Josh Earnest

White House Profile

Josh Earnest

Special Assistant to the President, Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Chief of Staff

Josh Earnest is Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Chief of Staff in the White House Office of Communications. Mr. Earnest attended Rice University, where he majored in political science and policy studies. He joined then-Senator Obama’s presidential campaign in March 2007 as his Iowa Communications Director. He is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

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Josh Earnest's Posts

Regional Roundup: College Affordability Bus Tour

August 23, 2013 at 2:08 PM EDT

Read press coverage of President Obama's ambitious agenda to tackle rising college costs, make college more affordable, and improve value for students and families

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Media Round-up: White House Report on Fixing our Broken Immigration System

July 30, 2013 at 4:18 PM EDT

Yesterday, the White House released a report describing the economic benefits of immigration reform in rural communities. Here's what the media is saying about the report.

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Regional Round-up: Support for President Obama's Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution and Combat Climate Change

June 27, 2013 at 6:45 PM EDT

President Obama announced his efforts to combat climate change on Tuesday. Here's what the media is saying.

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Violence Prevention

Regional Round Up: Now is the Time

January 17, 2013 at 2:24 PM EDT

Editorial pages across the country today are lauding the President’s broad approach to address curbing gun violence in our nation

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Middle-Class Tax Cuts

Agreement in Washington: Protect the Middle Class from Year-end Tax Hikes

December 6, 2012 at 4:27 PM EDT

Today, the White House National Economic Council releaseda state-by-state reports about the real-life impact of these tax increases on America’s middle class families if Congress fails to act by January 1. Find out what it means for your community.

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Economy

Regional Round-up: Certainty for America’s Small Businesses

November 28, 2012 at 1:38 PM EDT

President Obama met yesterday with small business owners from across the country to discuss the importance of preventing a tax increase on small businesses before the end of the year.

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Beam Signed By President Obama Installed at World Trade Center

August 2, 2012 at 5:26 PM EDT

The beam signed by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during their visit to the World Trade Center site on June 14th is among the final beams added to the 104-story building.

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Civil Rights

President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

May 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM EDT

Reactions from newspapers across the country to the President's ABC News interview yesterday.

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College Affordability

Regional Roundup – “You are the Economy”

April 26, 2012 at 3:38 PM EDT

In Iowa, President Obama tells students, "You are the economy."

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College Affordability

Regional Roundup -- #DontDoubleMyRate

April 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM EDT

After President Obama traveled to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado at Boulder to have a vital conversation with students regarding federal student loans, the papers and television stations in both states provide a glimpse of the local response to his visits.

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