NBC has cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after employee objections, some on the air
NBC News will cut ties with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel, hired last week as an on-air political contributor.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
The presidentโs national security spokesman John Kirby is getting an expanded role at the White House.
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has 2-book deal with Scribner, starting with a book reflecting on her years in government.
Mark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News
Two cable news personalities with little in common โ Mark Levin and Jen Psaki โ both learned on Thursday that they will be getting increased screen time on their respective networks.
Biden's COVID symptoms improve; WH says he's staying busy
COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a deep, raspy voice and persistent cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team, but he tried to strike a reassuring tone, declaring, โI feel much better than I sound.โ.
โGreat resignationโ reaches White House with staff turnover
Not even the White House is immune from the economic trend that's been called the "great resignationโ as employers struggle to fill vacancies and workers jump to new jobs at record rates.
Ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki hired by MSNBC
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC, where she is expected to make appearances on the networkโs cable and streaming programs as well as host a new original show.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby moving to White House
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is joining the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding star power to the West Wingโs foreign policy communications team.
New press secretary hails barrier breakers who paved way
Karine Jean-Pierre is crediting โbarrier-breaking peopleโ who came before her for making it possible for a Black, gay, immigrant woman like herself to hold one of the most high-profile jobs in American government.
Parents swap, sell baby formula as Biden focuses on shortage
President Joe Biden is stepping up his administrationโs response to a nationwide baby formula shortage that has forced frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed.
Biden marks COVID 'tragic milestone' in US at global summit
President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the โtragic milestoneโ of 1 million deaths in America.
โFieryโ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger
Jen Psaki is leaving as White House press secretary on Friday after having answered reportersโ questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that President Joe Biden has been in office.
US seeks to downplay role in sinking of Russian warship
The Biden administration sought Friday to downplay the role of American intelligence in the high-profile sinking of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, distancing itself from any direct role in one of the greatest embarrassments for Russia since it attacked Ukraine.
Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing
Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Thursday with union organizers at the White House as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns.
DHS disinformation board's work, plans remain a mystery
A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administrationโs announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism.
Biden calls former VP Mondale 'giant' of political history
President Joe Biden has saluted his โfriend of five decadesโ Walter Mondale, traveling to the University of Minnesota to remember the former vice president and Democratic Party elder whose memorial service was delayed for a year due to the pandemic.
Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him
President Joe Bidenโs administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19.
Psaki rumors, Mulvaney hire at CBS News trouble journalists
CBS' hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney and MSNBC's discussions about bringing on White House press secretary Jen Psaki after she's left the Biden administration have troubled some journalists at the networks.
Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices
President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he's suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation.
Biden urges Modi not to step up Indian use of Russian oil
President Joe Biden has asked Indiaโs Narendra Modi not to accelerate the buying of Russian oil as the U.S. and other nations try to cut off Moscowโs energy income following the invasion of Ukraine.
Cheers for Jackson, who declares, 'We've made it, all of us'
Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court shows the progress of America.
White House: US, allies to ban new investments in Russia
The U.S. and its European allies will impose stiff new sanctions Wednesday, including a ban on new investments in Russia, in retaliation for Russiaโs โwar crimesโ in Ukraine, according to the White House.
White House reunion is latest sign of Biden-Obama friendship
In the final days of his presidency, Barack Obama surprised then-Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and moved his No. 2 to tears by evoking the poetry of W.
At DC roast, NH's GOP governor skewers Trump as 'crazy'
GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Donald Trump is โcrazyโ and joked that if the former Republican president was admitted to a mental hospital, heโs not getting out.
Biden to host Singaporeโs prime minister at White House
President Joe Biden says he's not yet convinced that Russiaโs announcement that it will scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will lead to a fundamental shift in the war.
AP-NORC poll: More support for Ukraine, concern about Russia
As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine and stories of civilian casualties and destruction in cities reach the United States, support has risen for a major American role.
Biden press secretary has COVID-19, won't travel to Europe
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she has tested positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for urgent meetings on Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
Biden aides to Congress: Fund COVID aid, don't cut budget
Senior administration officials say Congress should provide the $22.5 billion President Joe Biden wants for continuing the battle against COVID-19 without cutting other programs to pay for it.
UN chief: Don't let Russia crisis fuel climate destruction
The head of the United Nations says countries scrambling to replace Russian oil, gas and coal supplies with any available alternative may fuel the worldโs โmutually assured destructionโ through climate change.
In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts
President Joe Biden will thank Polandโs president for the countryโs efforts to shelter Ukrainian refugees as part of his trip this week to Europe as Russian forces bear down in a nearly-month old invasion.
Ukraine war ups pressure for US oil; industry faces hurdles
President Joe Bidenโs move last week to ban oil from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was met with calls to boost U.S. production to help bring down soaring gasoline prices.
Don't help Russia's invasion, Biden tells China's Xi
Face to face by video, President Joe Biden has laid out to China's Xi Jinping the consequences China would face if it provides military or economic assistance for Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
Biden to call China's Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues
President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russiaโs war against Ukraine.
Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine
Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the โAsia pivot,โ Washington lingo for a long-sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect China's rise.
EXPLAINER: Who's a war criminal, and who gets to decide?
President Joe Biden has flatly called Russiaโs Vladimir Putin a โwar criminalโ for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed.
Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress โ the next stop as the actor-turned-wartime leader uses the Western worldโs great legislative bodies as a global stage to help his country.
Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination
Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal Reserveโs Board of Governors, That's according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity before an official announcement.
White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks
President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday.
US accuses Russia of using UN council for 'disinformation'
The United States has accused Russia of using a U.N. Security Council meeting for โspreading disinformationโ as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine.
Live updates: US plans to revoke Russia favored trade status
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Friday that the U.S., along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, will move to revoke โmost favored nationโ trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Pressure builds on Biden to repay Venezuela's goodwill moves
Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with opponents.
White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine
The Biden administration is warning that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims of illegal chemical weapons development in the country it has invaded.
'The best of us': Biden promises improved care for veterans
President Joe Biden says U.S. veterans are the โbackbone, the spine, the sinewโ of the nation, as he pushes for better help for members of the military who face health problems after exposure to burn pits and other hazards.
EXPLAINER: What is the US doing to help Ukraine refugees?
Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries.
White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds
The White House is warning that the U.S. will soon start running out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the virus _ unless Congress swiftly approves more funding.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Biden story
In a story published March 4, 2022 about federal COVID-19 funding, The Associated Press erroneously described AstraZenecaโs COVID-19 prophylactic for immunocompromised individuals as a pill, when in fact it is delivered by injection.
White House disavows Graham's call for Putin assassination
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people.
Lawmakers say US delays some intel to Ukraine in Russia war
Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers say the United States is delaying providing some intelligence to Ukraine in its fight against Russia as the U.S. also seeks to limit any direct confrontation with Moscow.
Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US: 'Ban it'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S. Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, Pelosi she's โall forโ blocking Russian oil.
State of the Union: Biden vows to halt Russia, hit inflation
Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden has vowed in his first State of the Union address to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.