White House encourages House Republicans to 'move on' from their Biden impeachment effort
President Joe Bidenโs top White House lawyer is encouraging Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamberโs efforts to impeach the Democratic president over unproven claims he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother.
US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine, potential missile sale
The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arm sales that have bolstered Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, and threatening a โswiftโ and โsevereโ response if Tehran moves forward with selling ballistic missiles to Moscow.
Biden says he's decided on response to killing of 3 US troops, plans to attend dignified transfer
President Joe Biden says he has decided how to respond to the killing of three American service members in Jordan, noting that he does not want to expand war in the Middle East but demurring on the specifics of how the U.S. will proceed.
White House apologizes to former 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson as Biden courts anti-Trump GOP
The White House has apologized to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a Democratic National Committee statement a day earlier that mocked the end of his long-shot 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea
The United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan are urging North Korea to halt arms negotiations with Russia following revelations Russian and North Korean talks on a weapons sale are advancing.
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing lobby last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didnโt identify a suspect, according to summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press.
Biden hopes Su's role in dockworker deal can sway Democratic holdouts to confirm her as labor chief
The White House is hoping that Julie Suโs role in brokering a deal between West Coast dockworkers and shippers will provide fresh momentum for the Senate to act on her long-stalled nomination to be labor secretary.
White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
The White House says it has intelligence indicating Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Biden warns Putin of 'severe costs' of Ukraine invasion
The White House says President Joe Biden told Russiaโs Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause โwidespread human sufferingโ and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but โequally prepared for other scenarios."
โCase rates are highest among those who are unvaccinatedโ: CDC director says omicron isnโt over yet
The White House COVID-19 Response Team held a briefing to update Americans on the effectiveness of the booster shot against the omicron variant and the free COVID test that is being administered by mail.
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers
The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof theyโve been vaccinated against the coronavirus, or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask at all times regardless of the rate of transmission in their area.
Impatient Democrats prepare to go-it-alone on infrastructure
Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden's big jobs and families infrastructure plan even as the White House continues negotiating with Republicans on a scaled-back $1 trillion proposal.