Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead

We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.

I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.

My particular passion for Lincoln dates back from my earliest memories of politics.

The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.

Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and thoroughly charming... Often, after hearing her speak at some function or working with her on a project, people will approach me and say something to the effect of "You know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife... wow!"

America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the red tape?