Josh Earnest

Obama to submit Guantanamo prison closure plan; Proposal is illegal according to opposing lawmakers

The Pentagon will submitt its proposal regarding the shut down of the Guantanamo prison facility. Mo...

Feb 23, 2016 12:35 AM EST

U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier

The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian ...

Oct 30, 2015 02:37 AM EDT

China to allow all couples two children to counter aging population

China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades...

Oct 30, 2015 02:31 AM EDT

Obama signs terrorism risk insurance bill into law

President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday a bill that renews for six years a terrorism risk i...

Jan 12, 2015 10:45 PM EST

Secret Service director resigns under fire

U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire on Wednesday after a series of securi...

Oct 01, 2014 11:16 PM EDT

To delay or not: Timing on immigration reform holds risks for Obama

When President Barack Obama stepped into the White House Rose Garden in June to announce he would si...

Sep 03, 2014 09:07 PM EDT