Tag: Josh Earnest

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that he doesn't believe Republican the effort to fight gun violence by boosting spending on mental healthcare coverage is genuine. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Earnest: ‘I don’t believe Republicans’ on gun control

Mariana Barillas · June 21, 2016 6:14 pm

When asked Tuesday if Democrats should have instead accepted the GOP proposals as a smaller step in the right direction, spokesman Josh Earnest said that plan would have locked in the GOP answer and made it harder to find a compromise, which senators continue to work on. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg, File)

White House defends Dem votes against GOP gun measures

Pete Kasperowicz · June 21, 2016 5:51 pm

Earnest said the administration’s efforts to find legal ways to close the prison is ongoing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

White House: No comment on Lynch opposition to Gitmo plan

Nicole Duran · June 21, 2016 5:45 pm

National Security

Josh Earnest: Failure of gun measures in Senate is a ‘shameful display of cowardice’

Kelly Cohen · June 21, 2016 2:05 pm

"There are critically important jobs that don't have confirmed officials leading them, and that's a significant problem when you're talking about our counterterrorism strategy," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

White House: Republicans caused recess appointment controversy

Nicole Duran · June 20, 2016 8:12 pm

A White House spokesman said he cannot confirm or deny rumors that Justice Clarence Thomas is considering stepping down. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman, File)

WH flack: ‘No insight’ on Justice Thomas’ plans

Nicole Duran · June 20, 2016 6:28 pm

"Talk to them," Josh Earnest said, "I'll let them explain their positions." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House has no comment on FBI’s Orlando redactions

Nicole Duran · June 20, 2016 6:13 pm

The White House was not signalling to National Intelligence Director James Clapper that he should curtail what classified information he shares with Donald Trump, a spokesman said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

National Security

WH: Politics not a factor in Trump, Clinton intel briefings

Nicole Duran · June 15, 2016 6:39 pm

"The president believes that when it comes to these types of questions, that we're going to rely on scientific advice," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday. (AP Photo)

WH signals no change to gay blood donor policy

Susan Crabtree · June 14, 2016 7:18 pm

"Unfortunately, it's not about one politician in the Republican Party who is reacting out of fear and using language that the president is concerned could undermine our homeland security," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

WH: It’s not just Trump getting it wrong on Muslims

Susan Crabtree · June 14, 2016 6:20 pm

President Obama will travel to Orlando, Fla., on Thursday to meet with victims of the early Sunday shooting at a nightclub that killed 49 people. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday

Pete Kasperowicz · June 14, 2016 1:30 am

"I would not critique what Secretary Clinton had to say," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said when asked whether President Obama also believes the terms are synonymous. (AP Photo)

WH ‘not concerned’ after Clinton warns of ‘radical Islamism’

Nicole Duran · June 13, 2016 7:39 pm