The White House is “reviewing and updating” plans for shuttering federal agencies should the Senate fail to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown over the weekend. The House passed a bill funding the government Friday morning, yet it’s unclear if the Senate will also pass it before Friday’s quickly approaching midnight deadline. White House […]
It's been five months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) to address the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The White House is today taking another step forward in implementing the EO with a policy that aims to regulate the federal government's use of AI. Safeguards that the agencies must have in place include, among other things, ways to mitigate the risk of algorithmic bias. "I believe that all leaders from government, civil society and the private sector have...
The 100-day challenge, to be able to contain a virus while a vaccine is approved, manufactured and delivered, looks ever more remoteFour years on from the first Covid lockdown, life feels to be largely back to normal, although legacies of the pandemic remain. Collective amnesia seems to have set in. Politicians seem eager to move forward and not relive the decisions, delays and deaths that characterised public policy and press briefings. Yet we can’t forget such a brutal event, when Covid is...
MIAMI (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving
Former Union finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram described V Anantha Nageswaran’s comments as the ‘most startling confession’.
Congressional leaders are dealing with a new headache after more than 40 House Republicans came out in opposition to any spending legislation that does not include core components of the party’s signature border security bill passed last summer. While no deal has been struck on the remaining six appropriation bills, Reps. Bob Good (R-VA) and […]
Former President Trump's White House trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to have him avoid reporting to federal prison next week. According to the filing, Navarro and his legal team argued that he should be released pending his appeals. "For the first time in our nation’s history, a senior presidential advisor has been convicted of contempt of congress after asserting executive privilege over a congressional subpoena," the filing to the Supreme...
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has opened up on why Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Downing Street. The former US president made the unexpected visit to No.10 on Monday (18 March) to meet with Rishi Sunak. Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (19 March), Mr Scaramucci was quizzed over Mr Obama’s visit by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls. He said: “I think Obama is going to help Joe Biden in the coming months. He is probably expressing some sentiment from the...
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell took a swipe at White House national security communications adviser John Kirby, who repeatedly dodged her questions about whether President Biden believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an "obstacle to peace." Biden expressed support for the speech made Thursday by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who called for Netanyahu's ouster through a snap election in Israel, referring to him as an "obstacle to peace." "He made a good speech, and I think he...
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly ended an interview with 99.3 WBT Charlotte News Director Mark Garrison on Tuesday, ahead of President Biden’s visit to Raleigh. The interview was cut short after Garrison asked a question about President Biden’s mental health. “That is incredibly offensive. I’m not going to take the premise of your […]
Staff Writer for The Atlantic David Frum joins The Lead.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan: 'There are ways for Israel to prevail in this conflict .. and not smash into Rafah'. Tensions are growing between two nations over war in Gaza. Biden and Netanyahu spoke on Monday for the first time in more than a month