The President’s Day

President Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in the Oval Office. The Saudi delegation is meeting with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as part of this week’s meetings with delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council

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Hey, @FLOTUS! The President has a challenge for you... #GimmeFivehttps://t.co/Wh6ZYONbVU

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 13, 2015

Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder! http://t.co/eNJz2uaM7e pic.twitter.com/GTIedmyF3c

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 13, 2015

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President Obama waits to participate in the arrival ceremony for the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting at the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama welcomes UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan as he plays host to leaders and delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the White House

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President Obama shakes hands with Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council

President Obama welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz

President Obama welcomes Kuwaiti Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

President Obama welcomes Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers’ Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman

@petesouza: President Obama bids farewell to GCC leaders tonight after dinner at the WH

ObamaCare: Providing Women The Healthcare They Deserve

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White House: What You Need To Know About The New Contraception Guidance

It is crucial that insurance companies provide all the benefits that women deserve under the Affordable Care Act, at no cost or inconvenience. So this week, the Obama administration took steps to eliminate any ambiguity around the reforms the ACA calls for. Here is what the Administration’s guidance makes clear: Most insurers must cover, without cost-sharing, at least one form of contraception in each of the 18 methods for women that the FDA has identified, including the ring, the patch, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and birth control pills. Additionally, the Administration is making a few other things clear to protect important preventive services:

Insurers must cover preventive screening, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for women who are more likely to have a certain type of gene that puts them at increased risk for breast cancer, if deemed appropriate by their providers. Issuers cannot limit preventive services based on an individual’s sex assigned at birth, gender identity, or recorded gender. This will help ensure that transgender people receive the care they need. If a plan covers dependent children, companies must provide recommended women’s preventive services for those dependent children.

More here

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RT to spread the word about the new guidance for insurers on birth control → http://t.co/D6H0NrKfiJ #NWHW pic.twitter.com/5L0tJj7IhT

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

Great news!! The CBO reports the #Obamacare subsidies will cost 20% less over the next decade or $209B less than reported last year!!!

— Michael 🌊🇺🇦🌊🇺🇦 #BidenHarris (@mterr337) May 12, 2015

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Early Bird Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Barack Obama points to an employee’s watch with the President’s picture, during a tour of Industrial Support Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y., May 13, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today (all times Eastern)

11:0: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia

5:30: Welcomes leaders and delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council; South Lawn

12:30: Hosts leaders and delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council for dinner; Blue Room

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 On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama attends a meeting with Communities In Schools board members at the Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2009 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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MoooOOOooorning!