query: who sits in the front row at the white house press briefing

pos: White House press corps White House press corps The White House press corps is the group of journalists, correspondents, or members of the media usually stationed at the White House in Washington, D.C., to cover the President of the United States, White House events, and news briefings. Their offices are located in the West Wing. The White House Press Secretary or a deputy generally holds a weekday news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. The room currently seats 49 reporters. Each seat is assigned to a news gathering organization, with the most prominent organizations occupying the first two rows. Reporters who

neg: Helen Thomas press conference on November 30, 2007, Thomas questioned White House Press Secretary Dana Perino as to why Americans should depend on General David Petraeus in determining when to re-deploy U.S. troops from Iraq. Perino began to answer, when Thomas interjected with "You mean how many more people we kill?" Perino immediately took offense, responding: Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements. This is a...it is an honor and a privilege to be in the briefing room, and to suggest that we, the United States,

neg: Sami Al-Arian against Arab-Americans, Al-Arian began campaigning for Bush as the candidate most likely to end discrimination. During the White House briefing that announced Bush as the winner of the election, Al-Arian received a spot in the front row for his voter outreach efforts in Florida. On June 20, 2001, Al-Arian joined 160 Muslim-American activists in a White House briefing with Bush senior adviser Karl Rove. But in a separate White House event on June 28, his son Abdullah – a congressional intern – made national headlines when he was escorted out by Secret Service without explanation. Twenty four Muslim community leaders

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room shot and permanently disabled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981. In December 2005, the White House announced the intention to renovate the aging Press Briefing Room and cramped press corps offices. On August 2, 2006, the final briefing was held, and President George W. Bush hosted several previous press secretaries at a closing ceremony and there was some hesitation and concern about whether the press would be allowed to return to the White House. In the interim, the White House Conference Center was used as temporary location for press conferences. President Bush reopened the renovated room

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room and general press news conferences took place in various locations, including the Indian Treaty Room, the State Department auditorium, and the White House East Room. In 1969, to accommodate the growing number of reporters assigned to the White House, President Richard Nixon had the indoor swimming pool, which had been installed by the March of Dimes for Franklin D. Roosevelt, covered and turned into press offices and a lounge that could double as a briefing room. In 2000, the room was renamed the "James S. Brady Press Briefing Room" in honor of James Brady, the press secretary who had been

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room press staff. James S. Brady Press Briefing Room The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room is a small theater in the West Wing of the White House where the White House Press Secretary gives briefings to the news media and the President of the United States sometimes addresses the press and the nation. It is located between the workspace assigned to the White House press corps and the office of the Press Secretary. The first presidential press conference was held on 15 March 1913 in the Oval Office, during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Subsequently, through to 1969, communications from

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room James S. Brady Press Briefing Room The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room is a small theater in the West Wing of the White House where the White House Press Secretary gives briefings to the news media and the President of the United States sometimes addresses the press and the nation. It is located between the workspace assigned to the White House press corps and the office of the Press Secretary. The first presidential press conference was held on 15 March 1913 in the Oval Office, during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Subsequently, through to 1969, communications from the President

neg: Press gaggle fake news." Press gaggle A press gaggle (as distinct from a press conference or press briefing) is an informal briefing by the White House Press Secretary which (as used by press secretaries for the George W. Bush administration) is on the record, but disallows videography. The term can refer to the informal interactions between the press and the press secretary that occur before a videotaped press briefing. A former member of the White House press corps provided the following historical context: The blog maintained by "Newsweek" magazine's political reporters is called The Gaggle; on their main page, their definition for

neg: Press gaggle Press gaggle A press gaggle (as distinct from a press conference or press briefing) is an informal briefing by the White House Press Secretary which (as used by press secretaries for the George W. Bush administration) is on the record, but disallows videography. The term can refer to the informal interactions between the press and the press secretary that occur before a videotaped press briefing. A former member of the White House press corps provided the following historical context: The blog maintained by "Newsweek" magazine's political reporters is called The Gaggle; on their main page, their definition for "gaggle" when

neg: West Wing placed on the opposite wall providing secure audio and visual conference capabilities across the hall from the Oval Office. During the 1930s, the March of Dimes constructed a swimming pool so that Franklin Roosevelt could exercise, as therapy for his polio-related disability. Richard Nixon had the swimming pool covered over to create the Press Briefing Room, where the White House Press Secretary gives daily briefings. The journalists, correspondents, and others who are part of the White House press corps have offices near the press briefing room. The West Wing ground floor is also the site of a small dining facility

neg: White House Press Secretary He gave daily briefings to the press in the morning, which were attended by as many as thirty reporters. By formalizing the press briefing process, Tumulty laid the groundwork for what would later be called the White House Press Briefing. Tumulty also worked to clarify embargo rules for the press, ordering that the exact time a press embargo was lifted be noted on the confidential information that was being released. Despite being nicknamed "Silent Cal", many reporters covering the White House found President Calvin Coolidge to be fairly accessible once he took office in 1923 following the death of President

neg: Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Fielding "didn’t give a rat’s ass" as Bush would be in charge when he arrived. At the same time, a press conference was underway in the White House Briefing Room. CBS reporter Lesley Stahl asked deputy press secretary Larry Speakes who was running the government, to which Speakes responded, "I cannot answer that question at this time". Upon hearing Speakes' remark, Haig wrote and passed a note to Speakes, ordering him to leave the dais immediately. Moments later, Haig himself entered the Briefing Room, where he made the following controversial statement: Despite his familiarity with the Briefing Room from serving

neg: Presidency of Donald Trump 24, the administration blocked reporters from "The New York Times", BuzzFeed News, CNN, "Los Angeles Times" and "Politico" from attending an off-camera briefing with Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Reporters from "Time" magazine and The Associated Press chose not to attend the briefing in protest at the White House's actions. "The New York Times" described the move as "a highly unusual breach of relations between the White House and its press corps", and the White House Correspondents' Association issued a statement of protest. In March, all major U.S. television networks declined to air a paid campaign ad placed by the 2020

