Arlette Saenz - White House Correspondent
Arlette Saenz
White House Correspondent
Arlette Saenz is a CNN White House Correspondent based in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the 2020 presidential campaign.
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Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with India, Russia and China
May 3, 2024
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called close US ally Japan “xenophobic” at a Washington, D.C., fundraiser, just weeks after lauding the US-Japan alliance at a state dinner.
Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine
Apr 30, 2024
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law an aid package providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine, capping months of negotiations and debate.
Kim Kardashian joins Kamala Harris at White House to talk criminal justice reform
Apr 25, 2024
Kim Kardashian joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable to discuss pardons issued by President Joe Biden - the latest inroad the reality star has made into national criminal justice policy.
How the White House convinced Mike Johnson to back Ukraine aid
Apr 24, 2024
The Senate’s vote on Tuesday to approve new aid for Ukraine capped off six months of public pressure and private overtures by the White House to build support, including the not-insignificant task of winning over House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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.”
Democratic National Committee paid lawyers who represented Biden in special counsel probe
Apr 12, 2024
The Democratic National Committee has paid law firms that represented Joe Biden in the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, federal records show, even as the president’s aides have lambasted Donald Trump for directing donors’ money to help pay his mounting legal fees.
Biden prepares Pennsylvania swing to make the economic case against Trump
Apr 12, 2024
President Joe Biden is preparing a campaign swing through battleground Pennsylvania next week, zeroing in on his plans to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans and corporations as he looks to present an economic contrast in his close contest against former President Donald Trump.
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.
Visits from Japanese and Filipino leaders highlight Biden’s efforts to blunt China’s aggression
Apr 9, 2024
President Joe Biden will host the first-ever leaders’ summit between the US, Japan and the Philippines this week, the latest attempt to draw Pacific allies and partners closer as the region grapples with China’s aggression and nuclear provocations from North Korea.
Biden hauls in $90 million in March as campaign embarks on general election blitz
Apr 6, 2024
President Joe Biden raised more than $90 million in for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party in March, a whopping fundraising haul in a month that saw a pivot to a general election posture.
Biden administration preparing to announce new proposals to reduce, cancel student loan debt
Apr 5, 2024
The Biden administration is preparing new proposals aiming to reduce or cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN, another attempt to address a key issue facing voters before November’s election.
Jill Biden privately expressed concern about Gaza to Joe Biden, the president revealed in meeting with Muslim leaders
Apr 5, 2024
When President Joe Biden met with a group of Muslim community leaders this week, he recounted a recent conversation he had with first lady Jill Biden relating to the conflict in Gaza.
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 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.
US told Iran it had no involvement or advance knowledge of consulate strike in Syria, US official says
Apr 2, 2024
The United States told Iran it was not involved and had no advance knowledge of Monday’s strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, a US official said.
US has not yet seen operational plans from Israel on Rafah strategy
Apr 1, 2024
The Biden administration has yet to see operational plans from the Israeli government detailing what a major military operation into Rafah would look like, including how Israel would try to protect the more than one million civilians in the Gazan city, a US official told CNN on the heels of a virtual meeting of senior American and Israeli officials Monday.
About
Arlette Saenz is a CNN White House Correspondent based in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the 2020 presidential race with a focus on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, including reporting on his primary campaign, his response to President Trump asking foreign governments to investigate him and his son Hunter, and how he’s adapted to general election campaigning amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Saenz joined CNN in 2018 from ABC News where she reported on the Trump and Obama administrations, Capitol Hill, and national politics. She worked as an embed during the 2012 presidential campaign covering the campaigns of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and former Senator Rick Santorum as well as Biden’s re-election campaign with President Obama.
She started her journalism career as an intern with “Nightline” at ABC before returning to the network as a desk assistant. Saenz graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a major in American Studies and a minor in the Hesburgh Program in Public Service.
