article_snippet.sent: President Barack Obama's spokesman refused to give reporters an update on the status of the meetings or schedulingthe meetings or scheduling, saying President Barack Obama's spokesman would leave those announcements to negotiators.
article_snippet.sent: President Barack Obama's spokesman, Josh Earnest, refused to give reporters an update on the status of the meetings or scheduling on Wednesday afternoon, saying President Barack Obama would leave those announcements to negotiators .
highlights_snippet.sent: President Barack Obama's spokesman refused to give reporters an update on the status of the meetings or scheduling .
  