You have to have a strong team around you [being a president].

As we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will continue to hit ISIL harder than ever.

But another thing I know is this — we can’t steer ourselves out of this crisis by heading in the same, disastrous direction. We can’t change direction with a new driver who wants to follow the same old map. And that’s what this election is all about.

We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.

Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families and communities, that spread opportunity.

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography and affiliations with the demands of the broader democracy. And you need to make sure you are representing everybody.