Washington, DC - On the occasion of President Xi’s State Visit to Washington, D.C., the United States and China today marked another major milestone in their joint leadership in the fight against climate change with the release of a U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change.

Washington, DC - More than 100 youth activists and government officials from dozens of countries, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan, will participate in the Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism, which will take place on September 28 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

New York - After speaking at the United Nations and convening global leaders to sign the Under 2 MOU climate agreement yesterday in New York, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today continued discussions on climate change with heads of state from South America and Europe, including Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Hungary's President János Áder.

Washington, DC - "The Obama Administration has broken all records for establishing federal regulations.  Since the president took office his rule makers have unleashed more than ten a day.  In less than six years, a total of more than 21,000 regulations have been created, many of which have had the effect of hampering job creation, the economy and the ability of ordinary citizens to keep pace with the rising costs of the new rules," according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend the warmest greetings to all those celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

New York - As momentum builds around the world ahead of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed 14 new signatories, including New York City and Italy – one of three founding endorsing nations – to the Under 2 MOU climate agreement at a ceremony in New York.