Tag: Josh Earnest

White House press secretary Josh EarnestÂ said the Obama administration is not confident that a two-state solution will happen during President Obama's tenure.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WH pessimistic on Middle East peace despite Netanyahu pledge

Nicole Duran · November 9, 2015 7:31 pm

The Obama administration is supposed to present Congress a plan to close Guantamo Bay any day now. (AP Photo/Ben Fox, File )

White House weighs closing Gitmo without Congress

Nicole Duran · November 6, 2015 1:29 am

Obama: ‘Possibility’ a bomb took down Russian plane

Obama: ‘Possibility’ a bomb took down Russian plane

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2015 11:23 pm

JoshÂ Earnest noted that the trade promotion authority Congress granted the executive branch in July is referred to asÂ Fast TrackÂ authority, and invoked that term to goose Congress to move quickly. (AP Photo)

White House prods Congress to quickly pass Asia trade deal

Nicole Duran · November 5, 2015 7:47 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said most people think President Obama is trying to help them. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House flack says public sees Obama as ‘above politics’

Nicole Duran · November 3, 2015 8:46 pm

A government shutdown is "always" a possibility in this era of divided government, "particularly when you consider the dysfunction and disorganization that has run rampant in the House Republican Conference" lately, saidÂ White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House ‘confident’ no shutdown under Ryan

Nicole Duran · November 3, 2015 8:43 pm

White House fires back at Ryan on immigration

White House fires back at Ryan on immigration

Nicole Duran · November 2, 2015 8:46 pm

White House: There is no new Cold War

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White House: There is no new Cold War

Nicole Duran · October 29, 2015 6:28 pm

Josh Earnest said the White House has worked "assiduously" to keep the budget talks private because they are "based on the principle that nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to." (AP Photo)

White House: No comment on reports of budget deal

Nicole Duran · October 26, 2015 6:32 pm

White House tap dances around Biden’s bin Laden flip-flop

White House tap dances around Biden’s bin Laden flip-flop

Nicole Duran · October 20, 2015 7:14 pm

Gowdy vs. Cummings: Benghazi committee brawls before Clinton hearing

Gowdy vs. Cummings: Benghazi committee brawls before Clinton hearing

Sarah Bedford · October 20, 2015 4:01 am

"The president doesn't have a rooting interest in this one," saidÂ White House spokesman Josh EarnestÂ said about the protracted speaker's race. "He merely is an interested observer."Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House has no favorite in speaker’s race

Nicole Duran · October 19, 2015 9:02 pm