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room different backdrop for the press conferences, which now featured a softly lit screen flanked by mock columns, instead of the previous blue curtain. The new podium contained video screens for teleconferencing and multimedia displays. For safety reasons, the trapdoor which provided access to the old swimming pool (a popular stop for visitors) was replaced by a discreet staircase. Despite complaints about the previous briefing room's lack of space, the current briefing room has only one more press seat than it did prior to renovation. The seating assignments are organized by the White House Correspondents' Association, not by the White House

neg: White House Correspondents' Association White House Correspondents' Association The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the President of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914 by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a United States congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson. The WHCA operates independently of the White House. Among the more notable issues handled by the WHCA are the credentialing process, access to the President and physical conditions in the White House press briefing rooms. Its most high-profile activity

neg: Dan Froomkin Post don't like WPNI columnist Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing," which is highly opinionated and liberal. They're afraid that some readers think that Froomkin is a Post White House reporter." Howell continues: There was some support from reader for Froomkin in editorial correspondence about the matter. On January 30, 2007, "White House Briefing" was renamed "White House Watch". Froomkin is also deputy editor of "Nieman Watchdog: Questions the press should ask", a blog hosted by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University that, according to his account of it, "seeks to encourage more informed reporting by soliciting probing questions

neg: White House Press Secretary White House Press Secretary The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States government administration, especially with regard to the President, senior executives, and policies. The press secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and issues the administration's reactions to developments around the world. The press secretary interacts with the media, and deals with the White House press corps on a daily basis, generally in a daily press briefing. The press secretary serves by the

neg: Dana Perino Dana Perino Dana Marie Perino (born May 9, 1972) is an American political commentator and author who served as the twenty-fourth White House Press Secretary, serving under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009. She was the second female White House Press Secretary, after Dee Dee Myers, who served during the Clinton Administration. She is currently a political commentator for Fox News, while also serving as a co-host of the network's talk show "The Five", and is a book publishing executive at Random House. On October 2, 2017, she began hosting "The Daily Briefing with

neg: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the morning of July 11, 2007. He held his first formal press conference in the new briefing room the next day, following the release of a report on the progress of the Iraqi government. The modernization cost nearly US$8.5 million. Of that sum, $2.5 million was funded by the media, and the remainder was funded by tax dollars. Each correspondent's seat was priced at $1,500. Beneath the current press room lies the former White House swimming pool that has since become a computer server room. The most noticeable change to the briefing room was a

neg: White House Press Secretary briefing room, which was redone by the George W. Bush administration in 2007. When Woodrow Wilson was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1910, he asked Joseph P. Tumulty to serve as his Private Secretary. When he was elected president two years later, he brought Tumulty with him to the White House, where Tumulty served as Private Secretary to the President. As private secretary, Tumulty dealt extensively with the press. At the outset of the administration, Tumulty convinced Wilson, who was known for his distaste of the press, to hold news conferences on a regularized schedule, sometimes as much as

neg: Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act title is a backronym of "covfefe", a misspelled word in a May 31, 2017 tweet sent by Trump, reading "Despite the constant negative press "covfefe"". This incomplete tweet was liked and retweeted hundreds of thousands of times, making it one of the most popular tweets of 2017, as people speculated on its meaning. By 5:48 AM ET, the tweet was deleted, and at 6:09 AM ET, Trump's account tweeted, "Who can figure out the true meaning of 'covfefe' ??? Enjoy!" During the May 31 White House press briefing, Hunter Walker of Yahoo! News asked White House press secretary Sean Spicer

neg: White House Correspondents' Association is the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is traditionally attended by the President and covered by the news media. Not every member of the White House press corps is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association. The current leadership team of the White House Correspondents' Association includes: The WHCA is responsible for assigning seating in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House. The WHCA's annual dinner, begun in 1921, has become a Washington, D.C. tradition and is traditionally attended by the president and vice president. Fifteen presidents have attended at

neg: Andrew Feinberg Sputnik News editor Peter Martinichev in December 2016 and was hired as Sputnik's first full-time White House Correspondent, joining the DC bureau at the beginning of the Trump Administration. While working for Sputnik Feinberg covered daily press briefings and other events at the White House while working out of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. In March 2017, he became the first Sputnik reporter to apply for permanent White House press credentials. On Friday, May 26 Feinberg announced on Twitter that he was no longer working for Sputnik. In an interview with Erik Wemple of the "Washington Post", he

neg: Mark Smith (journalist) in Colbert's book, I am America (And So Can You!). Also during his presidency, Smith oversaw the renovations of the White House Press Corps facilities, including the White House Press Briefing Office. In September 2011, he was attacked for his transcription of President Obama's speech at a Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner by some critics who said leaving off the "g" in the words "complaining," "grumbling" and "crying" was racist. Smith said he accurately reflected Obama's choice to speak this way to a black audience. Smith was born on Long Island in New York. He currently lives in the Washington,

neg: Frederica Wilson it still hurt". Trump later called Wilson's characterization of the conversation a "fabrication." Johnson's mother confirmed Wilson's account on October 18, at which point the White House ceased disputing Wilson's account of the phone call and instead claimed that she was "mischaracterizing the spirit" of the conversation. On October 23, Johnson's widow also confirmed Wilson's account. On October 19, 2017, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly gave a press briefing at the White House. Kelly, who is a gold star parent and was present at Trump's end during the phone conversation, did not deny that Trump said the

neg: Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories Despite these concerns, both Obama and his press secretary have responded to reporters' questions about the issue. At the end of the May 27, 2009, press briefing, "WorldNetDaily" reporter Lester Kinsolving asked about Obama's birth certificate. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs replied, "It's on the Internet", to which Kinsolving responded "No, no, no – the long form listing his hospital and physician." Gibbs responded as follows: At a July 27, 2009, press briefing, radio talk show host Bill Press asked Gibbs if there was anything he could say to make the issue go away. Gibbs answered, "No. I mean,

neg: White House business meetings and where the Cabinet meets, as well as the White House Situation Room, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, and Roosevelt Room. In 2007, work was completed on renovations of the press briefing room, adding fiber optic cables and LCD screens for the display of charts and graphs. The makeover took 11 months and cost of $8 million, out of which news outlets paid $2 million. In September 2010, a two-year project began on the West Wing, creating a multistory underground structure; this will be followed with additional renovation of the wing. The Oval Office, Roosevelt Room, and

