President Obama is off to the NATO summit in Wales this week and will face some of the largest crises head on. This year’s summit takes on an important meaning as ongoing crises in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to dominate headlines.

Obama was in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday for an event at the city’s Laborfest. He used the event on Labor Day to highlight the need to raise the minimum wage, something the president has been calling on for some months.