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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday attempted to explain why Attorney General Pam Bondi talked earlier this year of a Jeffrey Epstein client list but now a Justice Department memo says there is none.

At a press briefing, Fox News’ Peter Doocy noted to Leavitt that the Justice Department and FBI memo “revealed no incriminating client list.”

“So what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said that she had on her desk?” Doocy asked Leavitt.

“Well, I think if you go back and look at what the attorney general said in that interview with your network, on Fox News,” Leavitt said.

“I got the quote,” Doocy said. “[Anchor] John Roberts said, the DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein clients. Will that really happen?’ And [Bondi] said, ‘It’s sitting right now on my desk to review.”

Leavitt responded, “Yes, she was saying the...

Updated, with additional comments: Donald Trump responded to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s dare to administration officials to arrest him, with the president suggesting that he would support such a move by his border czar, Tom Homan.

“I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. “Gavin likes the publicity … but he’s done a terrible job. I like Gavin Newsom. He’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent. Everybody knows.”

Later, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Trump whether an arrest could end up helping Newsom politically. “No, I don’t think it is going to help him. I think it’s going to be very bad for him,” Trump said.

On Saturday, Homan threatened the arrest of even public officials who tried to obstruct immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles. With protests unfolding over the weekend,...

Updated, with additional comments: Elon Musk again attacked the centerpiece of Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, the Big Beautiful Bill Act, this time calling the tax and spending package a “disgusting abomination.”

Musk posted against the legislation late into the night on Tuesday, as GOP leaders on the Hill played defense.

Musk wrote on X on Tuesday, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.”

Later, he wrote, “In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.”

Musk has poured hundreds of millions into supporting Trump, and the GOP had been expecting him to play a major role in the midterms next year.

The New York Times defended its reporting on Elon Musk’s drug use, after he claimed that the publication was “lying” in its article that claimed he was, among other things, “taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.”

Over the weekend, Musk attacked the report from Kristen Grind and Megan Twohey, writing on X that “to be clear, I am Not taking drugs! The New York Times was lying their ass off. I tried *prescription* ketamine a few years ago and said so on...

On May 30, 2025, President Donald Trump told reporters at a White House news conference that no one had formally asked him to grant clemency to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, but that he would “certainly look at the facts” before deciding whether to issue a pardon. Asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy if personal relationships would influence his judgment, Trump replied that he would assess any request impartially, regardless of past friendships.

Combs, founder of Bad Boy Records, faces a federal racketeering and sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan that began with jury selection on May 5, 2025. He is charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors have presented testimony alleging Combs exploited his industry influence over two decades to coerce women into drug-fueled sexual encounters, including accusations of rape by two women; Combs’s defense...

It’s Elon Musk’s last day as an official employee of the federal government, “but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way” — at least according to President Donald Trump’s announcement of his parting press conference with the billionaire.

In an Oval Office presser that mirrored many of the duo’s televised White House appearances, the president thanked Musk for his time leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), and for “willingly” accepting “outrageous abuse and slander and lies and attacks, because he does love our country.

Reporter Peter Doocy was forced to duck for cover live on Fox News on Friday morning (April 11) after a bird landed on his head outside the White House. The moment happened as Doocy was broadcasting live via a video link on the lawns of the White House. After discussing the latest trade war between the United States and China, Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked Doocy about President Donald Trump‘s latest Truth Social post on the matter. Doocy was midway through his answer when a bird swooped into shot and momentarily landed on his head. “A bird just landed on my head!” Doocy yelled as the bird flew at him again, causing him to duck. Earhardt and her co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones started laughing at their colleague as he said, “I did not like that at all!” “The back of your head, your hair is standing up now,...

This early bird got the worm — or in this case, the TV reporter.

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy was the victim of a fly-by hooting on Friday morning when a bird landed on his head during a live appearance on “Fox & Friends.”

“A bird just landed on my head!” Doocy exclaimed.

The bird then appeared to do a quick U-turn and flew by Doocy a second time, causing him to duck. After standing back up, Doocy waved his right hand repeatedly over his head — making it clear his hair was not a landing spot.

