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UPDATE: The White House is blasting Fox News again, this time over comments that one of its opinion hosts, Mark Levin, made on his radio show. Levin attacked CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer and other network personalities over the coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, claiming that the network was filled with “a…

UPDATE: President Joe Biden signed an executive order on AI, billing the U.S. as out front of other countries when it comes to establishing guardrails around the fast-emerging technology. But Biden told those gathered in the East Room that other steps will require congressional action. That will be a…

UPDATE: First Lady Jill Biden said that The B-52s will no longer perform at the White House State Dinner on Wednesday, and that guests instead will listen to music from the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings. The change — from the relentlessly…

NBC News’s Gabe Gutierrez is joining the network’s White House team as senior White House correspondent. He’ll start next month as Kristen Welker, who has been a White House correspondent, becomes the moderator of Meet the Press. Gutierrez, who joined the network in 2012, has been an NBC News…

The White House condemned comments made by Fox News host Greg Gutfeld during The Five, as he was discussing slavery and new teaching standards put in place in Florida. On Monday’s show, Gutfeld was reacting to fellow panelist Jessica Tarlov, who holds the liberal seat on the show. She was talking…

President Joe Biden said that Tony Bennett, who died on Friday, “didn't just sing the classics – he himself was an American classic.” In a statement, Biden praised Bennett’s talents as a singer who won over generations of fans, while recognizing his performances before political and world leaders as…

President Joe Biden unveiled a set of “responsible innovation” voluntary commitments made by seven companies involved in artificial intelligence amid worries over the impact of the technology. “Americans are seeing how advanced artificial intelligence and the pace of innovation have the power to…

The Secret Service has been unable to identify a suspect in its investigation following the discovery of cocaine in the White House. After the agency gave a briefing to House lawmakers on Thursday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said in a social media post that “they don’t know who did it,” and that the…

After the Secret Service discovered a small envelope containing cocaine in the West Wing over the weekend, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that it was found in a “heavily traveled area” where many visitors come through. The discovery on Sunday night, prompting an evacuation as the…

Kayla Tausche, senior White House correspondent and anchor for CNBC, said that she is leaving the network after almost 13 years. Tausche announced on Twitter that “it’s time for a new adventure.” “As a wide-eyed cub reporter, I never could have imagined the experiences these years would bring…

UPDATE: President Joe Biden said that Flamin’ Hot was “the first-ever public screening of a film focused on the Hispanic community at the White House,” just before the Disney+/Hulu project was shown before a crowd of several hundred on the South Lawn. Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and director Eva…

UPDATED: President Joe Biden weighed in on the Writers Guild of America strike, telling a gathering at the White House that he believes that writers should be given “a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.” “I sincerely hope the writers’ strike in Hollywood gets resolved, and the writers are…