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Dec 30 2022
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Fireworks by the Dozen: Here Are the Top WH Briefing Room Moments of 2022
Inside the White House Briefing Room, 2022 began with more mountain-sized word salads and dodges from Jen Psaki before shifting in May to former MoveOn.org spokeswoman and former MSNBC contributor Karine Jean-Pierre, who made waves for her stunning ineptitude and using her binder as a life raft.
Dozens of NewsBusters blogs were dedicated to the topic, so it was a challenge to narrow
NewsBustersSep 16 2022
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President Joe Biden meets with wife of Brittney Griner to show detained WNBA star is 'front of mind'
President Joe Biden met on Friday with Cherelle Griner, wife of Brittney Griner, and reassured her that he is working to gain the WNBA star's freedom.
Biden sat down in the Oval Office with Cherelle Griner as well as Elizabeth Whelan, sister of detained former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Biden conducted the separate meetings to assure the families that the detainees "are at front of mind
ESPN.comJul 06 2022
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Democratic governors aren't overshadowing Biden's leadership, White House says
Democratic governors taking strong stands for gun control and abortion rights aren't usurping President Joe Biden when it comes to party leadership, the White House stressed on Wednesday.
During a press gaggle en route to Cleveland, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D-IL) statements on guns and Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) statements
Washington ExaminerDec 06 2022
News
WH Spokeswoman: Twitter Files Are a 'Distraction...Old News'; 'It's Not Healthy'
Was it "appropriate" for Twitter to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 election?
A reporter asked that question at Monday's White House press briefing, three days after Twitter owner Elon Musk released information showing that Twitter executives decided to suppress the Hunter Biden story for supposedly violating its "hacked materials" policy. But the story, published
CNSNews.comDec 15 2022
Opinion
The White House's revisionist history on Biden's gay marriage stance
Before President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, the White House played footage of the Meet the Press interview in which he first came out in favor of same-sex marriage.
Biden referenced the television appearance in his own remarks at the signing ceremony. “Ten years ago, I got into trouble,” he said. He was vice president at the time, and he had endorsed gay marriage
Washington ExaminerNov 11 2022
News
Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Down Biden Student-Loan Forgiveness Program
A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down the Biden administration’s student-debt forgiveness plan, imperiling a key administration priority that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loans for tens of millions of borrowers.
The Biden administration’s plan is an “unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power” that also failed to go through normal regulatory
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 25 2022
News
School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said Tuesday.
Orlando Harris also left behind a hand-written note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
Associated PressMay 06 2022
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Biden’s new press secretary sparks conflict-of-interest concerns over relationship with CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux
President Biden’s trailblazing pick for his new press secretary is already being accused of creating troubling conflicts of interest because of her long-term relationship with star CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux.
Karine Jean-Pierre — who next Friday will be both the first black and first openly gay person to hold the key White House post — lives with the network’s national correspondent
New York Post (News)Oct 29 2022
News
Haitian politician shot dead, as violent gangs and political turmoil push country to the ‘edge of collapse’
A Haitian politician has been shot dead outside his home, authorities have said, as international concerns intensify over the gang violence, political turmoil and humanitarian crises that have seized control of the country.
Eric Jean Baptiste was killed on Friday night outside his home in the capital Port-au-Prince, local police told CNN.
He was the leader of the Rally of
CNN (Online News)Dec 11 2022
News
Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit
President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa — one that has grown wider over years of frustration about America’s commitment to the continent.
In the lead-up to the three-day U.S-Africa Leaders Summit that begins Tuesday, Biden administration officials played down their
Associated Press