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…
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is giving a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. President Biden earlier in the day spoke at a ceremony for the Holocaust Days of Remembrance. Biden condemned those who he characterized as having already forgotten the horrors of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. The administration continues to…
The White House on Monday mentioned that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem should “stop digging herself into a hole” after she suggested that President Biden’s dog, Commander, should have been shot after biting Secret Service agents. Noem has recently come under fire for revealing in her upcoming memoir that she euthanized her 14-month-old dog, Cricket,…
The White House expressed regret about the protests leading to the cancellation of the main commencement ceremony at Columbia University.
The Japanese and Indian governments pushed back Saturday against President Biden’s description of the nations as “xenophobic” last week, after he said at a campaign event the countries and others do not welcome immigrants. Biden grouped Japan and India alongside China and Russia as “xenophobic countries,” claiming being less open to immigrants has caused the…
President Biden spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, restating his worries during the conversation about an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, even as Israel seemed ready to proceed with such an operation. Biden informed the Prime Minister about efforts to secure a hostage deal, including ongoing talks in Doha,…
The Biden administration will grant roughly $285 million in funding from the CHIPS for America Program for development and research of digital twins in the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Monday. The latest announcement for the notice of funding opportunity is part of the push from…
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