Dec 02 WATCH: Biden and Harris attend National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House By Associated Press President Joe Biden and his family, along with Vice President Kamala Harris and her family, will attend the National Tree Lighting on the Ellipse park at the White House. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks on Belarus, Russia, and 'remain in Mexico' policy By Associated Press Psaki announced that the United States had joined the European Union, Britain and Canada in slapping simultaneous sanctions on dozens of officials, organizations and companies in Belarus. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: President Biden advocates for bipartisan infrastructure law during event in Minnesota By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden is using a visit to a Minnesota community college to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing amidst threat of new omicron variant By News Desk The White House COVID task force will hold a news briefing on Tuesday amidst news of the new omicron variant and criticism of the travel ban against South Africa and several other African nations. Watch the briefing in the player… Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks on Iran talks, democracy summit By News Desk Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the U.S. taking part at arm's length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. Continue reading
Nov 24 White House says 92 percent of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration's vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel. Continue reading
Nov 23 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Asked during her Tuesday briefing about the trip, White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the president's decision to leave Washington for the holiday. Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By Ed White, Associated Press The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: First lady receives the official White House Christmas tree Mrs. Biden then broke off a small branch from the official Blue Room tree and gave it - along with a big smooch — to her toddler grandson. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Shortly after Biden was weighing a diplomatic boycott of next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, Psaki said it wasn't an issue discussed in Monday night's virtual summit between Biden and China's President Xi Jinping. Continue reading