neg: Jackson Place strategic protest of the White House which lasted over two years working towards women's suffrage. It was the longtime home of the Council on Environmental Quality. 726 Jackson Place was used as temporary White House Press Briefing Room from August 2006 to July 2007 during renovations to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. 730 Jackson Place serves as federal offices. Current tenants include the Council on Environmental Quality. 734 Jackson Place, a National Historic Landmark, served as the headquarters of the American Peace Society between 1911 and 1946. In the 1970s it was combined with an adjacent building to

neg: Ron Ziegler White House Press Secretary in history. He was also the first Press Secretary to use the White House Press Briefing Room when it was completed in 1970. Historically, White House press secretaries had been recruited from the ranks of individuals with substantial journalistic experience, such as Stephen Early and Pierre Salinger, raising the question of whether Ziegler was qualified for the position he filled within the Nixon Administration. The hiring of Ziegler was seen by many, and later confirmed by Haldeman himself, as a cog in Nixon's plan to undermine the press; Ziegler's ability to execute the chief of staff's

neg: First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and "The Washington Times" were invited along with Fox News, Reuters, Bloomberg News, CBS and Hearst Communications. Reporters from the "Associated Press" and "Time" walked out of the briefing in protest. Media outlets allowed into the gaggle shared full details of the briefing, including their audio, with the entire press corps. Fox News "joined a complaint by the chair of the five-network television pool", although their journalist was not banned. The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) lodged a complaint. Spicer explained that the White House is fighting against "unfair coverage." On April 11, while defending President Trump's decision to bomb

neg: Brian Karem once again called out Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a White House Press briefing on the Administration's policy of seizing children from their parents at US border crossings: "Come on, Sarah, you’re a parent! Don’t you have any empathy for what these people are going through?” “They have less than you do. Sarah, come on, seriously." Brian Karem Brian Karem is an American journalist and White House correspondent for "Playboy". Karem is the former Executive Editor of The Montgomery County Sentinel. He was the 1991 recipient of the National Press Club Freedom of the Press award for refusing to reveal his

neg: The Gateway Pundit Wintrich has collaborated with Milo Yiannopoulos, former editor at Breitbart News. As official correspondents, Hoft and Wintrich can now attend all press briefings and address their questions to the White House press secretary. In an interview, Wintrich described how they will "be reporting far more fairly than a lot of the very left-wing outlets that are currently occupying the briefing room. We will be doing a little trolling of the media in general here". According to Wintrich, "The Gateway Pundit"'s mission in the White House is "to help drain the press swamp" by covering the press corps' "very leftist and

neg: Mikhail Sagatelyan these men were just fishing for intelligence to send to Moscow. Nevertheless, the Kennedys sensed a flexibility on the Soviet side. At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, on 22 October 1962, Sagatelyan was ejected from a U.S. State Department press briefing. Sagatelyan was ordered out of the unannounced briefing when he arrived; a State Department official later stated, "He was just not invited, that's all." The Pentagon Papers indicate that in 1965 an attempt at informal discussions about the situation in Vietnam took place with Sagatelyan and former White House press secretary Pierre Salinger as go-betweens. He subsequently

neg: West Wing West Wing The West Wing of the White House houses the offices of the President of the United States. The West Wing contains the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Situation Room, and the Roosevelt Room. The West Wing's four floors contain offices for the Vice President, White House Chief of Staff, the Counselor to the President, the Senior Advisor to the President, the White House Press Secretary, and their support staffs. Adjoining the press secretary's office, in the colonnade between the West Wing and the Executive Residence is the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room along with work space

neg: Sarah Huckabee Sanders worked as executive director of Huck PAC, a political action committee. She also was national campaign manager for the ONE Campaign, an international organization aimed at ending global poverty and preventable diseases. In 2016, after managing her father's presidential campaign, she signed on as a senior adviser for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, handling the Trump campaign's communications for coalitions. After Donald Trump was elected, Sanders was named to the position of deputy White House press secretary in his new administration. On May 5, 2017, she held her first White House press briefing, standing in for Press Secretary Sean Spicer,

neg: Waco, Texas siege. During the presidency of George W. Bush, Waco was the home to the White House Press Center. The press center provided briefing and office facilities for the press corps whenever Bush visited his "Western White House" Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, about northwest of Waco. On May 17, 2015, a violent dispute among rival biker gangs broke out at Twin Peaks restaurant. The Waco police intervened, with nine dead and 18 injured in the incident. More than 170 were arrested. No bystanders, Twin Peak employees, or officers were killed in the process. This was the most high-profile criminal incident

neg: White House Press Secretary of press secretary was elevated to that of a senior advisor to the president. The press secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and around the world, and interacting with the media, generally in a daily press briefing. The information includes items such as a summary of the president's schedule for the day, whom the president has seen, or had communication and the official position of the administration on the news of the day. The press secretary traditionally also fields questions from the White House press corps in briefings and press conferences, which

neg: Annabeth Schott in for C.J., is often occupied by his duties as White House Communications Director. Although able to talk to reporters effectively outside of the realm of press briefings, Annabeth finds herself nervous in the formal briefing setting. Instead, she does her best to coach Toby, who is prickly and mumbly with the press, to use his natural "watchable quality" to turn him into an able Acting Press Secretary. Toward the end of Season 6, Annabeth assists Leo McGarry in running the 2006 Democratic National Convention. Leo is announced as the vice-presidential running mate of Matt Santos at convention and in

neg: Josh Earnest May 30, 2014, Obama announced that Josh Earnest would succeed Carney as the White House press secretary. In an annual survey conducted by the Politico Magazine in April 2015, he was voted the most helpful press official in the Obama administration and the best White House press secretary by nearly 70 journalists. He delivered his last press briefing of the Obama administration as press secretary, on January 17, 2017. Earnest has worked as a political analyst and commentator for NBC News and MSNBC since March 2017. In May 2018, Earnest began serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

