Apr 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Muslim leaders reject Biden’s invitation to meet By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press With many Muslim Americans outraged over Biden’s support for Israel’s siege of Gaza, the White House chose to hold a smaller iftar dinner on Tuesday evening. The only attendees will be people who work for his administration. Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. and Israeli officials hold virtual talks By Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, was leading the U.S. delegation in the meeting, which was rescheduled from this coming Friday because “we wanted to move very quickly on this.”… Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: White House holds briefing as talks resume on bringing Israeli officials to the U.S. By Associated Press “So we’re now working with them to find a convenient date that’s obviously going to work for both sides," said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: White House hold briefing as the House approves a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills By Kevin Freking, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called on the Senate to pass the spending bill as quickly as possible. Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Biden speaks to Netanyahu By Kevin Freking, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is expected to hold a news briefing soon after President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House holds briefing as House speaker asked to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House counsel Ed Siskel writes in a letter to Johnson that testimony and records turned over to the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have failed to establish any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: White House holds briefing as the Pentagon announces $300 million in weapons for Ukraine By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It's the Pentagon's first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn't until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren't just out of replenishment funds, but $10 billion overdrawn. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 5:55 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Biden’s State of the Union address By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Elizabeth Summers, Shrai Popat, Alexa Gold After President Biden's strong showing in Tuesday's contests, one of his long shot challengers, Dean Phillips, suspended his campaign. Now with Super Tuesday in the rear view, the president's focus turns to tomorrow's State of the Union address. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Mar 05 WATCH: White House holds briefing after VA reverses internal memo banning V-J Day ‘Kiss’ photo By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Veterans Affairs secretary is reversing a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph showing a Navy sailor kissing a strange woman on the streets of New York at the… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Vice President Harris will mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma, White House says By Associated Press Harris will speak as part of the annual remembrance on the bridge where, on March 7, 1965, white state troopers attacked Black voting rights marchers attempting to cross. Continue reading