White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that the crisis of unaccompanied minors at the southern border is over “for now” on Friday. Earnest cautioned that “these numbers are very volatile,” and pointed out that the hotter summer weather is
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest argued Friday that the Obama administration has made great strides to confront the crisis of unaccompanied minors illegally entering the United States. “For now,” Earnest told reporters when asked if the crisis of unaccompanied
CBS chief White House correspondent Major Garrett described the current efforts by the Obama administration against ISIS as “minor league” during Friday’s White House press briefing. After press secretary Josh Earnest touted American military action against ISIS, Garrett responded, “Those
White House Press Sec. Josh Earnest reiterated President Barack Obama’s intention to take action on immigration but did not have any updates on when such actions would take place. “I don’t have an update in terms of timing,” Earnest told
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest took great lengths to explain why President Obama’s comment about having no strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Syria. Earnest acknowledged that he responded quickly on Twitter to clarify Obama’s “no strategy” statement
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest began his press conference on Friday with a lighthearted comment about President Obama’s tan suit Obama drew attention from White House observers when he held a press conference at the White House in a
One of the major conservative criticisms of President Barack Obama’s decision, early in his presidency, to release secret memoranda about interrogation techniques used against terrorists was that the president–and Attorney General Eric Holder, who threatened prosecutions of intelligence officials–were giving
Although White House officials have seemingly declared “Mission Accomplished” in the effort to rescue the Yazidis on Mt. Sinjar, the ethno-religious tribe remains completely defenseless and continually under siege by the Islamic State terror group, The Guardian reports. Satellite imagery,
President Obama has a busy Labor Day weekend planned as he leaves on Air Force One for New York later this afternoon. Once in New York, President Obama is scheduled to attend two Democratic National Committee fundraisers in the area
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House press Secretary Josh Earnest attempted to walk back President Barack Obama’s remarks from Thursday in which he said the United States did not have a “strategy” to deal with ISIS in
On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said a pro-amnesty candidate must not get the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, indicating that he may play an active role in ensuring that immigration remains a significant issue during the primary season and that
Thursday hundreds of pro-amnesty protesters march through Washington, D.C., demanding President Barack Obama stop all deportations immediately. The protesters boldly marched past ICE headquarters chanting and carrying signs to the front of the White House where arrests were made. Follow
Thursday from the White House press briefing room, President Barack Obama said there is no “elaborate strategy” to go “full scale” and defeat ISIS. He said he didn’t want to “put the cart before the horse,” but instead the immediate
Before leaving for New York for a series of fundraisers, President Obama held a press conference at the White House to discuss his lack of strategy on Syria. Obama told reporters that his strategy was still developing, and that he
On Thursday, amnesty advocates protested in front of the White House and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., demanding “justice” for illegal immigrants in the form of executive amnesty. The activists and representatives from a consortium of
As if worry about what Obama might do regarding illegal immigration wasn’t enough, vulnerable Democrats now have an entirely new concern. The Obama administration is reportedly negotiating a deal to try and lower greenhouse gas emissions by “naming and shaming” governments
As violence continues to escalate around the world, President Obama will meet with members of the National Security Council Thursday, the White House reports. The meeting, which will be closed to the press, was added to the President’s schedule Thursday morning.
As President Obama considers going forward with a unilateral amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, even some proponents of immigration reform are warning the political consequences will be calamitous. “Some Democratic senators are probably not going to come back.
Transcript as follows: Aerial attacks launched from Egypt into Libya underscore, yet again, the abject failure of the Obama administration’s policy in the Middle East. Nations relatively aligned with us now face alone the predictably awful results of America’s involvement
In addition to calls for executive actions to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants, the White House is also considering requests to expand legal immigration paths, according to a report in The Washington Post. President Obama is expected to announce new
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republicans on Wednesday that any threat by Congress of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News,
Wednesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest was asked about a Breitbart report that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is hinting at a government shutdown if President Barack Obama takes unilateral action on immigration. Earnest seemed giddy
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republican lawmakers on Wednesday that threats of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News, Sen. Marco
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions slammed Senate Democrats for failing to push back against President Obama’s plans for executive actions on immigration — especially in light of reports of what the actions will look like. Recent reports have said that
Wednesday at the press briefing, White House press secretary Josh Earnest joked with Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry that the administration is “always watching,” despite Henry’s colleague James Rosen having been monitored by the Justice Department and labeled
