Previous celebrations were held at Naval Observatory, the vice presidential residence in DC

PA president presents letter to UN chief in meeting ahead of General Assembly, pushing initiative that is doomed to fail given US plan to block it in Security Council

French FM says Tehran won't get 'better offer' to revive accord; US rejects Iranian demand for guarantee future presidents won't leave deal

Military chief responds to Iranian president, who cast doubt on fact that 6 million Jews were murdered: 'You don't have to be a historian, you have to be a human being'

In interview, US president optimistic about reducing inflation and Democrats' prospects in midterms, blasts Trump over top-secret documents found at Mar-a-Lago estate

US president says such a step by Putin, who's losing ground in Ukraine, 'would change the face of war unlike anything since World War II'; 'They'd become even more of a pariah'

'Every minute they are being held is a minute too long,' White House says of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan as US works for their release

Meeting joined by prisoners' families, former detainees of Islamic Republic, who call on US president not to link prisoners' fate to outcome of stalled nuclear talks

US president hails administration's efforts to help stamp out violence against vulnerable groups, calls on Congress to clamp down on social media firms that allow hate speech

Event will feature panel of Democratic and Republican mayors, highlighting 'the corrosive effects' of hate-fueled violence in America