You can watch the Doocy vs. Bird moment, below:

'A Bird Just Landed On My Head!': A bird abruptly lands on Fox News' Peter Doocy's head outside the White House

"That's probably so dirty!"

"President Trump, if you're watching upstairs, we got to do something about these birds!" pic.twitter.com/7HRTqhN...

Former President Donald Trump recently expressed his willingness to cover the overtime pay for two astronauts who spent an extended period aboard the International Space Station (Iss). Trump made the remark during an interview with Fox News’ Peter Doocy on March 21, 2025, after being informed that astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had not been compensated for overtime despite spending 286…

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Just a day after she broke into the “Hokey Pokey” song to describe Donald Trump‘s whiplash-inducing tariffs, Whoopi Goldberg debuted a new number of her very own on Wednesday’s (March 12) edition of The View. The first “Hot Topic” agenda item of the day for her and the other cohosts to discuss was Trump’s decision to hock Teslas on the White House lawn to show support for Elon Musk amid lagging sales and stock market value for his signature car company. She introduced a clip of Trump showing off the Tesla, bragging that he paid full price for the vehicle, and fielding a question from Fox News’ Peter Doocy of all people about how Americans who are struggling financially will perceive this stunt. As Goldberg described it, “As economic fears grow and Americans worry about their financial future, there was a fundraiser in front of the White House...

Updated: Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office to sign a series of pardons and executive orders, including his promise to delay implementation of a law restricting TikTok.

The order delays implementation of a law for 75 days, Trump said, as he said that he was determined to find a buyer and work out an arrangement in which the U.S. owns 50% of the platform.

Trump said that the order “gives him the right to sell it or close it,” although he said that he may need to get an approval from China. He insisted that “TikTok is worthless if I don’t approve it.”

The parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, has given no indication that it was willing to sell the social media platform since Congress passed the divest-or-be-banned law in an overwhelming bipartisan vote last week.

Trump is following through on what has been described as a “shock and...

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Fox News Media (Fnm) will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) beginning Sunday, August 18th through Friday, August 23rd. Originating from Chicago, Illinois, the network’s convention coverage will be available across all of Fox News Media’s signature platforms, including Fox News Channel (Fnc), Fox Business Network (Fbn), Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.

Fnc will commence its special coverage from Chicago on Sunday with Fox News Sunday anchored by Shannon Bream (check your local listings). From 10 Am-12 Pm/Et on Fnc, Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will anchor America’s Newsroom, followed by Outnumbered at 12 Pm/Et, America Reports from 1-3 Pm/Et, The Story with Martha MacCallum at 3 Pm/Et and...

Fox News is making some changes to its White House bureau … subtle changes, at least.

The cable news channel has promoted White House correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich to senior White House correspondents. They will both continue to cover the Biden administration, with Heinrich also continuing to host Fox News Audio’s Fox News Rundown podcast.

Doocy, who covered President Biden’s campaign in 2020 and continued in the White House, has long been something of a thorn in the side of Biden’s press team, occasionally sparring during briefings with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and before that Jen Psaki.

The promotions lock in Fox’s White House team during a long 2020 election process.

“Peter’s commitment to providing viewers with hourly news and insight from the White House has remained steadfast since he started in this role straight off the 2020 campaign trail and we’re thrilled to have him continue doing so,...

Fox News has promoted Jacqui Heinrich and Peter Doocy to the titles of senior White House correspondent.

Heinrich was named White House correspondent in 2021, and has since traveled with President Joe Biden to 17 countries and covered the major stories of the administration. She has been on the board of the White House Correspondents’ Association, and co-hosts Fox News Audio’s Fox News Rundown podcast. She joined Fox News in 2018 as a general assignment reporter in New York, and covered the 2020 presidential election and the conventions that cycle. She was promoted to congressional correspondent in 2021 and later to the White House.

Doocy covered Biden on the campaign trail in 2020, and then moved to the White House beat at the start of the new administration. Doocy has drawn attention for some back-and-forths with Biden and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, while he also has covered major events, including the president’s...

Update: President Joe Biden responded to Donald Trump’s claim that he was orchestrating his prosecution and conviction.

“I didn’t know I was that powerful,” Biden told Fox News’ Peter Doocy as the president left the White House this evening, per a pool report.

