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Today, North Carolina’s Republican supermajority-controlled legislature passed an extreme abortion ban that would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and make it even harder for women — especially those in the South — to access care. The details of this ban have been obscured to make it seem less dangerous, but this bill would make it…

Yesterday, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Joshua Geltzer, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain, and Office of Public Engagement Director Stephen Benjamin hosted a listening session with Muslim community leaders to discuss efforts to counter Islamophobia, which is hate, discrimination,…

Journalism is not a crime—it is fundamental to a free society. Today, as we mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we honor all the journalists, reporters, and media workers who bravely pursue the truth. And, we renew our pledge to hold to account all those that seek to silence these voices essential to…

MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  I hear comments. Okay, here we go.  So, yesterday, Secretary Yellen estimated that without action by Congress, we could be unable to meet our obligations.  In other words, default as early as June 1st. The updated projection should be a wake-up call to Congress.  It is time for the Speaker and the MAGA Republicans to…

Today, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico and U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall met in Mexico City to build on the successful migration initiative that President López Obrador and President Biden announced in January 2023. Following that meeting, the United States and Mexico are announcing a set of additional measures to address the humanitarian situation caused by unprecedented migration flows at our shared…

April 29 2023. In his speech, President Joe Biden talked about the efforts his administration is making to bring back the Russian journalists who were taken captive. THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you, Tam, for that introduction — I think.  (Laughter.) Let me start on a serious note.  Jill, Kamala, Doug, and I, and members of…