The Obama Diary

POTUS brought down the house on Sat night at #WHCD - but he didn’t take questions. So, today he will. 10:15am in Brady Briefing Room.

— Jay Carney (EOP) (@PressSec) April 30, 2025

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Today:

10:15: President Obama holds a press conference

11:45: The President, the Vice President, the First Lady and Dr Jill Biden make a significant employment announcement for veterans and military spouses

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U.S. Sees First Debt Reduction Since 2007 as Revenue Rises bloom.bg/Zgutr7 via @bloombergnews @msnbc

— John (@johnd1967) April 29, 2025

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MarketWatch: In another sign of an improving deficit picture, the Treasury on Monday said it expects to pay off debt in the current quarter for the first time in six years.

In a statement, Treasury said it now expects to pay off $35 billion of debt in the April-to-June quarter, compared to an earlier projection, given in February, that it would have to borrow $103 billion.

This will be the first quarter that Treasury has paid off debt since April-to-June period 2007.

More here

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US home prices jump in February from a year ago by largest amount since May 2006: apne.ws/YjnLFr -RAS

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 30, 2025

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ThinkProgress: Over the last several days, the Syrian crisis has exploded back into the news. As the U.S. debates how to respond to the now two-year long struggle, here’s the what you need to know….

See here

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— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) April 30, 2025

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