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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Families of American hostages captured by Hamas turn to Donald Trump for new hope
Nov 12, 2024
The families of US hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, remain in agony, waiting for any sign that their loved ones might finally come home to them.
White House races to dole out funding from key legislation before Trump takes office
Nov 11, 2024
The White House is racing to dole out remaining funds appropriated from key legislation President Joe Biden signed before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 10 weeks.
Jill Biden closes out campaign with her own push for Harris
Nov 3, 2024
First lady Jill Biden stood at a church roughly 10 miles from the Philadelphia suburb where she grew up Sunday morning, making an urgent plea before several hundred churchgoers, many holding fans with a picture of the woman at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Biden expected to apologize for federal government’s role in Indian boarding schools
Oct 24, 2024
President Joe Biden is expected to issue an apology to the Native American community for the federal government’s role in the abusive Indian boarding schools that forced Native American children to assimilate over a 150-year period, two sources familiar with the plans said.
Yellen warns that sweeping tariffs are ‘deeply misguided’ in swipe at Trump
Oct 17, 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Thursday that “deeply misguided” proposals for sweeping tariffs would ramp up inflation and hurt American businesses, offering a clear critique of former President Donald Trump’s economic policy.
A rare Biden campaign trail appearance reveals a delicate balancing act for him and Harris
Oct 16, 2024
President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn’t act as a carbon copy of his own administration, tacitly nodding to a key challenge his vice president faces as she enters the final sprint of her campaign: How to distinguish herself from his record.
As Trump delays transition process, Biden and Harris teams push forward with post-election planning
Oct 10, 2024
Former President Donald Trump’s team has blown past a pair of key deadlines for his presidential transition in a break from precedent that could have longterm national security ramifications.
Jill Biden takes on new surrogate role with first campaign swing for Harris
Oct 8, 2024
First lady Dr. Jill Biden is preparing to step into a new role as a campaign surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris, kicking off a five-state, five-day swing through battleground states later this week, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.
Israel says Iran ‘will pay’ for launching a major missile attack against it
Oct 1, 2024
Iran launched dozens of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others – potentially taking the region closer to a wider conflict.
White House left with few good options as dockworkers walk out
Oct 1, 2024
After tens of thousands of dockworkers walked off the job at midnight, the Biden administration is confronting the complicated politics – and limited toolkit – of a work stoppage in the home stretch of a critical election season in which the economy has taken center stage.
Biden aims to put final stamp on Quad partnership with hometown summit
Sep 22, 2024
President Joe Biden convened the leaders of Australia, India and Japan for a Quad summit in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend, aiming to put a final stamp on an alliance he hopes will endure beyond his presidency.
Biden spotlights 30th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act as his presidency enters final stages
Sep 13, 2024
President Joe Biden continues to cement his political legacy during his final months in office, marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the White House on Thursday.
First on CNN: Biden to host ‘Quad’ leaders in Delaware hometown as he bolsters foreign policy legacy
Sep 12, 2024
President Joe Biden will welcome the leaders of Australia, India and Japan this month for the final Quad summit of his term, adding a personal touch to the event by hosting it in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, senior administration officials tell CNN.
Biden prepared to block US Steel purchase by Nippon Steel
Sep 5, 2024
President Joe Biden is prepared to block Japan’s Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of US Steel, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would deal a major blow to the $14 billion merger that has become a lightning rod in an election year as candidates on both sides of the aisle vow to protect American manufacturing.
No longer the candidate, Biden reemerges as top surrogate for Harris campaign
Sep 2, 2024
President Joe Biden reemerges on the campaign trail this week, entering a new political phase as he closes out his time in the White House and works to ensure Vice President Kamala Harris succeeds him.
How Biden spent his vacation after six weeks that shook his presidency
Aug 31, 2024
After spending much of the summer under the harshest microscope his career has ever seen, President Joe Biden spent most of the last two weeks out of sight as he prepared for the final act of his political life in what will be a very different end to 2024 than he would have imagined a few months ago.
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.
