White House national security spokesperson John Kirby answers a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 12, 2024. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a joint statement following Kirby's briefing stating, "It appears that m...
“We’ve done the detection, then the analysis. We’ve corroborated the sightings,” the White House spokesperson said. “And in every case that we have examined to date, we have seen nothing, nothing that indicates a public safety risk.” “There are drones flying over the skies of th...
Half of the overall deaths occurred since mid-December, as fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut intensified, an NSC spokesperson said, citing newly downgraded intelligence.Kirby said mercenary group had made incremental gains in Bakhmut in and around Bakhmut over ...
The White House on Thursdaydisclosed additional detailsabout how President Joe Biden and administration officials were able to secure WNBA starBrittney Griner's releaseand return from Russia. White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the deal "really came to fruition in the last week or...
(reuters) - u.s. officials are pushing hard to learn as much as they can about austin tice, the american journalist captured in syria 12 years ago, white house spokesperson john kirby said on tuesday. kirby told reporters the situation in syria could "present an o...
Kirby has been the spokesperson for the Pentagon since the beginning of the administration, speaking frequently in recent months on matters related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Pentagon has declined to comment on the matter. The White House did not immediately respond to ques...
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby denies there was a "public spat" between the Biden White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her controversial visit to Taiwan, despite criticism over their handling of the visit. Kirby joined "America's Newsroom" Tuesday to discuss the White...
Update, March 28, 2023:A day after the Ugandan Parliament passed its Anti-Homosexuality Act, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on March 23called the legislation"one of the most extreme anti-LGBTQI+ laws in the world." National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said t...
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby underscored that the decision on whether to visit the self-ruled island that China claims as its own was ultimately Pelosi’s. He noted that members of Congress have routinely visited Taiwan over the years. ...
North Korea has sent large amounts of weapons to Russia to help Moscow fight its war in Ukraine, the White House has said. Pyongyang has delivered more than 1,000 containers of "equipment and munitions" in recent weeks, National Security Council Spokesperson John ...