neg: Scott Stanzel the private sector to work for Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, as a Senior Public Relations Manager. In this position, he planned media relations activities and served as a spokesman for Microsoft on security issues. On November 29, 2006, Bush's appointment of Stanzel to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary brought his return to the White House. In this role, Stanzel served as a spokesman for Bush on a variety of issues, including homeland security, education, agriculture and energy. Stanzel conducted numerous on camera briefings in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House and at

neg: Fire and Fury stating they were based on the full book. That day, preorders of the book made it the number 1 bestseller in the country. "Fire and Fury" debuted at number one on "The New York Times" Best Seller list, and within a week had become the fastest selling book in the publisher's history, with over 700,000 orders shipped and 1.4 million orders placed. At her daily press briefing on January 3, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, called the book "trashy tabloid fiction" and "filled with false and misleading accounts." The White House released a statement saying that Bannon

neg: Sean Spicer briefing, conservative political analyst Bill Kristol wrote: "It is embarrassing, as an American, to watch this briefing by Sean Spicer from the podium at the White House." "Vanity Fair" described Spicer's statement as "peppered with lies", and "The Atlantic" described Spicer's briefing as "bizarre". The article referred to the "Trump administration's needless lies" and noted that Spicer's statements appeared to involve a "deliberate attempt to mislead". Glenn Kessler of "The Washington Post" gave Spicer's claims four Pinocchios, writing that he was so appalled by the press secretary's performance that he wished he could have given him five Pinocchios instead of

neg: Trials of Paul Manafort the court listing five areas in which they say Manafort lied to them, which they said negated the plea agreement. It was also revealed that Manafort, through his attorney, had been briefing White House attorneys about his interactions with the special counsel's office. A tentative sentencing date for Manafort's guilty plea in the D.C. case has been set for March 2019. When White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked at a press conference on August 22, 2018, whether Trump might pardon Manafort, she told reporters, "I am not aware of any conversations regarding that at all." However, during

neg: Sean Spicer 2017, the White House selectively blocked several news outlets—including the BBC, CNN, "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times" and "Politico"—from an off-camera briefing (or "gaggle") with Spicer, a move that prompted strong objections from the outlets concerned, as well as by the White House Correspondents' Association. "The Washington Post" wrote that the barring of the outlets was "a rare and surprising move that came amid President Trump's escalating war against the media." Reporters from the Associated Press and "Time" magazine were admitted to the briefing, but chose not to attend in protest of the exclusion of other journalists. On

neg: Jon Decker Decker was involved in a controversy in which he confronted a reporter from "The Gateway Pundit", Lucian Wintrich, and announced to the White House briefing room that Wintrich's news organization hated "blacks, Jews, Hispanics," according to a BuzzFeed reporter. Jon Decker Jonathan P. Decker is an American journalist and White House correspondent. Since 1995, he has served as a member of the White House press corps, and since 2014 as the White House correspondent for Fox News Radio. He was also previously a White House correspondent for SiriusXM's "White House Insider" program, and several other news organizations. Decker was born

neg: Andrew Napolitano a "back-channel", but stressed that the GCHQ did not "wiretap" Trump or his associates and that alleged information sharing by the GCHQ was not done at the direction of the Obama administration. On March 16, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer repeated Napolitano's claim at a White House press briefing. The following day, GCHQ responded with a rare public statement: "Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct 'wiretapping' against the then president-elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored." A British government source said the allegation was "totally untrue

neg: Lucian Wintrich spoke to the NYU College Republicans. On March 10, 2017, Wintrich was confronted by a fellow White House correspondent, Jon Decker of Fox News in the White House Briefing Room, who loudly accused Wintrich of being a white supremacist. After the briefing, Wintrich was approached by April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks, who filmed him answering questions about whether or not he was a racist. Ben Jacobs of "The Guardian" described Wintrich engaging with Ryan as him "holding his own briefing because nothing matters." On November 28, 2017, Wintrich was arrested after an altercation in which he grabbed a

neg: Jim Cramer the administration's handling of the banking crisis. Cramer's name came up on March 3, 2009, during a White House press briefing after Cramer said that Obama was responsible for "the greatest wealth destruction I have seen by a president". An offended White House administration shot back, with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stating, "If you turn on a certain program, it's geared to a very small audience. I'm not entirely sure what he's pointing to make some of the statements." When pressed further by NBC's Tom Costello, Gibbs said, "You can go back and look at any number of statements he's

neg: Theodore Roosevelt center of news every day, providing interviews and photo opportunities. After noticing the reporters huddled outside the White House in the rain one day, he gave them their own room inside, effectively inventing the presidential press briefing. The grateful press, with unprecedented access to the White House, rewarded Roosevelt with ample coverage. Roosevelt normally enjoyed very close relationships with the press, which he used to keep in daily contact with his middle-class base. While out of office, he made a living as a writer and magazine editor. He loved talking with intellectuals, authors, and writers. He drew the line, however,

neg: C. J. Cregg Cregg brought Janney a multitude of accolades. She received four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award and four nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, making her the most awarded cast member of the series. On April 29, 2016, Janney made an appearance at a White House Press Briefing in place of actual Press Secretary Josh Earnest to raise awareness of opioid use disorder, and also made humorous references to "Josh getting a root canal" and her doing "The Jackal". Janney reprised her role as C.J. for the pre-taped introduction of Not the White House Correspondents'

neg: Sputnik (news agency) news and fabricated statements by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest during the 2016 US presidential election. Sputnik falsely reported on December 7, 2016 that Earnest stated sanctions for Russia were on the table related to Syria, falsely quoting Earnest as saying: "There are a number of things that are to be considered, including some of the financial sanctions that the United States can administer in coordination with our allies. I would definitely not rule that out." "Forbes" analyzed Earnest's White House press briefing from that week, and found the word "sanctions" was never used by the Press Secretary. Russia

neg: North Park Elementary School shooting Davis to convey President Donald Trump's "concern for [the] students and teachers". White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer mentioned the shooting during his regular press briefing, in which he called it "tragic and heartbreaking" and wished "a speedy and full recovery" for Brandy. North Park Elementary School shooting On April 10, 2017, a shooting occurred inside a special education classroom at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California. The shooting was an apparent murder–suicide and an act of domestic violence. Three people—the gunman; his wife, who taught at the school; and a student standing behind her—died from their wounds.

