Tag: Josh Earnest

"We were clear yesterday [when the anti-inversion rules were announced] that the action Treasury was taking was not focused on a particular transaction," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Inversion rules not aimed at Pfizer merger

Susan Crabtree · April 6, 2016 7:00 pm

The White House has urged Congress to approve more than $1.3 billion more to reach the $1.8 billion President Obama had requested earlier this year to fight Zika. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

White House blames Zika funding fight on GOP ‘animosity’

Susan Crabtree · April 6, 2016 6:14 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said "reports that the U.S. is considering allowing Iran to get access to the U.S. financial system are false." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WH vague on sanctions relief plan for Iran

Susan Crabtree · April 5, 2016 6:42 pm

The documents reportedly reveal a sweeping network of offshore "shell" companies that allow wealthy individuals and companies to hide their assets. (AP Photo)

WH: ‘Panama Papers’ show need for increased transparency

Susan Crabtree · April 4, 2016 7:42 pm

The White House said Monday that President Obama's meeting with NATO secretary general had nothing to do with GOP front-runner Donald Trump's recent comments that the 67-year-old alliance is "obsolete." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

National Security

WH: Trump a non-factor in NATO meeting

Susan Crabtree · April 4, 2016 6:50 pm

Josh Earnest dodged a question on whether the most recent releases mean President Obama will move forward with an executive action to close Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo)

White House defends transfer of Gitmo detainees to Senegal

Susan Crabtree · April 4, 2016 5:51 pm

"I am confident that neither President Obama nor President George W. Bush would tolerate someone on their staff being accused of physically assaulting a reporter, lying about it, and then blaming the victim; that is complete unacceptable behavior," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Obama, Bush would fire Trump campaign manager

Nicole Duran · March 30, 2016 6:53 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Obama refused the gesture because the re-established relationship with Raul Castro hasn't thawed enough yet. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House explains awkward Obama, Castro handshake

Nicole Duran · March 28, 2016 8:42 pm

"There was a hullabaloo in the Republican Party" about whether the State Department would rule Islamic State's actions genocide, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House says GOP disingenuous on Islamic State genocide

Nicole Duran · March 28, 2016 7:33 pm

President Obama will arrive in Cuba on Sunday, and with less than 48 hours before he leaves, the White House is putting off providing a list of dissidents it invited for a meeting with Obama. (AP Photo)

White House mum on Obama dissidents meeting in Cuba

Susan Crabtree · March 18, 2016 7:52 pm

Congressional Republicans cannot be trusted to strike the right balance between privacy and national security in encryption legislation, White House spokesman said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Obama admin doesn’t trust GOP on encryption

Nicole Duran · March 18, 2016 7:35 pm

Senate Republicans refuse to hold hearings on Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court because he would prove to the world his worthiness for the position, White House spokesperson said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House: GOP afraid of Garland’s credentials

Nicole Duran · March 18, 2016 7:15 pm