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President Joe Biden says he doesn't know what happened to plans for a meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he surveys Hurricane Idalia damage in Florida. President Joe Biden on Saturday morning offered his first on-camera reaction to his meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falling through as he survey s Hurricane Idalia damage . "I don't know," Biden said in response to a shouted question as he and the first lady boarded Marine One about what happened with his meeting with the governor. "He's not going to be there." Biden said Saturday morning that his message to DeSantis is: "We're gonna take care of Florida." Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Saturday that security concerns expressed by DeSantis' office Friday were not relayed to FEMA staffers. "I have teams that have been on the ground since I left, and we have heard no concerns over any impact to the communities we're goi...

The White House offered more details on Thursday about how President Joe Biden and U.S. officials were able to secure WNBA star Brittney Griner's return from Russia. The White House on Thursday disclosed additional details about how President Joe Biden and administration officials were able to secure W NBA star Brittney Griner's release and return from Russia. White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the deal "really came to fruition in the last week or so." MORE: Biden insists Brittney Griner prisoner swap was 'not a choice' between Paul Whelan Biden made the call to go ahead with the swap "last week," he said. But the deal was the product of months and months of a painstaking negotiation effort from across the U.S. government, including officials at the highest levels engaging directly with Russia. Here's the inside story of how it happened : When was Griner released? Secretary of State Antony Blinken said over the summer t...