White House Daily Briefing
Josh Earnest responded to reporters' questions on a variety of topics, including the presidential transition, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Iran nuclear deal, and Judge Merrick…
1,683 viewsJosh Earnest responded to reporters' questions on a variety of topics, including the presidential transition, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Iran nuclear deal, and Judge Merrick…
1,683 viewsJosh Earnest responded to questions from reporters on a range of issues, including he nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, monitoring the 2016 presidential election, and…
1,467 viewsSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to reporters and responded to their questions on the Senate agenda He attributed dysfunction in the Senate to the Democratic minority. He said the…
20,359 viewsSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized the lack of movement on funding to combat the Zika virus. He was followed by Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who called on his…
371 viewsA panel of attorneys talked about the U.S. Supreme Court. They discussed the legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia, the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, and the future of the Supreme Court. Independent Women’s Forum…
1,192 viewsVice President Joe Biden criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel who was overseeing lawsuits against Trump University. He said the…
1,959 viewsJosh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics. He said it had been 97 days since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court but…
1,287 viewsJosh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics, including the Zika virus, the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the release of transcripts from 9-1-1…
1,232 viewsSenator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) criticized presumptive 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his comments against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel who was overseeing a lawsuit against the now defunct…
10,686 viewsSenate Democrats held a forum on Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Top legal and government officials spoke about Judge…
2,404 viewsSenator Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke about Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland and a Senate Judiciary Committee forum on the nomination that took place that day. He blamed Senate…
296 viewsSenator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke about Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland and a Senate Judiciary Committee forum on the nomination that took place that day. He referred to the forum as a…
898 viewsJosh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics, including President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the attempted closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison…
990 viewsTo mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education decision, several Democratic senators called for Senate action on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme…
311 viewsSenate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and leadership colleagues spoke with reporters following their weekly caucus lunch. Topics included holding hearings on the nomination of Judge…
86 viewsSenate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) held a conference call with reporters on Donald Trump’s Republican presidential candidacy following his win in the Indiana primary, as well as Judge…
1,368 viewsNews headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “Whose Supreme Court nominee would you trust most?”
718 viewsIn his weekly address, President Obama repeated his call for Republicans in the Senate to give his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Judge Merrick Garland, a fair hearing and a vote.
500 viewsJosh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics. He re-emphasized the importance of Congress acting on the Puerto Rican debt crisis, Zika virus funding, and…
988 viewsSenate Democrats held a news conference to urge their colleagues to sign a letter calling on Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to hold hearings on Merrick Garland’s…
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