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.

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

I don't know - Biden on whether Netanyahu is attempting to sway election President Joe Biden has said he does not know whether Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding off on agreeing a Gaza ceasefire deal in order to influence next month's US election.

At the White House press briefing, President Biden was asked if he thought Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was trying to influence the U.S. presidential election by saying he would not sign any diplomatic agreement for peace with Hamas before the election.

President Joe Biden has offered some terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he doesn't know whether the Israeli leader is holding up a peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 U.

President Joe Biden said on Friday he would think about alternatives to striking Iranian oil fields if he were in Israel's shoes, adding he thinks Israel has not yet concluded how to respond to Iran.

Oil prices soared to their highest level in more than a month on Thursday as traders speculated that Israel could engage in retaliatory strikes against Iran’s oil industry. Brent crude rose by more than 5 per cent to settle at $77.