neg: First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency is not welcome here." During a March 14 "Fox & Friends" interview, Andrew Napolitano said, "Three intelligence sources have informed Fox News that President Obama went outside the chain of command," using the British GCHQ to implement surveillance on Donald Trump to avoid leaving "American fingerprints". On March 16, Press Secretary Sean Spicer repeated Napolitano's claim at a White House press briefing. The following day, a GCHQ spokesperson called Napolitano's claim "utterly ridiculous". The White House denied reports that it had apologized to the British government for the accusation. The G&F Division focuses on issues related to Congress, the executive

neg: James Brady each awarded a doctorate degree (of Humane Letters) by Drexel University in 1993. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the Jefferson Awards Foundation. In 1996, Brady received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton, the highest civilian award in the United States. Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married Sarah Jane Kemp. In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

neg: George Stephanopoulos U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader; he held this position until he joined the Clinton campaign. Stephanopoulos was, along with David Wilhelm and James Carville, a leading member of Clinton's 1992 U.S. presidential campaign. His role on the campaign is portrayed in the documentary film "The War Room" (1993). At the outset of Clinton's presidency, Stephanopoulos served as the "de facto" press secretary, briefing the press even though Dee Dee Myers was officially the White House Press Secretary. On February 25, 1994, Stephanopoulos and Harold Ickes had a conference call with Roger Altman to discuss the Resolution Trust Corporation's choice

neg: Speeches of Barack Obama the United States might approach the issue of human trafficking. California Against Slavery founder Daphne Phung was pleased with Obama's speech. As part of the Obama administration's followup to the speech to the Clinton Global Initiative, there was a 25-person discussion at the White House about how to eliminate human trafficking globally. The speech took place in Roanoke, Virginia, on July 13, 2012. On July 19, 2013, President Obama gave a speech in place of the usual White House daily briefing normally given by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. In the 17-minute speech, President Obama spoke about public reaction

neg: Kris Engskov from his knee surgery, Clinton deadpanned that McCurry had "made a fool of himself" by falling down and hurting his knee. "So until we can bring him back to full health, Chris Engskov is going to do the daily briefing today, and he will be my press secretary during Mike's absence," Clinton said. Engskov, 25, is an Arkansas native who works in the press office. "I thought we ought to have a presidential secretary who doesn't have an accent," Clinton quipped. Engskov became the president's body man in December 1997. In June 2000 he left the White House to work

neg: Perry White leave of absence from the "Daily Planet". Later, Perry and Alice adopt an orphaned African-American boy named Keith Robert Parks, who soon has his name changed to Keith Robert White. At about this time, Perry takes another leave of absence for lung cancer treatment, putting Clark Kent in charge as the "Planet"'s temporary editor. After many grueling months of chemotherapy, the cancer goes into remission. One of Perry's proudest moments is attending the wedding of Lois and Clark. He sits in the front row beside Lois' parents (Lois considers him as close a relative as her own family). As the

neg: First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency correspondent", 28-year-old artist Lucian Wintrich, were granted White House press credentials and attended the press conference with Trump and the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau. On February 4, Melissa McCarthy lampooned Spicer on "Saturday Night Live". On February 7, CNN reported that "President Donald Trump was disappointed with Spicer and with Priebus, who had recommended him. On February 24, journalists from "The New York Times", "The Los Angeles Times", CNN and "Politico", "The Los Angeles Times", and BuzzFeed were barred from Sean Spicer's small, off-camera press briefing or "gaggle", held in his office. Conservative-leaning Breitbart News, "One America News Network",

neg: Martha Raddatz and Family", a book about the Siege of Sadr City, Iraq. A TV mini series based on book aired on NatGeo in late 2017. After the national security beat, Raddatz became the network's chief White House correspondent for the last term of the George W. Bush administration. On January 9, 2007, Raddatz's mobile phone went off during a White House press briefing with Tony Snow. Of particular humor was her musical ring tone Chamillionaire's, "Ridin'." The press corps and Tony Snow enjoyed a few moments of laughter. Raddatz was appointed to her current position as ABC's Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent

neg: James O'Keefe YouTube channel that showed John Bonifield, a producer of health and medical stories for CNN, saying that CNN's coverage of the Russian investigation was for "ratings" and that the coverage was "mostly bullshit". The video identified Bonifield as a supervising producer of CNN, but did not state that he was a supervising producer for CNN Health. In a statement, CNN stated: "CNN stands by our medical producer John Bonifield. Diversity of personal opinion is what makes CNN strong, we welcome it and embrace it." During a White House press briefing, deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders encouraged people

neg: Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates made an unscheduled appearance during the daily White House press briefing to publicly announce Souter's retirement. Obama began the process of identifying potential Supreme Court nominees shortly after his election in 2008, before a Supreme Court vacancy was actually known. White House Counsel Greg Craig helped assemble an early list of possible names. Once the White House had learned of Souter's plans to retire, two members of the Vice President's staff, Chief of Staff Ron Klain and Counsel Cynthia Hogan, ran the daily operations of the selection process. Within a week of Souter's announcement the White House had formalized its

neg: David Nesenoff Referring to the fact that Thomas had a front row seat at presidential press conferences, Nesenoff told another reporter that: "There's anti-Semitism in the world... And it's sitting a foot from the president." Nesenoff wrote an op-ed that was published in "The Washington Post" on June 20, 2010. He said that after attending a press conference in the White House, divine intervention led to his encounter with Helen Thomas. He characterized her answers to his questions as revealing "an ingrown organic hate". He said that "Thomas and a babbling stream in our world and country dictate to Jewish people to

neg: Helen Thomas for president, I'll kill myself. All we need is another liar . . . I think he'd like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does." At the July 18, 2006, White House press briefing, Thomas remarked: "The United States . . . could have stopped the bombardment of Lebanon. We have that much control with the Israelis . . . we have gone for collective punishment against all of Lebanon and Palestine." Press Secretary Tony Snow responded: "Thank you for the Hezbollah view." Other members of the press weighed in. In a

