Administration
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that President Biden's warning to withhold offensive weapons from Israel does not indicate that the U.S. plans to 'abandon' Israel. Sullivan, in a conversation with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, cautioned about the 'significant' civilian casualties in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. This comes following President Biden's recent threat…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned on Sunday that the U.S. hasn't seen any plans from Israel regarding how the nation will protect civilians or the future of Gaza after the war. CBS’s Margaret Brennan questioned Blinken on “Face the Nation” regarding the U.S. holding back high payload bombs to Israel, among recent concerns about the Israeli military…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. believes a higher number of civilians in Gaza have been killed compared to terrorists. CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Blinken on “Face the Nation” about whether the U.S. agrees with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement that Israel has killed 14,000 terrorists and 16,000 civilians in its…
President Biden reiterated his commitment to bring detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich back from Russia on Friday, one year after the Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested. “Reporting is not a crime, and Evan went to Russia to do his job as a reporter–risking his safety to reveal the truth about Russia’s aggressive actions…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) declared on Friday that the PACT Act has led to a 30 percent increase in its health care system enrollment in the last year. The department revealed that in the last 365 days, over 401,000 veterans have joined the VA health care system. In its first year, the newly…
President Biden said on Friday that he will go to Baltimore next week after a section of the bridge collapsed, resulting in six deaths and a temporary closure of the city’s port. Biden mentioned that he will be visiting alongside Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D). He stated this shortly after the collapse early on Tuesday.
President Biden informed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday that he is firing Martin Dickman, the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), on grounds of creating a hostile work environment, a source familiar told The Hill. The termination, which Biden informed Johnson of by letter, comes after the president was presented with…
The U.S. government authorized $60 million in relief to Maryland for a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after being struck by a cargo ship. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is giving funding for emergency work after the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by Dali, a 984-foot Singapore-flagged ship that lost power when attempting to…
President Biden said in a statement Thursday that he is “horrified” by a recent stabbing spree in Rockford, Ill. “[First lady Jill Biden] and I were horrified to learn of the brutal attack carried out in Rockford last night, which took the lives of four people, including one fifteen-year-old,” Biden said in the statement. “Seven…
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