White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged it was the first time Biden has appeared in the briefing room, saying "You're welcome" when questioned about the president's appearance after he left the room. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.

Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing — his first as president — to mark the unexpectedly good jobs report today, but in taking questions from reporters, he also expressed concerns over the upcoming election.

President Biden made a surprise appearance at the daily White House press briefing on Friday, delivering remarks on the port strike, latest jobs numbers and Hurricane Helene.

Gaza war rages on, the Middle East conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top” to out of control.

Joe Biden has said he denounces any potential Israeli retaliation strikes on Iranian nuclear sites after the country launched missiles at Israel. Iran attacked Israel on Tuesday in response to a "ground operation" in the south of Lebanon earlier this week.

Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), Hezbollah and Hamas. There are conflicting reports about how many of the missiles struck their targets and if there were any deaths.

The International Association of Fire Fighters announced that it would not be endorsing any presidential candidate.

This a misrepresentation of both Biden's statement and the reporter's question. Biden said the next day that more aid would be forthcoming.

President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room on Friday to tout good news about the economy ― and he called out a Republican senator for claiming the numbers are “fake.