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White House Says Russia Suffered 100,000 Casualties in Ukraine
Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in Ukraine over a five month period, according to US intelligence estimates shared by the White House on Monday.
A significant number of the Russian dead and wounded are believed to be from the Wagner...
Politics
Joe Biden Names First Black, Openly LGBTQ White House Press Secretary
President Joe Biden on Thursday chose Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House Press Secretary—the first Black and the first openly LGBTQ+ individual to serve as the public face of a United States administration.
Jean-Pierre will take over from Jen...
USA
White House Briefed TikTok Stars on Ukraine
The White House briefed a number of top TikTok stars on the war in Ukraine in an attempt to dispel fake news about the conflict last week.
Last Thursday, 30 stars on the video sharing social media app TikTok met...
Animals
White House “Ghost Cat” has Haunted Washington for Decades
Of all the scary things that have gone on in Washington D.C. over the years -- and there have been many -- the “Demon Cat” apparitions have pride of place, at least when it comes to all things Halloween-related.
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Greek News
Greek-American Jen Psaki Named Biden’s White House Press Secretary
Joe Biden has hired an all-female senior communications team for his administration, including naming veteran Democratic spokesperson Jen Psaki as his White House press secretary.
Psaki, of Irish, Greek and Polish descent with her Greek roots in Messinia through her...
Greek News
White House CTO Michael Kratsios Given Top Pentagon Tech Job
The US Department of Defense announced that White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios will take over as acting research and engineering head at the Pentagon.
The statement was released on July 14 by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who said...
Greek News
White House Indirectly Acknowledges Armenian Genocide
In a statement made by White House Press Secretary Kaleigh McEnany on Monday, July 6, the Trump administration appeared to acknowledge the Armenian genocide, albeit indirectly.
The reference was made in regard to the Armenian Genocide Memorial, which had been...
USA
White House Cancels Celebration for Greek Independence Day over Coronavirus
The White House has canceled the upcoming celebration at the White House for the annual commemoration of Greece's Independence Day on March 25.
The decision was taken out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
The event...
Greek News
President Trump Extends White House Invitation to Greek PM
The White House announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump will welcome Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Washington on January 7, 2020.
The statement issued by the White House notes that ''President Donald J. Trump will welcome His...
Diaspora
Greeks, Armenians, Kurds to Rally Against Trump-Erdogan White House Meeting
A large protest at Washington’s Lafayette Park across from the White House is being organized before the Trump-Erdogan meeting on Wednesday by Hellenic, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac-American, Kurdish-American, Arab-American and other human rights groups.
The call for protest accuses Erdogan of a long list of...
Politics
Greek American Michael Kratsios Nominated as White House Chief Technology Officer
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Greek-American Michael Kratsios as Chief Technology Officer of the United States, according to a Bloomberg report.
Kratsios, a former venture capitalist, served as Deputy CTO until now. The CTO post had been vacant for...
Greek News
President Trump to Honor Greek Independence at The White House on March 18
United States President Donald Trump will host an event at the White House on Monday, March 18, 2019 to honor the men and women who fought for Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Many Greeks, Greek Americans and Americans are...
Greek News
White House Intent on F-35 Sales to Turkey
The saga of U.S. warplanes sales to Turkey has taken another twist with the White House apparently intent on supplying the high-tech fighters despite opposition from Congress.
In a letter to the Senate Appropriation Committee head, Richard Shelby, senior White House...
Diaspora
Former White House Chief to Get Greek-American Award
The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation has revealed that former Greek-American White House chief of staff Reince Priebus is to be honored with its 2018 Paradigm Award.
Priebus, a lawyer and politician who is now president and chief strategist of Michael Best...
Diaspora
White House Turns Greek for Independence Day Celebration (photos+video)
A big crowd of Greeks and Greek Americans in Washington have gathered to listen to an address by U.S. President Donald Trump at an event to honor the men and women who fought for Greece's independence.
Trump, standing beside Thessaloniki-born...