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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Monday carefully avoided weighing in on any possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend but also stressed the U.S. didn’t want to see further escalation in the region. “This is an Israeli decision to make — whether and how they’ll respond to what Iran […]
ABC News White House spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday praised the “extraordinary success” of Israel’s defense against a massive drone and missile attack unleashed by Iran on Saturday night but said that the U.S. does not want to see further escalation between the two nations or a broadening battle in the Middle East. Kirby told […]
ABC News The White House is pushing back against top Republicans’ misleading criticism of President Joe Biden for issuing a proclamation in support of transgender people on the same day as Easter. A spokesman for the president rejected the attacks from the House speaker and others that Biden’s message for the Transgender Day of Visibility […]
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is “disappointed” and “kind of perplexed” that Israel canceled a delegation’s planned visit to the U.S. to discuss the expected military invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza, amid ongoing concerns from President Joe Biden, an administration spokesman said Monday. Israel pulled its delegation after the U.S. allowed, […]
ABC News (WILMINGTON, Nc.) — On Nov. 10, 1898, more than 2,000 white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, ransacked a Black-owned newspaper, Black-owned banks and forced the city’s local leaders, which included a mix of white and Black elected officials, to resign in what historians call the only successful coup in U.S. history. Now historians, […]
ABC News The White House on Sunday reiterated support for a controversial bill meant to cut China’s ties to TikTok by forcing the popular app’s Chinese parent company to sell it — or face a ban in the U.S. At the same time, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on ABC News’ […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses. In its Wednesday announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration said it hopes the new effort will help get Naloxone, a drug meant to reverse opioid overdose, into as many communities as possible, increase training and broaden access to […]
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With new aid for Ukraine stalled in Congress since December, the White House on Tuesday announced it had cobbled together another $300 million in military assistance to use as a stopgap measure. “The package includes munitions and rounds to help Ukraine hold the line against Russia’s brutal attacks for […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden disappointed some Democrats and immigration activists when he used the term “illegal” at the State of the Union when referring to an undocumented migrant accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. Now, the administration and his campaign are weighing in on the off-script moment. […]
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The White House will announce a new “major sanctions” package on Friday “to hold Russia accountable” in response to Alexei Navalny’s death, said National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
