White House announces $7B in Green Bank solar grants
The Biden administration announced Monday it will be deploying the remaining grants from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to expand access to solar energy, along with further actions to deploy the American Climate Corps. In honor of Earth Day, the Biden administration will spend the week announcing environmental and infrastructure projects. On […]
White House Slams ‘Antisemitic’ Anti-Israel Protests at Columbia University
The White House has issued a statement against anti-Israel protests and encampments at Columbia University, calling them “anti-Semitic, unconscionable and dangerous.” White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates issued Sunday’s statement acknowledged that Americans have the “right to peacefully protest,” but added that “calls for violence and physical intimidation” against the Jewish community are unacceptable. […]
White House condemns ‘despicable’ actions at pro-Palestinian college protests
The White House issued a strong rebuke of the antisemitic threats that have been shouted at pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the country, most notably Columbia University. Large groups have gathered at Columbia, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some protesters have gone further by calling for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests as agitators engulf Columbia University
The White House on Sunday condemned the ongoing anti-Israel protests at universities across the country, including New York City’s Columbia University, “in the strongest terms” and said they have no place anywhere in the United States. “While all Americans have the right to peacefully protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and […]
White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests amid ongoing unrest at Columbia
The White House on Sunday condemned calls for “violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students” as protests continue at U.S. universities, including recent demonstrations at New York’s Columbia University. “While all Americans have the right to peacefully protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly anti-Semitic, unconscionable […]
White House Refuses to Confirm Joe Biden’s Suggestion that Uncle Was ‘Shot Down,’ Eaten by Cannibals
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to confirm President Joe Biden’s suggestion that his uncle was “shot down” and eaten by cannibals off the coast of New Guinea. Ambrose J. Finnegan died May 14, 1944, according to the Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Office. The agency said Finnegan was a passenger on an […]
White House defends Biden’s claim his uncle was eaten by cannibals: ‘We should not make jokes’
During a visit to a war memorial near his home state of Pennsylvania, President Biden appeared to allude to the fact that his uncle was eaten by cannibals when his plane was shot down during World War II. President Biden said, “He was flying a single-engine plane over New Guinea, and he volunteered because no […]
White House scolds ‘we should not make jokes’ about Biden claim cannibals ate uncle
WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday that President Biden twice earlier this week said his uncle Ambrose Finnegan was a cannibal in New Guinea during World War II. He said it was inappropriate to make fun of him for falsely suggesting that he had been eaten by a man. […]
Israel to take US ‘concerns’ about Rafah operation ‘into account’: White House
Senior U.S. officials reiterated their concerns about an Israel ground operation into Rafah during a meeting between the two countries on Thursday. Israeli leaders argue they have to carry out full-scale military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to defeat the four Hamas battalions that remain intact, but it’s also where more than […]
Molly Ringwald says 80s movies were “really, very white”
Actress Molly Ringwald, known for classic 1980s films such as “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” says modern remakes of these films need to have more diverse casts. Ta. Ringwald received Variety’s Creative Vanguard Award during the Miami Film Festival, and the award ceremony was followed by a Q&A session about her career. Ringwald was […]