Doocy also asked Biden whether he is worried that “this could happen to you someday.”

“Not at all. I didn’t do anything wrong. The system still works,” Biden said.

The president also said he had “no idea” whether the conviction will help his rival’s presidential campaign.

Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has keyed in to one moment during Biden’s remarks earlier in the day. After speaking to reporters at the White House, the president turned to leave and was asked by NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell about Trump’s claim that he is a “political prisoner” and that he blames Biden directly.

Joe Biden...

Updated with more details: There’s no Saturday Night Live tonight, but President Joe Biden is just hours away from stepping up as comedian-in-chief at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Along with SNL‘s Colin Jost, Biden will be the headliner Saturday at the annual gathering of politicians, the journalists who cover them, titans of industry, and celebrities. The climax of a weekend of activities and parties from CNN, CAA, WME, UTA, Comcast/NBCUniversal News Group, ABC News, CBS, Politico and Deadline itself, the shindig in the Washington Hilton’s massive ballroom commonly has more power players and famous faces than any international summit or awards show.

Livestream coverage begins at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et via C-span. Watch it live on Deadline here.

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Already soirees all over Washington have seen Jost, spouse Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Chris Pine,...

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Joe Biden angrily denied that he has memory problems as he blasted a special counsel for referencing his mental acuity in a report that was released earlier today.

Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Biden should not be charged over his retention of classified documents, but in his report he made repeated references to the president’s cognitive ability.

“I know there’s some attention paid to language in the report about my recollection of events,” Biden said in remarks in the Diplomatic Room tonight and carried by major networks. “There’s even referenced that I don’t even remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that? Frankly, when I was asked the question I thought to myself it wasn’t any of their damn business.”

Biden added, “Some of you have commented. I wear since the day he died every single day, the rosary...

As House Republicans make public their intent to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, they’re struggling to convince the public — and even themselves — that they’ll be able to obtain the evidence of the high crimes and misdemeanors necessary to impeach a president.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.

Johnson wrote that...

Amongst members of the Senate, Ted Cruz (R) has a storied history of internet mishaps. From liking porn using his official X (Twitter) account to fighting with Big Bird about vaccines, the Texas Senator’s reflexive posting has made him one of the most lampoonable figures in government. But August could go down as a banner month for Cruz, who publicly embraced not one but three easily debunkable hoaxes over the course of just a few weeks.

It’s been more than a decade since the meme known as “Hurricane...

After Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News reached a settlement in their $1.6 billion defamation battle on Tuesday, “The Daily Show” guest host Jordan Klepper had some guesses as to what the network will be doing to make sure their debt is paid off — including “[putting] down Sean Hannity.”

Dominion settled the suit against Fox News for $787.5 million, almost exactly half of what they were suing for. In the end, Fox didn’t apologize for the claims, and didn’t actually admit to knowingly lying to their viewers, but said, “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.”

On Tuesday night, Klepper lamented that the case didn’t go to trial, joking that he was really looking forward to seeing the testimonies given by Fox News hosts. Now, instead of seeing them on the stand, Klepper suspects their shows will be impacted.

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Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in a last-minute settlement on Tuesday that spared the network the humiliation of a publicized defamation trial. If you get your news coverage from Fox’s prime-time stars, however, you’d have no idea it happened.

The outcome of the lawsuit was not mentioned once between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. on Tuesday night — a block of time that includes network headliners Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, all figures who were implicated in Dominion’s case against Fox.

After the White House revealed that classified materials were found stored in the garage of Joe Biden’s Wilmington residence, reporters were anxious to hear an explanation from the president after he gave remarks on the economy.

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked, “Classified material next to your Corvette. What were you thinking?”

“I am going to get a chance to speak on all of this, God willing, soon, but as I said earlier this week — and by the way, my Corvette is in a locked garage, so it is not like it was sitting out on the street … People know that I take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said we are cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”

Biden then read through a statement that largely mirrored that sent out by the White House earlier in the day from Richard Sauber,...

James Corden has absolutely no sympathy for a Truth Social vendor who has reportedly been stiffed out of more than 1 million by twice-impeached former president Donald Trump. According to the late night host, this scenario was all too easy to avoid because of how predictable it was.

