The government of Guyana condemned neighboring Venezuela on Wednesday for having passed a law that “creates” a new state out of two-thirds of Guyana’s territory in an effort to annex the historically contested Essequibo region.
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder dodged a question Thursday about why no one in the U.S. was held accountable for a mistaken 2021 drone strike, while demanding Israel punish officials for a similar incident.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby stated that while you can’t equate Israel’s actions to Hamas launching the October 7 attack, “it’s difficult to say” how close Israel is to becoming indistinguishable
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said that the White House doesn’t understand why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned Israeli delegation to the U.S. over the U.S. abstaining
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby acknowledged that the United Nations ceasefire resolution that the United States abstained from the vote on and did not veto “did not condemn Hamas” and
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby repeatedly dodged on whether President Joe Biden agrees with Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) remarks that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an
The report of “turmoil and toxicity” is based on 18 individuals familiar with the team, Politico reported.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby acknowledged that “there are risks” to airdropping aid into Gaza, but “we’ll see what we have to do to expand those going forward. But I
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby responded to claims from former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz that he never spoke with either President Joe Biden or Vice President
John Kirby, President Joe Biden’s national security spokesman, is getting an expanded role at the White House, according to a U.S. official.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military Friday to prepare a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians from the Gaza town of Rafah, on the Egyptian border, and to attack and destroy the last Hamas battalions there.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that an Israeli attack on Hamas in Rafah, the last city in Gaza before the Egyptian border, would be a “disaster” under current conditions, and that “we would not support it.”
Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich challenged White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Monday in the wake of an attack by an Iranian-backed militia that killed three U.S. soldiers.
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether the Biden administration’s failure to deter Iran and its proxies has invited more attacks by stating
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby acknowledged that Iran’s calculus for backing attacks on U.S. troops hasn’t been changed by the Biden administration and the response to the lethal
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that Hamas does hide in hospitals and residential areas and Israel has the right to go after Hamas wherever they hide,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that “there’s obviously more that can be done, not only to create legal pathways, but to enforce the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on why President Joe Biden hasn’t ended catch and release by stating that executive action
The White House said on Wednesday that additional U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen destroyed at least four anti-ship missiles the Houthis were preparing to launch at ships in the Red Sea.
Two Navy SEALs went missing after a ship-boarding operation went awry near Somalia last week, as they were looking for suspected Iranian weapons bound for Yemen, according to reports.
The Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday that container ship traffic through the Red Sea and Suez Canal was down an astonishing 90 percent year-on-year for the first week of January – meaning attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist of Yemen have almost completely shut down one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes.
President Joe Biden first learned just on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s office is investigating itself for breakdowns in notifying Joe Biden and others about his hospitalization.
Tension between Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby is reportedly due in part to a dispute about who calls on reporters.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby defended the Biden administration’s support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Thursday, as UNRWA faces accusations of allowing Hamas terrorists to use its facilities.
The White House called South Africa’s “genocide” claims “meritless, counterproductive, and completely without basis in fact whatsoever.”
Danish shipping giant Maersk suspended Red Sea shipping again on Sunday, calling a 48-hour pause to reconsider its plans for resuming Suez Canal routes after the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen attacked one of its container ships.
John Kirby, the coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, asserted on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s decision to release Colombian businessman Alex Saab, the alleged top money launderer of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, will help curb the large flow of Venezuelan migrants to the United States.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby struggled Thursday when asked to name the top foreign policy achievement for President Joe Biden in 2023.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the suffering that the population of Gaza is experiencing is the fault of Hamas and their choice “to break
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that while the suffering of civilians in Gaza is due to Hamas, Israel has a “special responsibility” and needs to
Kirby said that Hamas did not represent a majority of Palestinians, but polling data from Palestinian sources contradict Kirby’s claim.
White House national security aide John Kirby tried to clean up President Joe Biden’s claim Tuesday that Israel has engaged in “indiscriminate bombing,” telling reporters Wednesday that Biden was expressing concern about civilian casualties in general.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the White House succeeded in convincing Israel to “limit the scope of their operations” in northern Gaza and that while
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Today,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether the Ukraine money requested by the White House will be decisive and isn’t just funding a stalemate
On Tuesday’s edition of CBS’s “America Decides,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that it’s crucial that we get Israel funding, but wouldn’t back off President Joe Biden’s vow to veto an Israel-only bill.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he did not know when hostage discussions will resume between Israel and Hamas will restart after the fighting reignited over the weekend.
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg TV’s “Balance of Power,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby declined to say whether the White House would support Qatar extraditing Hamas leadership in the country and stated that he
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the White House doesn’t support Israel operating against Hamas in the southern portion of Gaza “unless or until they have factored in all those additional civilians” in the area and all civilians in the area.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on reporting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel it doesn’t have the “credit”
