Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky gets a new medal, the presidential Medal of Freedom

CAIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - Hamas emphasized its positive spirit with which the movement had studied the ceasefire proposal received recently and will go to Cairo with the same spirit to reach an agreement, the Palestinian militant group said on Friday.

Luke Skywalker aka Mark Hamill in the house

Presidential Medal of Freedom awardees today include: Mike Bloomberg, Jim Clyburn, Elizabeth Dole, Phil Donahue, Medgar Evers (post), Al Gore, Clarence Jones, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg (post), Katie Ledecky, Opal Lee, Ellen Ochoa, Nancy Pelosi, Jim Thorpe and Michelle Yeoh.

Actor Ralph Fiennes chatted with President Biden and recorded his departure aboard Marine One (he resisted entreaties from the WH press pool to come talk)

'I'm a White House Correspondent, of course...'
#WHCA #WHCD #nerdprom

Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests Moscow might be 'hiding something.' reuters.com/science/russia…

The US quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine/ our full story on this major development reuters.com/world/us/us-qu…

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine last week used them for the first time, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. W/Steve Holland

The president said the flow of weapons will begin in the next few hours.

Biden on the Trump Bible: 'I almost wanted to buy one just to see what the hell's in it.'

The House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental with a vote of 311-112. One member – GOP Rep Dan Meuser – voted present.

BREAKING: Iran's Fars news agency said on Friday that explosions were heard near the airport at the country's central Isfahan city.

While in Philly, “President Biden stopped by a Wawa in downtown Philadelphia near Independence Hall with Mayor Cherelle Parker. He picked up a box of assorted goods and ordered a black and white milkshake,” per WH. (He was at a Sheetz in Pittsburgh yesterday)

Sparkling spring day here today

President Biden greets patrons at Zummo’s coffee shop in Scranton

WH’s Sullivan: In the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as new sanctions against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s Defense Ministry.

President Biden spent about 90 minutes at his childhood home in Scranton PA for campaign activities.

WH’s Kirby: “Iran never gave us a message giving us the time or the targets…This whole narrative out there that Iran passed us a meaaage about what they were going to do is ridiculous.”

President Biden spoke by phone with Jordanian King Abdullah II to discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel.- White House