Feb 23 WATCH: White House urges higher fines for train safety violations after derailment By Associated Press The White House is calling on congressional Republicans to increase the fines levied on rail companies for safety violations, as a fiery Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio has become a political lightning rod. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: White House speaks on toxic train derailment in Ohio By Associated Press The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a toxic freight train derailment in Ohio two weeks ago, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden hosts a screening of Emmett Till film By Associated Press Jean-Pierre said that it was important to the president to host the screening during Black History Month “to lift this movie up" and to make sure that Till's story is not forgotten. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: White House says the number of people with medical debt fell by 8.2 million By Josh Boak, Associated Press The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9 percent — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: White House defends decision to shoot down three unidentified objects By Associated Press Kirby said the three objects, including one shot down Sunday over Lake Huron, were traveling at such a low-altitude as to pose a risk to civilian air traffic. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden meets with Brazil’s Lula By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Friday ahead of President Joe Biden meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: White House gives news briefing after discovery of Chinese espionage balloons By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. officials say that efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: White House calls vote to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee a ‘political stunt’ By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House is calling Thursday's House vote to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee "a political stunt," after lawmakers voted along party lines to bar her from the House panel. Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: White House speaks on police reform, Biden’s meeting with McCarthy By Associated Press The White House is facing fresh pressure to advance the issue of police reform as Vice President Kamala Harris was called to the pulpit at the funeral for Tyre Nichols. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: White House says battle tanks will ‘have an effect’ in Ukraine By Associated Press The White House said the 31 Abrams battle tanks that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine will "have an effect," but it warned that the American people need to prepare themselves that the U.S. will "have to continue to support… Continue reading