What's Happening

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will sign H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act.  The bill authorizes the President to extend Russia and Moldova with Permanent Normal Trade Relations and will sanction persons who are responsible for gross violations of human rights in Russia. There will be a stills-only pool spray of the signing in the Oval Office.

Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with Ambassador Susan Rice in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will hold a conference call with a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders in the Roosevelt Room to discuss the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing, prevent an income tax increase on middle class families and find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit. This event is closed press. 

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

Later in the morning, the President will travel to Redford, Michigan. Due to a bad weather call, the President will motorcade to Joint Base Andrews. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at Metro-Wayne County Airport are open press.

At Daimler Detroit Diesel, the President will tour the plant and then deliver remarks to workers. There will be out-of-town travel pool coverage of the President’s tour and the President’s remarks will be open press.

In the afternoon, the President will depart Redford, Michigan en route Washington, DC. The departure from Metro-Wayne County Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn are open press.

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will visit the home of a middle class family in Northern Virginia to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts for 98% of Americans and 97% of small businesses. In response to the #My2K social media campaign, a member of this family shared her story about how paying $2,200 more in taxes next year, if Congress doesn’t act, would impact them. This family’s story is just one of over 100,000 we’ve received on Whitehouse.gov.  More than 260,000 people have also spoken out on this issue using the hashtag #My2K.  There will be in-town travel pool coverage of the President’s visit.

In the afternoon, the Vice President will attend meetings at the White House.

In the evening, the First Family will attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse. The President will deliver remarks. This event is open press, but the deadline to request credentials has passed.