According to Fox Business this week, Trump’s social media platform is facing allegations from a vendor of not paying more than 1 million in contractually obligated payments. That vendor is speculated to be RightForge, which entered into an agreement to host Truth Social back in October of last year, but the company declined to comment “on any private matters” to the outlet. Regardless of who the vendor is, though, Corden doesn’t have any words of comfort.

“Look, it’s 2022. If you willingly do work with a Trump business, the problem’s you,” Corden said bluntly. “You knew what was gonna happen, Ok?...

Trevor Noah weighed in on the Supreme Court’s latest decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency during Thursday’s “The Daily Show,” pondering what might be the thing to bring this “radical” Supreme Court to a halt.

“This is one of the most radical Supreme Courts in American history,” the late night host claimed. “They’re also imposing their power on a country that, for the most part, isn’t on board with any of it.”

Noah pointed out that there have been longstanding proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices and imposing term limits. However, he also wondered whether there may be other effective measures like “setting up a trap for Brett Kavanaugh.”

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James Corden Refuses to Call Peter Doocy by Correct Name While ‘Filling In’ as White House Press Secretary (Video)

“You never know,” he said, as a photo of...

While visiting President Joe Biden on Thursday’s episode of “The Late Late Show,” James Corden tried his hand at being the White House press secretary. It was about as chaotic as you’d expect. During his “briefing,” the host outright refused to call Fox News’ Peter Doocy by the correct name.

The bit featured Corden working for a day in the White House, filling in for important staff positions like food service workers and Biden’s personal assistant. He soon made his way to Jen Psaki’s office – Psaki was still working as Biden’s press secretary at the time of filming – saying he had a “hunch” that her job was “just a walk in the park.”

So, after a quick training for the job – along with a list of talking points and the official messaging attached to them – Corden took the podium to face off against a series of regular media figures.

After releasing his election conspiracy documentary “2000 Mules” as an on-demand digital film, far-right filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pivoted to a theatrical release in 411 locations this weekend — including support from national theater chain Cinemark — grossing a reported 751,755.

“2000 Miles” was first released two weeks ago on the video streaming platform Rumble with little mainstream marketing, as even Fox News and Newsmax refused to advertise the film amid their own legal troubles for promoting conspiracy theories from the 2020 presidential election. While D’Souza’s distribution company has provided little data on the film’s on-demand performance, it said in a press release that the film grossed over 1 million in its first 12 hours on Rumble, a result that D’Souza said prompted the theatrical release this weekend.

“With the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, ‘Hey, why didn’t we have this movie in the theater?...

A man bites dog moment happened on Friday in the White House, as the lion laid down with the lamb, at least for a photo.

Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki posed with Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy on her last day of work, as the two frequent combatants let bygones be bygones.

“End of an era in the Brady briefing room!” Doocy captioned the picture posted on his Twitter feed. “Good luck, @jrpsaki.”

The truce was noted by broadcaster Piers Morgan, who weighed in with his own tweet.

“What a partnership,” he wrote. “You both did your jobs superbly well.”

The smiling photo was a reminder of the sometimes tense relationship between Psaki and reporters, with Doocy a particular thorn to her.

Doocy and Psaki exchanged sentiments at a May 5 briefing in the White House press room.. “Sorry to see you go,” Doocy said from his seat.

Jen Psaki held her 224th and final briefing as White House press secretary on Friday and fought back tears as she thanked President Joe Biden, members of the administration and the press staff.

Karine Jean-Pierre, who has served as principal deputy press secretary, will succeed Psaki, who has been in the role for the past 15 months.

In remarks on her tenure, Psaki recounted meeting with Biden and Jill Biden shortly after the election and being “very nervous” when she went to see them.

“Really what we talked about for the majority of our conversation was the importance of returning integrity, respect and civility to the White House,” Psaki said. “The small sliver of my job here and in engaging with all of you, that does not mean that we haven’t let our Irish side show — mine and the president’s as well from time to time. I recognize that.

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy said his final farewells to outgoing White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday, conceding that their regular sparring matches at press briefings likely made him better at his job.

During the morning’s episode of Fox & Friends, Doocy was asked point blank if he will miss Psaki, considering the pair’s long-running rapport.

