Sep 17 WATCH: White House briefing addresses apparent assassination attempt against Trump, violent political rhetoric By News Desk and Associated Press Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as UK leader Starmer meets with Biden By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Friday as President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met at the White House. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden marks anniversary of Violence Against Women Act By Colleen Long, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden wrote and championed the bill as a U.S. senator; it was the first comprehensive federal law that focused on addressing violence against women and sought to provide support for survivors, and justice, and it was bipartisan. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing after weekend of mass protests in Israel By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Tuesday after a weekend of mass protests in Israel calling for the cease-fire deal that will return hostages held by Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: White House says latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas will be key By News Desk and Associated Press Jean-Pierre refused to comment on the U.S. being potentially frustrated with additional Israel demands for a cease-fire, saying, “I’m not going to get into negotiations from here.”… Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: White House says Iran could launch retaliatory strike on Israel this week By News Desk and Associated Press Kirby told reporters that “it is difficult to ascertain at this particular time if there’s an attack by Iran or its proxies what it could look like,” but that the U.S. and its allies were preparing for “a significant set… Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Harris picks Gov. Walz to be running mate By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. and Russia make largest prisoner swap since end of USSR By News Desk and Associated Press The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Israel alleged to have killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran By Associated Press Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent… Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: White House does ‘not see all-out war as inevitable’ after Israeli airstrike hits Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that she would “leave it to Israel to speak for their own military operations.”… Continue reading