neg: Jake Turx regular humor/satire column in "Ami", in addition to political commentary and analysis. Since the start of the Presidency of Donald Trump in 2017, he has been a member of White House press corps, and the Senior White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for "Ami" magazine. On February 16, 2017, during President Trumps first solo press briefing, Turx began to ask a question regarding the government's response to an uptick in anti-Semitic threats across the United States. Trump cut Turx off as he was attempting to complete his question, and responded negatively, calling Turx a liar and telling him to

neg: White House the State Rooms. Charged with maintaining the historical integrity of the White House, the congressionally authorized committee works with each First Family—usually represented by the First Lady, the White House Curator, and the Chief Usher—to implement the family's proposals for altering the house. During the Nixon Administration (1969–1974), First Lady Pat Nixon refurbished the Green Room, Blue Room, and Red Room, working with Clement Conger, the curator appointed by President Richard Nixon. Mrs. Nixon's efforts brought more than 600 artifacts to the house, the largest acquisition by any administration. Her husband created the modern press briefing room over Franklin Roosevelt's

neg: Robert Gibbs Hillary Clinton met for the first time after a heavily contested Democratic primary season. He countered back, "It wasn't an attempt to deceive in any way ... It was just private meetings." On 22 November 2008, it was announced by the Obama transition team that Gibbs would be the White House Press Secretary for the Obama administration. He assumed the role of press secretary on 20 January 2009, and gave his first official briefing on 22 January 2009. In an interview with "The Hill", Gibbs derided the "professional left" and "liberals," who "wouldn't be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president."

neg: Morning Consult 2013 by CEO Michael Ramlet. It officially launched with a poll looking at whether young and uninsured Americans were going to sign up for the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges, published just before the exchanges went live in 2013. The White House used that polling in its briefing later that day. Initially operating from a row house near Capitol Hill, the firm went from 13 employees in 2014 to 39 in Washington, D.C. in late 2015. In 2015, the company published a report on the ‘Shy Trump’ voter in the Republican presidential primaries. The company subsequently signed partnership agreements with

neg: Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game the call, and were overwhelmingly against (77%) instituting replay for calls on the bases. On June 3, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said during his morning press briefing, "I hope that baseball awards a perfect game to that pitcher", joking that the White House was "going to work on an executive order" to that effect. He elaborated, "To watch an umpire take responsibility and to watch a pitcher do what he did, the type of sportsmanship that was exhibited there—I think that gives a lot of heart (...) I think it's tremendously heartening to see somebody understand that they

neg: Lincoln Group more our idea, rather than the trooper's idea, then I think we should be looking at it." In his December 1, 2005, press briefing, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said that "the "Los Angeles Times" was the first place" the White House had heard about "the military using this Lincoln Group to plant stories in Iraqi newspapers" and that "We have asked the Department of Defense for more information. General [Pete] Pace has asked people to look into the matter and get the facts, and so we want to see what those facts are." On December 3, the U.S. military

neg: Red Hen restaurant controversy chef telephoned restaurant co-owner Stephanie Wilkinson to report that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had entered the restaurant to dine with a group of about eight people. Wilkinson told "The Washington Post" that, after conferring with her employees, she told Sanders that the restaurant upholds standards "such as honesty, and compassion, and cooperation", and asked Sanders to leave, which Sanders did. Wilkinson related that the other people at Sanders' table had been served appetizers and were invited to stay, but they also left, Wilkinson saying their appetizers were on the house. In the morning press briefing of Monday

neg: First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency border crossing by 40 percent in his first month", and Gorsuch's "incredibly smooth" nomination to the Supreme Court, the Dow Jones 20,000-point threshold, and rebounding manufacturing and mining jobs". Sean Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary on December 22, 2016, and his Communications Director on December 24. after the resignation of Jason Miller. At his first official press conference, on January 21, Spicer criticized the media for underestimating the size of the crowds at the inauguration under Trump's direct orders. On February 1, Spicer held his sixth press briefing, which for the first time included a number

neg: Critical Mass (Pohl and Kornbluth short story) Valendora, who prepared the report they came to collect. Valendora is disgusted when his boss at the lab decides that certain harmful side-effects of the product, "Aztec Cocawine", can be overlooked. At this point an air-raid drill throws everything into confusion. Denzer and Maggie have to spend time in the shelter where everyone around them wants to discuss, as loudly as possible, the upcoming All-Star Game or the C.S.B. Frustrated beyond measure, Maggie yells at those near her to shut up, uttering the rude "P-word" (politics), much to Denzer's dismay. President Braden appears at the daily White House press briefing,

neg: Ami (magazine) 1970 until April 1973, "Ami" also interviewed rabbis including Rav Yissachar Dov Rokeach (fifth Belzer rebbe). "Ami" also had exclusive interviews with President Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marco Rubio, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and George Pataki. "Ami"'s political correspondent Jake Turx became the magazine's first member of the White House press corps with the start of the Donald Trump administration. During a February 16, 2017 press briefing, Turx began asking a question about the government's response to antisemitic threats across the United States, but was stopped in mid-question by Trump, who felt he was being personally attacked and

neg: Sly James midnight on weekends for everyone under age 18. James ran for re-election in the city's 2015 mayoral election. He won with 87.3% of the vote. On January 21, 2016 James made an appearance during the White House daily briefing. Josh Earnest, the White House Press Secretary at the time, is a native of Kansas City. Although he is a non-partisan mayor, during his speaking time, James said that "Kansas City has done quite well under this administration". James also complimented Barack Obama's role in preserving race relations within Kansas City. Kansas City's role in startups, such as Google Fiber, was

neg: 2012 Benghazi attack Since Rice's five television appearances, there have been persistent accusations that she had intentionally and repeatedly lied. However, none of the ten Benghazi investigations determined she had. For example, the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee "did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people," according to the Associated Press. In a White House press briefing on September 18, press secretary Jay Carney explained the attack to reporters: "I'm saying that based on information that we—our initial information, and that includes all information—we saw no evidence to back up claims by

