Dec 12 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Syrians march through capital of Damascus By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Hundreds of Syrians marched through central Damascus on Thursday in the funeral procession of a well-known anti-government figure, chanting calls for justice for the activist who was killed in prison during the last days of President Bashar Assad’s rule. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Bidens deliver remarks at White House women’s health research conference By Associated Press President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women's health research initiative he launched last year at his wife's urging already has invested nearly $1 billion because having healthy women improves not only their well-being but… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:48 How a Christmas tree farm in North Carolina overcame Hurricane Helene’s destruction By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Zoie Lambert Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction in the mountains of North Carolina devastated one of the region’s big industries: Christmas tree farming. One family operation overcame obstacles to get its crop to market, including one special tree that ended up in… Continue watching
Dec 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said Biden plans additional pardons before leaving office though she would not elaborate on the process. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: First Lady Jill Biden unveils White House Christmas decorations By Darlene Superville, Associated Press More than 300 volunteers spent the past week decorating the interior and exterior of the White House and its 83 Christmas trees. They used nearly 10,000 feet of ribbon, more than 28,000 ornaments, over 2,200 paper doves and some 165,000… Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Joe and Jill Biden commemorate World AIDS Day at the White House By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sunday had the AIDS Memorial Quilt spread on the White House South Lawn for the first time in observance of World AIDS Day. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: White House holds daily briefing as war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden's administration was “deeply concerned by the prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision.”… Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH: Biden and Xi will meet face-to-face during conference in Peru, White House says By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The meeting comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says By Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if… Continue reading
Nov 09 White House says Biden will meet with Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump for a traditional postelection meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said Saturday. Continue reading