James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:56 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I hope everybody had a nice weekend.  As you know, we’re planning a bill signing in the East Room today, so if there’s a need for…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Charleston, South Carolina   *Please see below for a correction to the transcript, marked with an asterisk. 12:17 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to Charleston,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room *Please see below for an addendum to the transcript, marked with asterisks. 1:48 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Let me do some quick remarks at the top,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:36 P.M. EDT    MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Noting your interest in the hostage policy review that was announced today, I brought with me today Lisa Monaco, who…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:46 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Before we go to your questions, let me begin by commending Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate who, today,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:06 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Monday.  And happy belated Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.  Hope you all had a chance to relax with your kids, or a…

Aboard Air Force One En Route San Francisco, California 12:14 P.M. PDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to San Francisco, where the President will deliver remarks on his commitment to moving forward on…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Los Angeles, California *Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 1:43 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to Los Angeles.  I don’t have any announcements at…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:48 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  I do not have any announcements to make at the top, so we can go straight to questions.   Darlene,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:51 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Feel like I’m interrupting a party or something. Q    Ooooh — Q    It’s a private event.  (Laughter.)   MR. EARNEST:  Well played.  (Laughter.)  I’m…