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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
27 Apr

Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images

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Today, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council chaired a working meeting with bipartisan state legislators from 12 states, alongside survivors, legal experts and practitioners, on proposed actions to strengthen protections for survivors of non-consensually distributed intimate images (NDII) and hold offenders accountable. As online harassment and abuse have become common features of the digital world, the non-consensual sharing, dissemination, and monetization of intimate videos and images has become alarmingly widespread. In a survey conducted by the National Domestic Violence Hotline in 2022, 27% of respondents reported being threatened with the posting of intimate/sexual…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
27 Apr

White House Releases State Dinner Guest List

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This evening, the President and the First Lady of the United States will host President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee, First Lady of the Republic of Korea, for a State Dinner.    The following is a complete list of expected guests:     THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN   HIS EXCELLENCY YOON SUK YEOL, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND MRS. KIM KEON HEE Mr. Michael Arden The Honorable Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Charlene Austin Mr. Joe Bae & Mrs. Janice Bae The Honorable Charlie Baker, Former Governor of Massachusetts The…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Statement from White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt on Cut Growth Act Overnight Deals

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Speaker McCarthy has cut a deal with the most extreme MAGA elements of his party to accelerate taking food assistance from hundreds of thousands of older Americans and to carve out one industry from his draconian cuts without making a single change to provisions that will strip away health care services for veterans, cut access to Meals on Wheels, eliminate health care coverage for millions of Americans, and ship manufacturing jobs overseas. House Republicans are selling out hard-working Americans in order to defend their top priority: restoring the Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest and corporations at a cost of…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea at Arrival Ceremony

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South Lawn 10:27 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Good morning, good morning, good morning.  (Applause.)  What a beautiful day to invite great friends back to the White House.  And welcome to the White House. Today — today, we celebrate the ironclad alliance, the shared vision of our future, and the deep friendship that unites the Republic of Korea and the United States. President Yoon, Mrs. Kim, you were kind enough to host me in Seoul last year just 10 days after your inauguration. And Jill and I, we’re honored to be able to return some of your hospitality with your second state visit to…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Statement from Vice President Harris on Bosch Semiconductors Announcement

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This $1.5 billion investment will bring down costs, strengthen our electric vehicle supply chain, help rebuild American manufacturing, and create economic opportunity for the working families of California. And it will put more electric vehicles on the road, a priority I have worked on since I served in the United States Senate. All of this was made possible by our Administration’s Investing in America agenda. Unfortunately, House Republicans are working to undo our progress. They want to defund American manufacturing and ship jobs overseas. President Biden and I will never let that happen. ### Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/26/statement-from-vice-president-harris-on-bosch-semiconductors-announcement/
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea Before Bilateral Meeting

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Oval Office 11:16 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. President, a friend, we’re honored to celebrate with you the 70th — the 70th anniversary of our alliance with you, with Korea.  And the — and as President Eisenhower said all those years ago — he said, quote, “The security of an individual nation in a free world depends upon the security of its partners.” And today, I’m proud to say, Mr. President, I think that our partnership is ready to take on any challenges we may face.  We see it in the Indo-Pacific, where our alliance is the linchpin of regional security and…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea in Joint Press Conference

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 Rose Garden 1:43 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. President, it’s good to see you again, my friend. We’ve met several times over the last year.  And each time, we have deepened our nations’ partnership and for the benefit, I think, of both our peoples.  And today is no exception. Our nations’ relationship is a — has a been a great success story.  The alliance formed in war and has flourished in peace. Seemingly every day, we’ve launched new areas of cooperation on cyber, strategic technologies, space, democracy, and all the areas that matter most to our future. Because of…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Political Event on Reproductive Rights

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Howard UniversityWashington, D.C. 6:57 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  You know!  Hey, Bison!  (Applause.)   Please have a seat.  Please have a seat.  AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT:  (Laughs.)  Well, let me start where — Brittany, where are you?  Where did she go?  Brittany?  This is not on.  (Changes microphones.) Brittany, you are extraordinary.  We — my sister, my soror.  We talked backstage.  And, you know, I was talking to some of the incredible leaders who are here just before I walked out.  And it takes an incredible, particular kind of courage to…
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Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images
26 Apr

Joint Statement from the Presidents of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea on the Identification of Medal of Honor Recipient from Korean War

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The United States of America and Republic of Korea are honored to announce that Army Corporal Luther H. Story, of Buena Vista, Georgia, killed during the Korean War and missing for 73 years, has been accounted for.  In late August 1950, U.S. forces in Korea were primarily located along the Pusan Perimeter, a defensive formation around the towns of Pusan and Yeongsan, South Korea, along the eastern shore of the Naktong River.  On August 31, members of A and B Companies of the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division took the brunt of large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army. …
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