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White House Holds Daily Briefing (March 29)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on March 29. …


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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on March 29. …


White House Urged Meta to Censor WhatsApp Messages to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy

President Joe Biden’s administration pressured Meta to restrict messages on WhatsApp, according to newly disclosed emails. Rob Flaherty, an assistant to the president, messaged Meta executives in March 2021 to ask about how the company was working to reduce “harm,” one of the emails shows. “On Whatsapp, which I may seem like I’m playing gotcha,…


LIVE 1 PM ET: White House Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing (March 27)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


White House Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing (March 27)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


National Cybersecurity Strategy Tasks Software Developers With Protecting Cyberspace

Three weeks after the White House released its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden testified before a House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. The strategy calls for software developers to take responsibility for defending cyberspace, a move that “will rebalance the responsibility for managing cyber risk onto…


‘We’re Lucky We Have Canada,’ Biden Says as Bilateral Meetings With Trudeau Begin

President Joe Biden arrived in Ottawa on March 24 for bilateral meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It marks Biden’s first visit to Canada as president. Trudeau said before the two leaders entered their first meeting, “Obviously, we’ve been working closely together over the past few years on how to build strong economies for…


White House Says GOP Budget Cuts Job Training Services, Endangers Workers

The White House has strongly condemned the “extreme MAGA” Republican House Freedom Caucus budget proposal, calling it a disaster for American families. The White House asserted in a March 23 statement that the Republicans’ proposal would impose devastating cuts that would increase costs for working- and middle-class families while protecting and extending tax breaks skewed to…


LIVE 2 PM ET: House Oversight Committee Hold Hearing on ‘White House National Cybersecurity Strategy’

The acting National Cyber director of The White House, Kemba Walden, testifies to the U.S. House Oversight Committee at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 23 on the “White House National Cybersecurity Strategy.” …