“I think so, yes. It is the end of an era, like you said Ainsley, because everywhere I have gone for the last year and a half I have people roll down their car windows to say, ‘Hey Peter you have to ask Jen about X, Y or Z,'” he replied. “She has never said I’m not going to answer on that topic and that’s been a big help to everybody that’s watching right now so we will miss that.”

Doocy also praised Psaki for making...

One of the hallmarks of Biden Administration press conferences has been the ongoing repartee between Fox News White House Correspondent/gadfly Peter Doocy and press secretary Jen Psaki.

Doocy’s carefully-crafted questions often take surprising turns and seek to frame events in a politically-disadvantageous way for the administration. They’re meant to to elicit a TV moment.

Psaki has made her mark in the briefing room with replies that are fact-filled, succinct and sometimes — especially to Doocy — a little cutting.

So with Psaki announcing she will leave her post this month, Doocy tried one more time to catch her off guard with the most disarming tactic of all: He played nice.

When the press secretary called on him, Doocy started with, “Sorry to see you go.”

Psaki shot back with a sideways glance and a biting, “Are you?” which elicited laughter across the briefing room, even from Doocy.

“Yes,” he responded,...

When I was a political reporter in Washington, I used to loathe the White House Correspondents Dinner. I hated how it portrayed Beltway journalism as a game. How it reduced the project of government accountability to performative antagonism practiced daily by reporters in White House press briefings — a performance exposed annually at a dinner where the most powerful people in the world would rub elbows and yuck it up about funny “inside jokes” like George W. Bush’s bungling of the Iraq War and the media’s culpability in helping him do it.

Update, 12:22 Pm Pt: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced questions of how she could continue in her role while also negotiating with a media outlet.

At the Friday press briefing, CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked her about reports that she will soon depart to take a role at MSNBC.

“How can you be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media outlet?” Welker asked.

Psaki declined to announce her plans, but said that “I have taken the ethics, legal requirements …very seriously in any discussions and in any considerations about future employment just as any White House official would. And I have taken steps beyond that to ensure there’s no conflicts.”

Psaki returned to the briefing after being absent since last week, when she tested positive for Covid.

Welker again press Psaki on the issue.

“How...

Joe Biden told reporters that he was expressing his “moral outrage” when he said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” but it did not reflect a change in U.S. policy.

Biden made the surprising remark at the end of his speech on Saturday in Poland, and reporters quickly seized on the comment as a new development in the United States’ approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

But the White House quickly issued a statement after the speech to clarify that Biden was not calling for regime change.

Answering questions from reporters, Biden denied that the White House “walked back” his remark, and insisted that it was an expression of “my personal feelings,” particularly after he met with refugees who have fled their native Ukraine amid the Russian attacks.

“I was talking to the Russian people telling them what we thought,” Biden said. Biden also took issue with...

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy tried to play gotcha at Wednesday’s press briefing — but wound up getting schooled by Biden Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki on how pipelines work.

Doocy returned to a favorite theme, asking about the Biden administration’s responsibility for rising gasoline prices. He also pressed Psaki on whether the president might reconsider his decision last year to halt construction on the Keystone Xl pipeline intended to deliver crude oil from Western Canada to refineries in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma.

“Just a quick yes or no. Is a restart of the Keystone Xl construction entirely off the table as long as Joe Biden is president?” Doocy asked.

Psaki responded, “What would that help address?”

Doocy stood his ground: “I’m asking you if it is an option. All options are on the table. Is Keystone one of them?“

And then Psaki shifted into schoolteacher mode.

Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera came under fire Wednesday and Thursday for his comments that nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer would be “affirmative action.”

While Rivera said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Five” that he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris would be a good choice, he knows that’s “not gonna happen.” Instead, he said, the list likely includes other notable Black women. He referred to a promise President Joe Biden made (while campaigning in 2020) to nominate a Black woman, and shared a list of prospective picks that has been widely reported, including by the New York Times.

He added: “It’s interesting that it’s definitely affirmative action, right? As they are considering the seminal affirmative action case against Harvard and University of North Carolina, so it is ironic. It is ironic, but I’m all for targeted, ‘There is...

