Obama warns N Korea & Iran, confirms Afghan pullout

State of the union

MINIMUM WAGE

Let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour

AFGHANISTAN

I can announce that over the next year, another 34,000 US troops will come home from Afghanistan. This drawdown will continue. And by the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over

CYBERSECURITY

Earlier today, I signed a new executive order that will strengthen our cyber defences by increasing information sharing, and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs, and our privacy

GUN CONTROL

I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. But this time is different. A majority of Americans... have come together around commonsense reform like background checks

IMMIGRATION

Reform means establishing a responsible pathway to citizenship — a path that includes passing a background check, paying taxes and a meaningful penalty, learning English, and going to the back of the line behind the folks trying to come here legally

Reuters

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