The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.

A free market was never meant to be a free licence to take whatever you can get, however you can get it.

Islam has always been part of America

We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil. We only have 2 percent of the reserves.

[My kids] complained about Secret Service as they became teenagers, and Secret Service has done the very best job they could accommodating them, so it hasn't restricted any of their activities.

Those are the ladies sitting in church. And in the same way that they might feel a joy and release on Sunday, they are still going to work on Monday. And that's who I was listening to during this process. And if at the end of my presidency they feel like I did a pretty good job, then I'll feel pretty good.

I marched with you in the streets of Chicago to meet our immigration challenge. I fought with you in the Senate for comprehensive immigration reform. And I will make it a top priority in my first year as President.