May 09 WATCH: White House holds news briefing ahead of ‘Big 4’ debt ceiling meeting with Biden By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press McCarthy said Tuesday that a federal debt deal with Biden is needed by next week if Washington hopes to avert a catastrophic national default as a June 1 deadline nears when money could run short for paying America's bills. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden, Congress continue debt ceiling fight By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As President Joe Biden meets Tuesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders for the first time over the debt ceiling crisis, the options for easing out of the standoff are many. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as administration turns attention to AI risks By Josh Boak, Associated Press The popularity of AI chatbot ChatGPT — even Biden has given it a try, White House officials said Thursday — has sparked a surge of commercial investment in AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new… Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as U.S., Mexican officials agree on border restrictions By Colleen Long, Associated Press U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next week. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden sends 1,500 troops to Mexico border migrant surge By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Associated Press The troops “will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with immigrants, or migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “This will free up Border Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforcement duties.”… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: White House holds briefing as First Republic Bank seized by regulators By News Desk and Ken Sweet, Associated Press White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a press briefing on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: At White House briefing, ‘The L Word’ cast praises Biden’s LGBTQ record By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Cast members and the creator of the Showtime series “The L Word” praised President Joe Biden on Tuesday for his support of LGBTQ rights. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: White House says the U.S. is facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan By Associated Press The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: White House announces Biden meeting with Phillippine’s Marcos for next month By Associated Press President Joe Biden will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for talks at the White House next month as the two countries look to continue to tighten relations. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as UN chides Biden for climate inaction By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden touted U.S. climate investments at a virtual White House climate summit. But Biden's message Thursday was challenged by the U.N. secretary-general. Continue reading