Tag: Josh Earnest

President Barack Obama gets down on his knee to pose with a group of students at Anacostia Library in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, following a live "virtual field trip" with middle school students to announce two initiatives to improve education through digital connectivity. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WH defends Obama’s record on race relations

Susan Crabtree · April 30, 2015 7:21 pm

White House downplays concerns about slow economic growth

White House downplays concerns about slow economic growth

Brian Hughes · April 29, 2015 6:34 pm

White House silent on reported hack of Obama emails

White House silent on reported hack of Obama emails

Susan Crabtree · April 27, 2015 6:16 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest pointed to Congress for some sort of agreement on whether toÂ extend or amend authorities in the USA Patriot Act that are due to expire next week. (Getty Image)

White House tries to ride out another Clinton storm

Brian Hughes · April 25, 2015 9:00 am

"That is something that Secretary Clinton's team can talk to you about," Earnest replied multiple times to reporters' questions. (AP Photo)

White House blames Clinton controversy on ‘conservative’ author

Brian Hughes · April 24, 2015 6:08 pm

"There has not been any evidence presented that would prompt the president or anybody at the White House to be unsettled" with Clinton's conduct as secretary of state, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. (AP)

Obama not ‘unsettled’ by Clinton’s conduct at State

Brian Hughes · April 23, 2015 7:19 pm

Killing of American hostage could lead to drone ‘changes,’ White House says

National Security

Killing of American hostage could lead to drone ‘changes,’ White House says

Brian Hughes · April 23, 2015 5:52 pm

A wanted poster of Adam Yahiye Gadahn is displayed at the Justice Department in Washington. Pakistani officials say Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaida, has been arrested Sunday March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

National Security

American hostage killed in U.S. drone strike

Brian Hughes · April 23, 2015 1:59 pm

White House won’t deny aircraft carrier was dispatched to block Iranian weapons shipments

White House won’t deny aircraft carrier was dispatched to block Iranian weapons shipments

Brian Hughes · April 21, 2015 5:48 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to end the Saudi-led air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen and establish a cease-fire. (AP Photo)Â

WH: Iran’s demand for cease-fire in Yemen is ‘ironic’

Susan Crabtree · April 20, 2015 6:27 pm

"We feel very confident in the strength of the legal arguments," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Monday. (AP Photo)Â

White House unmoved by court action on immigration

Brian Hughes · April 20, 2015 6:15 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest unloaded Thursday on Sen. Chuck Grassley for the delay in the confirmation vote for Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, saying the Iowa Republican has "been in Washington too long." (AP Photo)

Earnest: Chuck Grassley has ‘been in Washington too long’

Brian Hughes · April 16, 2015 6:37 pm