How Americans Are Fighting Ebola on the Front Lines

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, November 04, 2014             Featured How Americans Are Fighting Ebola on the Front Lines Doctors. Engineers. Scientists. Members of our military. Americans from across the country are taking the fight against Ebola to its source in West Africa in order to save lives. These Americans are heroes -- and the people in West Africa need people like them to help ensure we bring an end to this devastating outbreak at its source. Watch as some of our health care workers talk about why they're committed to America's mission in West Africa -- then share their voices of courage with your friends and family.       Top Stories You Asked and the First Lady Answered: Recap Her First Tumblr Q&A on Reach Higher First Lady Michelle Obama took to Tumblr for the first time to answer your questions on education as part of her Reach Higher initiative, which aims to inspire every student to take charge of their future and complete their education past high school. READ MORE Ensuring Economic Equality and Opportunity for Women and America's Working Families Last week, President Obama delivered remarks at Rhode Island College about the importance of empowering women and girls in our economy. "When women succeed, America succeeds, and we need leaders who understand that," he said. READ MORE Weekly Address: It's Time to Help Women and Working Families In this week's address, the President highlighted the progress our economy is making, and the commonsense policies that could make it even stronger by ensuring that everyone who works hard has the opportunity to get ahead, especially women and working families. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 10:15 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 12:00 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest 12:30 PM: The President and the Vice President meet for lunch 2:10 PM: The President meets with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; the Vice President also attends 4:00 PM: The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel 4:45 PM: The President meets with his national security and public health teams to receive an update on the Ebola response; the Vice President also attends   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage Sign Up for Email Updates Privacy Policy  Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111