Nicole Duran

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Earnest indicated it was because having it come out makes it harder to get a positive outcome quickly. (Sepahnews via AP)

National Security

WH: Politics not a factor in effort to downplay news of captured U.S. sailors

Nicole Duran · May 5, 2016 7:40 pm

"There are Republicans who go to great lengths to lie about the president's record," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Republicans ‘lie’ about Obama’s record

Nicole Duran · May 5, 2016 7:06 pm

When asked whether Obama really did eat lead paint, a spokesman said Obama was —œmaking the point that the effort to remove lead from gasoline and from paint is a relatively recent phenomena; that before 1980, it was common for even young children to be exposed to lead." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House clarifies after Obama says he was exposed to lead paint

Nicole Duran · May 5, 2016 6:32 pm

Questions have arisen over whether some of Donald Trump's comments should preclude him from having access. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

WH: Intel officials will decide which candidates see classified info

Nicole Duran · May 5, 2016 5:43 pm

Earnest's main digs have been far more indirect lately, and mostly involve him saying that he hadn't listened to Trump or heard his latest remarks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House tones down Trump attacks

Nicole Duran, Susan Crabtree · May 5, 2016 4:01 am

Democratic front-runner commits to affordable education, overhauling the immigration system. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Clinton says she’ll put more Asians in government

Nicole Duran · May 4, 2016 11:01 pm

There are 4,000-5,000 U.S. forces in Iraq and approximately 500 in Syria, but neither group is there to directly engage the enemy, Josh Earnest explained. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

WH insists: No ‘enduring combat operations’ yet

Nicole Duran · May 3, 2016 6:40 pm

The Obama administration is downplaying the fallout from documents leaked from negotiations with Europe over a massive trade deal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House downplays leak of EU trade deal papers

Nicole Duran · May 3, 2016 12:28 pm

"Speaker Boehner has a well-known and very good sense of humor," Josh Earnest said. "And he made, I think, a very positive contribution to our comedic effort." (AP Photo)

How Obama and Boehner became D.C.’s latest comedy duo

Nicole Duran · May 2, 2016 6:17 pm

A protestor holds a sign that reads: "We didn't take out a loan. We didn't see a dime. We're not going to pay." Puerto Rico did not make $422 million in debt payments Monday, marking its first default in its current financial crisis. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

White House hopes Puerto Rico’s default creates ‘sense of urgency’

Nicole Duran · May 2, 2016 5:44 pm

The Defense, Homeland Security and Justice departments issued a report Friday on advancing "smart-gun" technology that President Obama called for in January through an executive order. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Feds issue smart-gun report

Nicole Duran · April 29, 2016 8:26 pm

"Obviously, we would defer to the preferences of our allies in South Korea about whether or not they would like to have this additional equipment located on their territory," a White House spokesman said about ongoing discussions with Seoul over possibly deploying the system, which is known as THAAD. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Security

WH: Missile deployment in South Korea is up to Seoul

Nicole Duran · April 29, 2016 6:54 pm