neg: Trump Tower wiretapping allegations found any evidence supporting the wiretapping claim. White House officials gave discordant responses to initial media inquiries about Trump's accusations. Spicer banned cameras in the briefing room at a press conference the following day. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told Fox News's "Fox & Friends" that the president had "information and intelligence that the rest of us do not," although Spicer later said Conway was not qualified to make that claim. During an interview on March 12, Conway told "The Record"'s Mike Kelly that the surveillance could have potentially used hacked electronic devices: "You can surveil someone through their phones,

neg: Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information Trump's inability to accept criticism. White House staff initially denied the veracity of the report during the evening of May 15. In a press briefing on the same day, McMaster denied "The Washington Post" report, saying, "At no time, at no time, were intelligence sources or methods discussed. And the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. Two other senior officials who were present, including the secretary of state, remember the meeting the same way and have said so. And their on-the-record accounts should outweigh those of anonymous sources." He concluded by saying, "I

neg: Helen Thomas banquet, Thomas told an autograph seeker, "I'm covering the worst president in American history." The autograph-seeker was a sports writer for "The Daily Breeze" and her comments were published. After that she was not called upon during a press conference for the first time in over four decades. She wrote to the President to apologize. Traditionally, Thomas sat in the front row and asked the first question during White House press conferences. However, according to Thomas in a 2006 "Daily Show" interview, this ended because she no longer represented a wire service. During the Bush administration, Thomas was moved to

neg: Gloria Frankel an individual problem rather than a national one. The administration was unwilling to discuss the issue or provide resources for those afflicted. In 1982 at a press briefing, Reagan's Press Secretary Larry Speakes joked about the disease and said that no one in the White House knew anything about it. Reagan did not publicly speak about AIDS until 1985, and did not address it fully until 1987 after 20,849 people had died. In the late 1980s South Bend opened an AIDS Ministries in order to provide relief and information to the community. At the time, the group worked out of

neg: Porter Goss May 5, 2006, Goss' resignation from the CIA directorship was announced at a joint press briefing with President Bush at the White House. There was speculation in the press concerning the reasons of the sudden announcement. Many believe the mass resignations and firings under Porter Goss were due to his punishing critiques of the Iraq Invasion and purging the CIA of people seen as disloyal to Bush. The "Los Angeles Times" reported "Goss was pushed out by Negroponte after clashes between them over Goss' management style, as well as his reluctance to surrender CIA personnel and resources to new organizations

neg: National Diet Building podium at its center, and member seats are allotted to each parliamentary group in accordance to their size. The chairman sits in the center accompanied by the secretary general on his right. The podium stands in front of the chairman’s seat, and the stenographer sits beneath the podium. Two rows of seats stretch on both sides of the chair, the front row for cabinet members (the seat closest to the chairman is for the Prime Minister) and the back row for the Diet administrative staffs. The Diet members’ seats are designated by the chairman at the beginning of a Diet

neg: 2018 North Korea–United States summit willing to take "bold decisions" while Moon said that South Koreans are praying for Trump to "create a miraculous result". He also spoke with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on the phone. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a press briefing at the White House press room set up at the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach Hotel on Monday afternoon. He mentioned details of the preparations done by the US delegation and that the US is willing to offer North Korea security guarantees in exchange for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. A South Korean official spoke at a

neg: Paul Joseph Watson ridden migrant suburbs" of Malmö. Many journalists took him up on the offer, and Watson chose New York journalist and videographer Tim Pool, who was already planning a similar investigation. Watson provided $2,000 USD to Pool for the trip. Tim Pool also ran a fundraiser to fund an investigation into other 'no-go zones' in other areas of Sweden and Europe. In November 2018, Watson posted a doctored video at a White House press briefing in which an intern tried to take a microphone from CNN’s Jim Acosta's hand; the doctored clip gave the misleading implication that Acosta had reached out

neg: Andrew Feinberg that meeting, during which he provided information on "internal structure, editorial processes, and funding", Feinberg turned over a flash drive containing over 6,000 internal emails—every message he'd sent or received during his tenure at Sputnik—including messages pertaining to the percentage of funding Sputnik receives from Russia's government and his editors insistence that he pre-clear all White House briefing questions with them. Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitri Peskov condemned the FBI's questioning of the former Sputnik reporter (who spoke with the FBI voluntarily), telling the TASS news agency," "We don’t have detailed information, but in any case questionings of journalists or ex-journalists,

neg: Tony Snow on May 8, 2006. He decided to leave the position of press secretary after new White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten asked all staff members to either commit to staying through the end of Bush's second term, in January 2009, or to leave by Labor Day of 2007. On September 13, 2007, Snow gave his final press briefing, saying that he would miss the duties of his position, and that "I love these briefings". In February 2005, while still at Fox News, Snow was diagnosed with colon cancer. He returned to broadcasting in April 2005 after undergoing surgery. On

neg: 2015 Moscow ePrix a fortnight earlier, Nelson Piquet, Jr. was leading the championship on 103, with Sébastien Buemi second 2 points behind. They had both jumped Lucas di Grassi, who was disqualified from the Berlin race for having an illegal front wing. Di Grassi sits third on 93 points. The win was inherited by Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who sits in fifth on 77 points, one point behind Nicolas Prost. All sessions took place on Saturday, 6 June 2015. Nelson Piquet Jr., Sébastien Buemi and Lucas di Grassi won the "Fan Boost". It was Piquet's fourth boost in a row, second in a row for

neg: Nancy Reagan White House aide Michael Deaver described the second and third floor family residence as having "cracked plaster walls, chipped paint [and] beaten up floors"; rather than use government funds to renovate and redecorate, she sought private donations. In 1981, Reagan directed a major renovation of several White House rooms, including all of the second and third floors and rooms adjacent to the Oval Office, including the press briefing room. The renovation included repainting walls, refinishing floors, repairing fireplaces, and replacing antique pipes, windows, and wires. The closet in the master bedroom was converted into a beauty parlor and dressing room,

