All across the country, thousands of Americans spend a great amount of time commuting to their jobs. This is precious time that could be spent with their families and not sitting in traffic.  As our families grow and our lives get busier, livi... See more

President Barack Obama drops by an Interactive One panel discussion in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Sept. 12, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Yesterday, the White House hosted an "Open f... See more

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) hosts a symposium on the Living Cities Integration Initiative. On July 7, 2011 the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a symposium to discu... See more

Civil rights, economic and social justice, the rights of workers to bargain collectively...the air here at the White House was thick with these sentiments today. They were brought to us by eight of the surviving members of the 1968 Memphis Sanitatio... See more

Editor's Note: This post is a part of the Celebrating Black History Month series, which highlight the work of African Americans who are contributing to the President's goals for winning the future. As every American knows, who we are is deeply influenced... See more

The White House's Domestic Policy Council (DPC) established an interagency Rental Policy Working Group in early 2010 to respond to the need for better coordination of Federal rental policy. The White House hosted two gatherings in July 2010 to solicit sug... See more