Month: May 2023
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Readout of White House Listening Session on Islamophobia
Yesterday, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Joshua Geltzer, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain, and Office of Public Engagement Director Stephen Benjamin hosted a listening session with Muslim community leaders to discuss efforts to counter Islamophobia, which is hate, discrimination,…
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Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the…
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2023
Journalism is not a crime—it is fundamental to a free society. Today, as we mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we honor all the journalists, reporters, and media workers who bravely pursue the truth. And, we renew our pledge to hold to account all those that seek to silence these voices essential to…
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Mayor Eric Adams Joins Governor Hochul for Public Safety & State Budget Announcement
New York Mayor Eric Adams Joins New York state Governor Hochul for Public Safety & State Budget Announcement YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood 54 Nagle Avenue Upper Manhattan May 3, 2023NYC.gov news video.BigNY.com Big New York news – Midtown Tribune New York news
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Mayor Eric Adams’ Statement on Rent Guidelines Board Preliminary Vote
May 2, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams tonight released the following statement after the Rent Guidelines Board took a preliminary vote presenting a range for rent-stabilized lease adjustments of two to five percent for one-year leases and four to seven percent for two-year leases: “While we are reviewing the preliminary ranges put forward…
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Mexico and United States Strengthen Joint Humanitarian Plan on Migration
Today, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico and U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall met in Mexico City to build on the successful migration initiative that President López Obrador and President Biden announced in January 2023. Following that meeting, the United States and Mexico are announcing a set of additional measures to address the humanitarian situation caused by unprecedented migration flows at our shared…