White House Statement, via Andrew Bates:

'Forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful – it is wrong. And hate speech and hate symbols have no place in America.'

YELLEN: BIDEN HAS BEEN CLEAR THAT ANYONE UNDER $400000 WILL NOT FACE TAX INCREASES

Yellen at Ways and Means hearing says higher tariffs on Chinese steel is 'appropriate,' noting: 'Our firms are cleaner and China in steel suffers from tremendous overcapacity.'

NEW: White House statement via
Andrew Bates on Columbia University U students taking over a building:

“President Biden has stood against repugnant, Antisemitic smears and violent rhetoric his entire life. He condemns the use of the term “intifada,” as he has the other tragic and

White House calls Columbia protestors taking over a building “not peaceful.” 

“It is wrong.” Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told NewsNation this morning.

Via Kevin Liptak: the WH condemns demonstrators taking over academic buildings, saying Biden 'protests must be peaceful and lawful.'

'Forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful – it is wrong. And hate speech and hate symbols have no place in America.' -Andrew Bates

Our hearts are with the families and co-workers of officers in today’s brutal attack, including two state Department of Adult Correction officers working with the US Marshal’s Task Force who were shot and killed. - RC

🎥At the #WHCD2024 :

President Biden called on #Russia to release The Wall Street Journal reporter #EvanGershkovich & Russian-American Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor #AlsuKurmasheva

This week marks 400 days that Evan has been detained, and 200 days for Alsu.

#FreeThePress #FreeAlsu #IStandWithEvan

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.Axios: 'U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh that Israel has given 'a very generous' hostage deal proposal that could lead to a ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it soon.' axios.com/2024/04/29/bli…

.@Axios: “It was a huge week…that could lead to higher wages for millions.”

Thanks to “new rules from federal agencies intent on implementing the White House's pro worker agenda plus a big union victory in the South”

White House condemns Columbia student protest leader who called for Zionists to die ow.ly/C3Fi105qWOL

'White House condemns Columbia student protest leader who called for Zionists to die'
politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

News: WH spokesperson Andrew Bates responds to the reporting on Columbia student leader of recent protests who said at a disciplinary hearing in January that “Zionists don’t deserve to live”

Bates: “These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a

The White House blasted Trump after he twice minimized the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, calling Trump's comments “repugnant and divisive.” trib.al/vZowidy

The The White House 'hit back' at Hamas 'discrediting the group and considering its criticism a badge of honor for the Biden administration.' newsweek.com/white-house-re…

'Congressional Republicans have been direct about why many of them sided with drug cartels and human smugglers over the Border Patrol Union and the Chamber of Commerce — because Donald Trump told them to.' -Andrew Bates

White House seizes on Mitch McConnell saying Trump stalled action on border security nbcnews.com/politics/joe-b…

.Haaretz.com: 'The White House said that Hamas' disapproval of the administration's response to college protests, 'after their acts of unadulterated evil, is a testament to President Biden's moral clarity'' haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Biden White House Hits Back At 'Vicious Terrorist Organization' Hamas Over Criticism Of Anti-Israel Protests mediaite.com/news/biden-whi…