Sam Fossum - White House Producer
Sam Fossum
White House Producer
Sam Fossum is a video producer covering the White House for CNN in Washington, DC.
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Biden pushes his economic populism on the trail in Pennsylvania as Trump sits in a New York courtroom
Apr 16, 2024
President Joe Biden is seeking to make a sharp economic argument against former President Donald Trump during a three-day swing through Pennsylvania with campaign officials framing the election as a debate between his “kitchen table” Scranton outlook and Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago vision.”
Biden lauds US-Japan alliance at state dinner
Apr 11, 2024
President Joe Biden celebrated the relationship between the US and Japan, calling the alliance “stronger than it’s ever been” as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio for a state visit Wednesday.
Biden criticizes Netanyahu’s approach to war with Hamas as mistake
Apr 9, 2024
President Joe Biden offered one of his sharpest rebukes of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza during an interview airing Tuesday, describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the conflict as a “mistake” and calling for a halt to the fighting.
Biden to give Taiwan’s TSMC $6.6 billion to ramp up US chip production
Apr 9, 2024
The US government plans to give $6.6 billion to the world’s biggest manufacturer of semiconductor chips to help it build three factories in Arizona as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure the supply of advanced chips.
Biden to host Japanese PM Kishida next week for official visit as allies seek to counter China
Apr 4, 2024
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the White House next week for an official visit to the United States, which will include a joint news conference and a state dinner.
Four years after being rivals, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders partner to push for lower prescription drug costs
Apr 3, 2024
President Joe Biden teamed up Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders, his one-time 2020 Democratic primary rival and a leader in Congress’ progressive wing, to promote efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs, including inhalers, at a White House event on Wednesday.
Biden and the White House still having a tough time engaging Muslim and Arab American leaders over Gaza
Apr 3, 2024
A contentious meeting at the White House on Tuesday was the latest warning sign to President Joe Biden, his administration and his campaign from key parts of the coalition that elected him in 2020.
Biden administration to host first Teachers of the Year ‘state dinner’ in May
Apr 3, 2024
The White House will hold a “state dinner” as part of its Teacher of the Year celebration on May 1, a White House official told CNN, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to champion public education.
Biden to travel to Baltimore on Friday to survey Key Bridge damage
Apr 1, 2024
President Joe Biden will travel to Baltimore on Friday to survey damage from last week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and speak with local officials, the White House said Monday.
GOP congressman appears to suggest dropping bombs on Gaza to end conflict quickly, referring to ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’
Mar 31, 2024
Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.”
VP Harris announces new requirements for how federal agencies use AI technology
Mar 28, 2024
By the end of the year, travelers should be able to refuse facial recognition scans at airport security screenings without fear it could delay or jeopardize their travel plans.
White House criticizes GOP over funding provision that effectively bans Pride flags over US embassies
Mar 24, 2024
The White House attacked congressional Republicans over pushing for a provision in the government funding bill that explicitly says which flags can be flown above US embassies, the result of which essentially bans LGBTQ flags from being flown over US diplomatic missions.
Congressional leaders announce deal to fund rest of government
Mar 19, 2024
Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest of the government funded through the fiscal year, with the text of the legislation to be released “as soon as possible,” Speaker Mike Johnson said.
Biden signs new executive order to improve women’s health research as reproductive health remains central to reelection pitch
Mar 18, 2024
President Joe Biden is taking new executive action Monday to improve research on women’s health across the federal government as well as announce new actions being taken by several federal agencies as the White House seeks to increase funding for women’s health research.
Biden’s annual budget hits populist economic themes as general election campaign kicks off
Mar 11, 2024
President Joe Biden is releasing his annual budget on Monday, laying out his aspirational funding priorities in what serves as an important messaging event as he works to convince voters who are sour on the economy to give him a second term.
Sen. Katie Britt acknowledges anecdote used to criticize Biden’s border policies didn’t happen during his presidency
Mar 11, 2024
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday acknowledged that the graphic anecdote she employed to criticize President Joe Biden’s border policies didn’t occur during his presidency.
About
Sam Fossum is a video producer covering the White House for CNN in Washington, DC.
Fossum first joined CNN in 2018 as a News Associate-Researcher helping with the network’s coverage of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 election. Fossum was part of the CNN team that won an Emmy and White House Correspondents Association’s Merriman Smith Award for their dogged reporting that broke the secret indictment of Roger Stone.
Prior to moving over to the White House beat in 2022, Fossum worked on the Assignment Desk in the Washington bureau where he covered Capitol Hill, the White House and breaking news.
Fossum was first introduced to journalism at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, which he graduated from in 2018.