As reporters were being whisked away from a White House meeting on Monday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy shouted one last question to President Joe Biden.

“Do you think inflation is a political liability …in the midterms?” Doocy could be heard asking.

Biden then could be heard muttering, in a bit of sarcasm, “No, it’s a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.”

The reporters had been brought in to catch a portion of the meeting and Biden’s remarks to his Competition Council, an event on Monday devoted to discussing ways to reduce costs and boost wages.

“Our economy shouldn’t be about people working for capitalism, if should be about capitalism working for people,” Biden said.

As is typical, reporters shouted questions at Biden at the end of his remarks. He answered one, and then White House “wranglers” began to clear the correspondents from the room.

President Joe Biden holds a solo press conference at the White House on Wednesday, one of the few such events he’s had in the 12 months since he took office.

Reporters will likely pepper him with questions about Omicron, the situation with Russia and Ukraine, the status of voting rights and the future of Build Back Better. It would not be at all surprising if he’s asked simply how he thinks he’s done in his first year, the kind of self-assessment the can be telling in and of itself.

What viewers will see are far fewer reporters than normal as social distancing limits the number allowed in the East Room to just 42, this for an event that normally packs in as many journalists as possible.

That’s a reflection of the surprises and setbacks for Biden as his presidency reaches the one-year mark on Thursday. His administration has...

One year into the Biden administration, the nation’s big TV news organizations’ hopes for a return to normalcy have yet to be borne out.

While White House activity has found a more familiar cadence during President Joe Biden’s first year — ABC News political director Rick Klein calls it “professional” — many of the TV reporters who cover the place say their working lives have yet to return to pre-Trump rhythms. The ongoing pandemic and ramped up demands for streaming initiatives have increased pressure on correspondents and news organizations at a time when traditional ratings are down.

“Today was bananas,” says Cecilia Vega, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, during a recent phone interview that started just after 11 a.m. — before the day was even halfway through. She had been working furiously since 5 in the morning. “Is it slower? We are not at the point at the White House where...

A suspect was arrested on Wednesday on arson charges for setting fire to a 50-foot Christmas tree outside of Fox News headquarters in New York.

Police identified the suspect as Craig Tamanaha, 49, a homeless man whose last known address was in Brooklyn.

New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told Wpix-tv in New York that it “is probably a little preliminary to say what the motivation was. Was mental illness a factor? We are looking at all of that and will probably have more to say.” Shea said that the suspect was “an individual that is known to us. he has a series of low level arrests and drug arrests,” along with appearance tickets and arrests from out of state.

Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News’ Fox News @ Night, reported on the blaze early on Wednesday.

.@ShannonBream offers an update on the Fox News Christmas tree, which caught fire earlier tonight:...

White House adviser Cedric Richmond said today that the US Justice Department will determine the compensation amount in legal cases brought by immigrants whose US migration included family separations.

Richmond said that settling the cases will save taxpayers money. Reports indicate that the settlements could run as high as $450,000 per family member.

“If the DOJ determines that it saves the taxpayers money and it rights a wrong, then they will make the determination that is necessary and I would assume if they make a determination, they’ll come up with what they think is an adequate dollar amount,” Richmond said on “Fox News Sunday.”

President Joe Biden has apparently reversed his stance on the Wall Street Journal story about planned payments to immigrant families. He branded the Wall Street Journal report as “garbage” earlier this week.

Biden, speaking at a press conference to celebrate his victory on the $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that passed this week,...

President Joe Biden took a bit of a victory lap at the White House the morning after the House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, after a wrenching process by Democrats to unite their progressive and moderate wings.

Appearing with Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden said that there would be a formal signing ceremony “soon.”

Aware that so much of the focus has been on the legislative wrangling to secure passage — a process often labeled as “sausage making” — Biden used a portion of his appearance at the White House in outlining what the bill actually does.

“This is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild America,” Biden said of the package, which includes money to fix roads and bridges, upgrade passenger rail, modernize ports and airports and build out high speed internet service, particularly to rural areas. It also includes money for clean energy technology, the most visible of which may be...

President Joe Biden, facing the worst day of his presidency, mourned the loss of U.S. servicemen and civilians killed in a deadly attack outside the Kabul airport, but he vowed that the Afghanistan evacuation mission would continue.

