The Latest Breaking News from White House

White House: Federal agencies have 30 days to remove TikTok from devices

The ban follows similar actions from Canada, the EU and Taiwan.

Axios · Feb 28, 2023

White House: No more TikTok on gov't devices within 30 days

The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms leaving White House job

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is leaving her temporary role as a senior official in the Biden administration, but she made clear Monday she intends to stay involved in public policy as she returns to Georgia.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Trump rages at Paul Ryan over 2024 snub

Ryan "couldn’t get elected dogcatcher in the Republican Party!" Trump declared

Salon · Feb 27, 2023

Analysis-Netanyahu's balancing act got harder after post-summit violence

A U.S.-brokered summit had barely ended with pledges to calm violence and slow Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when Palestinian homes were set ablaze by Jewish settlers in retaliation for a deadly Palestinian gun ambush.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Ex-SC mayor taking over White House Office of Engagement

President Joe Biden has appointed a former Columbia, South Carolina, mayor to be a top White House adviser

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Jimmy Carter's final foe: A parasitic worm that preyed on millions in Africa and Asia

ATLANTA — Just a few hours before President Jimmy Carter underwent his first radiation treatment for brain cancer, he spoke of his hope, in the time he had left, to purge the world of a parasitic worm disease.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023

Biden orders door-to-door health surveys after rail disaster

President Joe Biden instructed federal agents responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to go door-to-door to conduct health surveys with impacted families, a White House official said Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

Has Bernie Sanders really helped Joe Biden move further left?

The senator’s relationship with Biden has proven constructive, with an ambitious agenda – but some Sanders aides and supporters offer a mixed verdict

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2023

Harris to promote broadband in South Carolina as 2024 looms

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting the Biden administration’s achievements on broadband internet access during a visit to South Carolina

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023