
The White House dismissed Carly Fiorina’s dare to President Obama to watch the Planned Parenthood videos that have sparked a groundswell of opposition against the nation’s largest abortion provider.
by Charlie Spiering17 Sep 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

Thursday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest criticized Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate by saying it seemed like a “tough day at the airport” with a “dozen people in suits, who were lined up in kiosks
by Pam Key17 Sep 2015, 10:30 AM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely visit president Obama in Washington D.C. in the month of November.
by Charlie Spiering11 Sep 2015, 10:35 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The United States is preparing for an influx of 10,000 additional Syrian refugees in 2016, according to the White House.
by Charlie Spiering10 Sep 2015, 11:14 AM PST0

While presidential candidates of both parties are swarming the important early state of Iowa, President Obama plans his own event in there.
by Charlie Spiering9 Sep 2015, 8:01 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The White House is concerned that Russia’s increasing military activity in Syria could lead to more chaos in the country, Press Secretary Josh Earnest said today.
by Charlie Spiering8 Sep 2015, 1:40 PM PST0

Confronted with headlines in the media highlighting the extreme conditions suffered by Syrian refugees, the White House admitted that additional steps were “under active consideration” at the State Department.
by Charlie Spiering8 Sep 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

The White House says no public official is above the rule of law, after Kentucky County Court Clerk Kim Davis was ordered to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. It didn’t mention Obama’s history of questionable legal decisions, which critics argue are a direct affront to the Constitution. Earlier this year, Sen. Ted Cruz issued a list of 76 “lawless” actions by the administration that he argued was an abuse of executive power.
by Charlie Spiering4 Sep 2015, 9:39 AM PST0

Thursday at the White House press briefing while responding to a question about Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was found in contempt of court and jailed for refusing to issue any marriage licenses because of her opposition to
by Pam Key3 Sep 2015, 1:23 PM PST0

“My guess is that that the happiest people today are either Patriot’s fans or fantasy football owners who had the wisdom to get a steal by drafting Tom Brady late in the draft,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, adding that it was probably a smart move by fantasy football team owners to select the quarterback in their draft.
by Charlie Spiering3 Sep 2015, 12:50 PM PST0

Each month, the Obama administration prides itself for making public the White House visitor logs. Aboard Air Force One yesterday, reporters questioned White House press secretary Josh Earnest why the guest list for the Prince concert was kept secret. “At this point, that’s not something that I anticipate that we’ll do,” Earnest replied, defending the Obama administration’s widely mocked self-description as “most transparent administration in history.”
by Charlie Spiering3 Sep 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

The White House dismissed Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump’s upcoming rally against the Iran nuclear deal, calling it a “pro-war” event.
by Charlie Spiering28 Aug 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

White House press secretary Josh Earnest weighed in on the dispute between Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and presidential candidate Donald Trump, suggesting that Trump couldn’t handle tough questions.
by Charlie Spiering26 Aug 2015, 10:55 AM PST0

Wednesday at the White House briefing press secretary Josh Ea rnest used the tragic live broadcasted murders of 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and cameraman 27 year-old Adam Ward by a disgruntled former news reporter identified as Vester Lee Flanigan to
by Pam Key26 Aug 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

The New York Times reports that Obama is making personal phone calls to congressional Democrats between games of golf and time with family. A White House official indicated that Obama is urging Democrats to publicly support the deal.
by Charlie Spiering18 Aug 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest took the heat for President Barack Obama remarks yesterday declaring that Iranian hardliners chanting “death to America” are “making common cause” with Republicans. Co-host Mika Brzezinski said, “Some say the
by Pam Key6 Aug 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

The Iranian regime has filed a complaint with the International Atomic Energy Agency, alleging that the United States has already broken the nuclear deal.
by Joel B. Pollak3 Aug 2015, 7:37 PM PST0

CNN’s “The Lead” host Jake Tapper told White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest “somebody at the White House should maybe watch the videos” during an interview on Planned Parenthood on Monday. Tapper asked Earnest if he was contending that nothing
by Ian Hanchett3 Aug 2015, 2:08 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest admitted to not seeing the Planned Parenthood videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, but maintained the videos were released “not because of news value, but because of shock value” on Monday’s broadcast
by Ian Hanchett3 Aug 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, along with Bloomberg Politics Managing Editor Mark Halperin, argued that President Obama will support Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton if he runs for president, and that the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton’s email
by Ian Hanchett3 Aug 2015, 5:28 AM PST0

Friday on MSNBC’s “Now w/Alex Wagner,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama won’t be watching the Republican presidential debate next Thursday on on Fox News Channel. Earnest said, “I think the president will certainly follow the news
by Pam Key31 Jul 2015, 3:26 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest cited a New York Times editorial to defend his characterization of the video investigation of Planned Parenthood as “fraudulent.”
by Charlie Spiering31 Jul 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest stated that he was “merely repeating” Planned Parenthood’s statements in his defense of the organization and was basing his conclusion that the videos of the organization released by the Center for American Progress were
by Ian Hanchett30 Jul 2015, 12:37 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest parroted the talking points issued by Planned Parenthood this morning, dismissing the explosive investigative videos as the result of “extremists on the right.”
by Charlie Spiering30 Jul 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

Thursday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest responded to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) saying the Iran nuclear deal makes President Barack Obama “the world’s leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism.” “Cruz’s outrageous claim
by Pam Key30 Jul 2015, 11:36 AM PST0