There is acknowledgment and public acknowledgment here in US from intelligence officials and Biden administration officials that this was purely an Israeli intelligence failure.

As a lifelong public servant, you know better than most that our workforce is one of the most important assets, I think maybe the most important asset, that we have in the Federal Government.

Whether it's as in-house counsel, as a Federal prosecutor, as a professor, as a member of the patent bar, I just wanted to take a moment and highlight the remarkable range of qualifications and experiences all of you have.

Got some very good news to report. Liat Beinin is safe in Egypt. She's across the border. I talked with her mother and father. They're very appreciative. And things are moving well. She'll soon be home with her three children.

I just wanted to take a moment and highlight the remarkable range of qualifications and experiences all of you have.

I think it's critical people understand that they are always going to be with you. Your mother is in your heart every single day. Your brother, in your heart, they are there every single day.

No more drilling on Federal lands. No more drilling, including offshore. No more ability for the oil industry to drill.

Biden told Netanyahu... what happened in northern parts of Gaza cannot happen in the southern parts because you have two million Palestinians there.

My objective is to get as many hostages out and prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza with the Palestinians.

We also remember all those who are still being held and renew our commitment to work for their release as well.

if there's an American citizen being held overseas, we are going to do everything in our power – using diplomacy, using influence, using leverage – to be able to get those people home safely to their families.

I don’t trust Hamas to do anything right. I only trust Hamas to respond to pressure.

In life and in death, President Kennedy changed the way we saw ourselves, a country full of youthful hopes and ambition.

It’s only a start, but so far it’s gone well.

This deal needs to be implemented.

the president said he worked on it intensively for weeks

We are now very close, very close. You could bring some of these hostages home very soon.

The administration has said that there are about 10 unaccounted for Americans since Hamas' attack against Israel on October 7th.