The White House responds to young Americans posting praise for Osama bin Laden on TikTok.

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After last night's violence outside DNC headquarters, Biden called into a staff meeting this morning from San Francisco to express appreciation for keeping people safe. He wished them a happy Thanksgiving and 'told them to take care of each other,' the White House says

Biden taking Xi down memory lane

Menu for Biden-Xi lunch in California underway right now

Xi to Biden today in Woodside, California: 'For two large countries like China and the United States, turning their back on each other is not an option. It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other and conflict and confrontation has unbearable consequences for both sides.'

The Rt Hon David Cameron has been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to Dana Bash on Trump vowing to root out 'vermin within the confines of our country'

'I'm not going to talk about candidates in a contested primary.'
Would you condone that?
'You can talk to him about what he's saying.'

Biden, speaking at an Amtrak facility in Delaware just now: 'I know what it feels like to be stuck on the tracks when you’re trying to get home to see the family.'

Biden has brushed away calls to consider the potential political liabilities of sticking to his support for Israel.
To others, it is also the latest example of their claims that he is more in touch with what aides like to call “the quiet majority.”

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A US administration official says tonight they anticipate an overall decrease in Israel’s air campaign in Gaza over the next week and more of a tactical focus on the ground, including clearing out tunnels.

Biden was interrupted at a closed-door fundraiser in Minneapolis tonight by a rabbi calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “I think we need a pause,” Biden said. Asked what he meant, he said: “A pause means give time to get the prisoners out. Give time.”

Diplomatic sources tell me the UAE will seek a binding resolution for an 'immediate humanitarian pause' at the UNSC. The U.S. has so far vetoed a UNSC resolution for a ceasefire. CNN's Kevin Liptak reports what U.S. officials are saying as the crisis becomes more dire.

The White House says Greg Jackson, deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, will arrive in Maine tonight to 'support the community in the wake of the Lewiston tragedy' and coordinate federal support for community needs.

Biden will speak to Netanyahu today, Jake Sullivan tells Jake Tapper, their first conversation since 'second phase' of Israel's war against Hamas began. 'He will continue to reiterate the United States position' on the issue of protecting civilian lives, Sullivan says.

At least 29 journalists have lost their lives since the latest Israel-Gaza conflict began on October 7, making it the deadliest period for journalists covering conflict in decades, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who has been operating in Gaza and posting daily update of what he's seeing, responds to President Biden's comments on the Gaza death toll: 'I've just finished operating on a 13-year-old boy...He's the same age as my child.'
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson received a briefing in the White House Situation Room today on the supplemental funding request for Ukraine and Israel. President Biden stopped by to meet him. Arlette Saenz

Biden on his conversations with Israeli leaders yesterday: “I cautioned the government of Israel not to be blinded by rage.”

(PELLEY) Would you support Israeli occupation of Gaza at this point?
 
(BIDEN) I think it'd be a big mistake.

When President Biden gathered w/ top advisers Tuesday morning to go over the draft of his speech on Israel, he made a clear request: The prepared remarks needed to include more details on the appalling nature of the attacks that began four days earlier. cnn.com/2023/10/12/pol…