the full transcript of President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union speech to a joint session of the 112th Congress.

President Obama's 2011 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation reminds us to 'set aside our daily concerns and give thanks for the providence bestowed upon us,' and 'pause to recount the simple gifts that sustain us, and resolve to pay them forward in the year to come.'