: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Under consideration White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
On the night of the shooting, reporters gathered in the White House press briefing room, some still dressed in black tie.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Scheduled Cowork tasks can summarize Slack messages, emails, or calendar events from the past 24 hours, and can generate daily briefings, weekly reports, recurring research, file organization, and team updates.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Trump has repeatedly said, including in a briefing immediately following the shooting, that the 20,000-square-foot addition would have prevented a would-be shooter from getting close to him.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
On the night of the shooting, reporters gathered in the White House press briefing room, some still dressed in black tie.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Scheduled Cowork tasks can summarize Slack messages, emails, or calendar events from the past 24 hours, and can generate daily briefings, weekly reports, recurring research, file organization, and team updates.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Trump has repeatedly said, including in a briefing immediately following the shooting, that the 20,000-square-foot addition would have prevented a would-be shooter from getting close to him.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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