“We can and we must complete this mission and we will,” Biden said in remarks, carried on major broadcast and cable networks. “That’s what I’ve ordered them to do. We will not be deterred by terrorists.”

He appeared close to choking up as he talked of those who were killed, and to anger as he spoke of those responsible for the attack.

A dozen U.S. service members were killed and 15 injured in the attack, according to the Pentagon, while reports indicated more than 60 Afghan nationals were killed in the attack. The attack was at an entrance gate to the Kabul airport, where the U.S. military is evacuating Americans and allies by an Aug.

Fox News has tapped Jacqui Heinrich to serve as White House correspondent, reporting on Joe Biden’s presidency alongside Peter Doocy.

The network also named Aishah Hasnie as congressional correspondent, and Alexandria Hoff as a Washington based general assignment reporter.

Heinrich most recently was congressional correspondent for the network, as she reported on Biden’s inauguration and first address to a joint session of Congress, as well as the campaign trail and conventions in 2020. She also is a co-host of Fox News Audio’s The Fox News Rundown podcast. She joined the network in 2018, and previously was an anchor for Wfxt-tv, Fox’s Boston affiliate.

Her appointment follows the departure in May of White House correspondent Kristin Fisher, who left for CNN to cover the space program.

Hasnie, who will start in mid-August, most recently served as the network’s New York-based correspondent, reporting on the front-lines of the Covid-19 crisis,...

Fox News Channel is making changes in its D.C. bureau, naming Jacqui Heinrich White House correspondent, and Aishah Hasnie congressional correspondent.

Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.

Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...

Fox News Channel is making changes in its D.C. bureau, naming Jacqui Heinrich White House correspondent, and Aishah Hasnie congressional correspondent.

Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.

Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...

Former President Barack Obama has scaled back plans for what was to be a 60th birthday bash at Martha’s Vineyard this weekend due to the rise in coronavirus cases.

“This outdoor event was planned months ago in accordance with all public health guidelines and with covid safeguards in place,” Hannah Hankins, a spokesperson for the Obamas, said in a statement to media outlets. “Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends. President Obama is appreciative of others sending their birthday wishes from afar and looks forward to seeing people soon.”

Obama’s birthday is actually today, but the event was to be held at the former First Family’s estate on the island, with reports that such celebrities like Steven Spielberg would attend along...

Updated, with Facebook response: President Joe Biden lashed out at social media platforms as the conduits for the spread of misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccines, reflecting the concern that the White House has over the spread of the Delta variant among the unvaccinated.

As Biden left for Camp David on Friday, NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked Biden, “On the topic of disinformation, what’s your message to platforms like Facebook?”

“They’re killing people,” Biden said. “Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.”

Facebook has defended its actions to root out disinformation on their platform, but the White House has called for the company to take greater steps.

In response to Biden’s comment, Facebook spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement, “We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than...

Update, 3:53 Pm Pt: Joe Biden told reporters Friday that it was “simply wrong” and that he would not let the Justice Department seize phone or email records from reporters during his tenure.

Biden told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the practice was “absolutely, positively, it’s wrong. It’s simply, simply wrong.”

“I will not let that happen,” Biden said.

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer responded, “That is really encouraging news, especially those of us, we are all biased,” referring to concerns among journalists that such actions stifle the reporting process.

CNN reported on Thursday that its Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, was informed that during the Trump administration, prosecutors had secretly obtained her phone records, presumably as part of a leak investigation. The Washington Post reported recently that three of its journalists also had their phone records for that year also seized.

Biden’s remarks are significant because White House...

Kristin Fisher, who has been White House correspondent for Fox News since 2019, announced Friday that she is leaving the network.

She made the announcement on Special Report with Bret Baier, telling the anchor, “This is my last live shot on my last day at Fox News and I’ve had an incredible run.”

She did not say what she would be doing next. But according to a source familiar with her plans, Fisher is going to CNN to cover space as a correspondent. A spokesperson for CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reporting from the North Lawn of the White House, she said, “I started out 6 years ago on the early morning weekend shift. I made it all the way to the White House, which is something that has been at the very top of my career bucket list ever since I was a very little girl.