neg: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état the restoration of the civilian government. Canada condemned the coup; while the United States' White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, "We call for the release of all government leaders and urge all parties to reconcile their differences through the democratic process." The United States' embassy issued a statement that read: "It is regrettable that elements of the Bissau-Guinean military have chosen to derail the democratic process in Guinea-Bissau." At a daily press briefing, the State Department spokesman Mark Toner called on all sides to the conflict to "put down their weapons, release government leaders immediately and restore legitimate civilian

neg: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin the transfer of any "other" "articles or materials" such as helium which the Government classified as having "military importance." At a White House press briefing on 11 May 1938, President Roosevelt's press secretary Stephen Early announced that as the Act required the "unanimous" consent of the Control Board to approve the export of helium to Germany, the President had concluded that he was "without legal power to override the judgment of any one of the six [members] and direct the sale of helium for export." In response to this statement, Dr. Eckener commented later that same day that "should this

neg: James Peck (pacifist) then of 100 people at the White House, while CO prisoners carried out hunger strikes. On December 22, 1946, Peck was one of 15 activists outside the White House, who managed to get press attention because they all wore black-and-white prison outfits to represent WWII COs remaining in prison. Peck attended another theatrical amnesty rally in June 1947. A small group staged a "mock funeral" in front of the White House. Pallbearers dressed in formal attire and carried a coffin marked "justice." Peck joined 40 amnesty demonstrators on September 25, 1947, at the NYC station for the "Freedom Train" -

neg: The West Wing a reception, while discussing issues of the day with politicians. In 2014, the White House announced that it was to host an online Q&A with Obama administration officials and staff, called a Virtual "Big Block of Cheese day", on January 29, 2014. The event was promoted with a video featuring stars from "The West Wing". The event was repeated on January 21, 2015, again promoted by stars from the show. On April 29, 2016, Allison Janney appeared in character as C.J. Cregg during a White House press briefing. "Jewish Journal" columnist Naomi Pfefferman once referred to "The West Wing" as

neg: George J. Terwilliger III a White House press briefing whether Terwilliger was a leading candidate to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Rather than return to government service, in 2003, Terwilliger co-founded the 527 committee "Americans for a Better Country" with Frank J. Donatelli, former Ronald Reagan White House political director and secretary and treasurer of the Young America's Foundation, and Craig Shirley, president and CEO of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs. In April 2007 Terwilliger served as a panelist for the Brookings Institution Judicial Issues Forum entitled "Politics and the Justice Department: Finding a Path to Accountability". As summer ended, Terwilliger was reported

neg: Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences 1945. The Arts Quad is the site of Cornell's original academic buildings and is home to many of the college's programs. On the western side of the quad, at the top of Libe Slope, are Morrill Hall (completed in 1866), McGraw Hall (1872) and White Hall (1868). These simple but elegant buildings, built with native Cayuga bluestone, reflect Ezra Cornell's utilitarianism and are known as Stone Row. Ezra Cornell's statue, dating back to 1919, stands between Morrill and McGraw Halls. Across from this statue, in front of Goldwin Smith Hall, sits the statue of Andrew Dickson White, Cornell's other co-founder

neg: White House Press Secretary twice every week. During the first such news conference, over one hundred reporters crowded into Wilson's office to ask him questions. Wilson often requested that reporters not publish answers given in these settings and on one occasion threatened to cancel the news conferences when a reporter revealed comments he had given regarding Mexico. The press conferences were later discontinued after the sinking of British liner "Lusitania", and despite attempts to revive them during his second term were held only sporadically during Wilson's final years in office. Joseph Tumulty also put into place a more regular schedule of briefing the press.

neg: Donald Trump was also revealed that Manafort, through his attorney, had been briefing White House attorneys about his interactions with the special counsel's office. Trump publicly hinted that he might pardon Manafort, but the incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee warned that "dangling a pardon in front of Manafort" could lead to charges of obstruction of justice. On August 21, 2018, Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including charges related to 2016 payoffs to women alleging a sexual relationship with Trump. In his court testimony, Cohen testified that he had made the illicit payments at the

neg: New Zealand House of Representatives of the Official Opposition sit on the Speaker's left. Members are assigned seating on the basis of the seniority in a party caucus; ministers sit around the Prime Minister, who is traditionally assigned the fourth seat along the front row on the Speaker's right. The Opposition leader sits directly across from the Prime Minister and is surrounded by Opposition spokespersons. A member who is not a Government minister or Opposition spokesperson is referred to as a "backbencher". A backbencher may still be subject to party discipline (called "whipping"). Whips ensure that members of their party attend and vote as the

neg: Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner fleeing the briefing room and the White House, only to be pursued by White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who had been a vocal critic of the Bush administration. At one point, Colbert picks up an emergency phone and explains that Thomas "won't stop asking why we invaded Iraq". The dispatcher responds with, "Hey, why "did" we invade Iraq?" The entire second half of the video is a spoof of horror film clichés, particularly the film "Westworld", with melodramatic music accompanying Thomas's slow, unwavering pursuit of Colbert, and Colbert loudly screaming "No!" at intervals. Widely available online, a portion of the

neg: Alice Wells as an assessor at the foreign service board of examiners in 2013 and was special assistant to the president for Russia and Central Asia in the White House from 2012 to 2013. When nominated to become the U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, she was serving as senior adviser in the bureau of Near Eastern affairs at the Department of State. She began her assignment as ambassador on July 28, 2014. In January 2016 Wells announced at a press briefing in Amman that the US Congress has approved “an unprecedented” $1.275 billion in assistance to Jordan in its 2016 budget bill. The

neg: Strategery of the real-world Troubled Asset Relief Program, which Bush signed into law in 2008). A White House reporter, during a September 29, 2009, press briefing, began a question for press secretary Robert Gibbs with "From the standpoint of leverage or strategery..." The question, about Iran, drew laughs and a quip from Gibbs. Shepard Smith, on his evening news program The FOX Report With Shepard Smith on July 10, 2012, described London official's quoted "overall strategery" in placing anti-aircraft missiles on apartment buildings during the London Olympics. Strategery The word "strategery" ( ) was used in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch,