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Online harassment and abuse is increasingly widespread in today’s digitally connected world.   This can include online threats and intimidation as well as various forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV), such as the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, cyberstalking, and sextortion. Women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals are disproportionately affected.  Survivors of online harassment and abuse—especially image-based abuse—are often forced to relive their trauma and face ongoing harm that increases exponentially over time, owing to the viral flow of information on digital media and the difficulty of removing damaging, non-consensual content. Simply put: the scale, reach, and amplification effects of technology platforms…

Oval Office 2:02 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Chancellor, welcome back to the Oval Office.  Welcome back to the White House. Olaf, we’ve — there’s been a lot changing since the last year you were here.  Matter of fact, if I’m not mistaken, you were here in February of 2022, and Russia was amassing its troops — 185,000 troops on the Ukrainian border.  And we made it clear that if he moved, we would both respond.  And together, we made good on that promise that — And I want to thank you, Olaf, for your strong and steady leadership.  And…

On Wednesday, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted over 50 state and local elected officials and community leaders from across Minnesota at a “Communities in Action: Building a Better Minnesota” event. This was the thirteenth state highlighted in a series of “Communities in Action” events that the White House hosts with state, local and Tribal leaders to demonstrate how the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering results for the American people. During the half-day forum, participants heard from Biden-Harris Administration officials – including Department of Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, Chair of the Council on Economic Quality…

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. welcomed Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany to the White House today to reaffirm the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Germany.  At the one-year mark of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the leaders discussed ongoing efforts to provide security, humanitarian, economic, and political assistance to Ukraine and the importance of maintaining global solidarity with the people of Ukraine.  They reiterated their commitment to impose costs on Russia for its aggression for as long as necessary. The leaders also exchanged perspectives on other global issues. ### Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/03/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-chancellor-olaf-scholz-of-germany/

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm from December 21 to December 25, 2022. Federal funding is available to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency…

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates and beats down the rest. We also know where his weak spots are and what atrocities his regime is committing on a daily basis. Message from the source channel owner. Daily War Chronicles: Feygin and @arestovych – English translation #PrivateerStation @Alexey Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE Arestovich…

The United States welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Cindy McCain as the next Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. With decades of humanitarian and business experience, Ambassador McCain will bring her strong leadership to one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world. Her appointment comes at a critical period as the world continues to experience record levels of acute food insecurity, with war and climate change threatening the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. The Biden-Harris Administration has made addressing global food insecurity a top priority, and as the leading donor to WFP…

Letter from Dr. Kevin O’Connor: President Biden’s 16 February 2023 Dermatologic Procedure Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/03/letter-from-dr-kevin-oconnor-president-bidens-16-february-2023-dermatologic-procedure/

Via Teleconference 5:04 P.M. EST MODERATOR:  Hi, everyone.  I hope everybody is having a good evening.  Thanks so much for joining us on our background briefing on Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany’s visit to the White House tomorrow. I just want to run through a couple of ground rules before we get going here.  The call is going to be on background, attributable to a “senior administration official.”  This call is not held under any embargo.  Not for attribution, but for everyone’s awareness — for those on the call, our speaker this evening is [senior administration official]. And we don’t have a ton of…

East Room 11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Please, all — please be seated.  I have to say at the outset — and I’ve had the great honor — and we have other Medal of Honor recipients here — and that I’ve been able to give one of those medals.  And we have five here. But this, Mr. Secretary, may be the most consequential day since I’ve been President.  This is an incredible man.  I — A hundred and fifty-eight years ago today, in the White — in this White House, President Lincoln was putting the final touches on his second…