Aug 31 WATCH: White House pledges vast federal response to Ida recovery By News Desk More than 3,600 FEMA employees were deployed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, officials said, along with 5,200 National Guard personnel. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as questions grow around Afghanistan, Ida destruction By News Desk America's 20-year war in Afghanistan entered its final hours Monday with the last Americans seeking to be evacuated and the U.S. military preparing to end its airlift and depart the Taliban-controlled capital. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Jen Psaki gives White House news briefing following explosions outside Kabul airport By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday U.S. flags across the country will be flown at half-staff until August 30th to mark the loss of life to U.S. service personnel due to a bombing at the Kabul airport Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press Psaki said Biden, whose handling of the hastily arranged evacuation has been roundly criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike, announced during a meeting of fellow leaders of the G-7 industrialized nations that he planned to stick to the Aug. 31… Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Psaki says Americans are not ‘stranded’ in Afghanistan By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing Monday, as the nation faces challenges with the Afghanistan pullout. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: White House says Taliban has agreed to allow civilian ‘safe passage’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Jake Sullivan acknowledged reports that some civilians were encountering resistance — “being turned away or pushed back or even beaten” — as they tried to reach the Kabul international airport. Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nation's recovery from the pandemic-induced recession. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: White House says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan ‘not inevitable’ By Associated Press The White House defended its decision to pull out American forces and end the U.S. war in Afghanistan by the end of the month as the situation rapidly deteriorates and the Taliban accelerates its gains across the country. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press Friday's jobs report showed that hiring was stronger than economists expected, with employers adding 943,000 workers to their payrolls. Average wages also jumped 4 percent in July from a year earlier. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By News Desk President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. Continue reading