16.09 / 17:23
News
Biden to Meet With Families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan
(CNN) -- President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House on Friday, marking his first time personally meeting with them since their loved ones were detained in Russia.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that Biden will meet with Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, and Whelan's sister, Elizabeth Whelan, to assure them his administration is committed to securing the release of their loved ones and that they remain "front of mind." Biden will meet with them separately, an official said."One of the things that the President wanted to make clear is, and one of the reasons he's meeting with the families, is that he wanted to let them know that they remain front of mind and that his team is working on this every day, on making sure that Brittney and Paul return home safely," Jean-Pierre said.The Biden administration has repeatedly said that working to secure Griner and Whelan's release, as well as that of Americans wrongfully detained abroad, is a top priority. In late July, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the US had put forward a "substantial proposal" to try to secure the release of Griner and Whelan.
16.09 / 15:09
16.09 / 12:03
16.09 / 04:25
16.09 / 01:35
15.09 / 23:15
15.09 / 22:55
15.09 / 20:09
15.09 / 18:49
15.09 / 18:37
15.09 / 04:27
15.09 / 01:53
15.09 / 00:57
14.09 / 19:39
14.09 / 01:59
12.09 / 21:45
12.09 / 20:55
12.09 / 20:47
12.09 / 17:37
11.09 / 23:13
11.09 / 14:17
11.09 / 02:17
11.09 / 01:09
09.09 / 23:19
09.09 / 19:03
09.09 / 17:41
08.09 / 21:31
08.09 / 17:59
08.09 / 17:47
08.09 / 15:55
08.09 / 14:09
08.09 / 08:59
08.09 / 01:57
08.09 / 00:35
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world (after China and India). The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.