Live updates: Obama gives year-end press conference

President Obama will give his traditional end-of-the-year news conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon.

It's been a busy year, and Obama is expected to touch on much of it.

From the rise of the Islamic State to North Korea's role in the Sony hack, we'll cover the president's remarks live, below.

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Live Updates: Obama's Year-End Press Conference

Mashable covers Obama's year-end press conference live, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 19.

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What Obama said in 2013

Dec 19 2014 1:02 PM EST / Brian Ries

President Obama spoke of the Affordable Care Act, the recovering economy and the end of the wars in Iraq in Afghanistan at his year-end conference in 2013, before hosting an extensive Q&A with correspondents.

They questioned him on Edward Snowden and the NSA, the fight over the debt ceiling and the Sochi Games.

You can read the full transcript here and watch it below:

President Obama's Complete 2013 Year End Press Conferencethedailyconversation

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White House press secretary announced the presser on Thursday

Dec 19 2014 1:01 PM EST / Brian Ries

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced today's presser to the assembled media on Thursday, saying, "You can put on your calendar that the President will convene his traditional end-of-the-year news conference tomorrow."

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