Judge turns away Psaki's effort to quash subpoena
A judge refused Friday to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden administration conspired to silence conservative voices on social media. Psaki filed a motion in federal court in Alexandria seeking to quash the subpoena, saying that she had no relevant information to provide and that a deposition would place an undue burden on her.
news.yahoo.comFrisch surpassing expectations against Boebert in early Colorado count
Steve Kornacki notes that Adam Frisch, Democratic challenger to Lauren Boebert to represent Colorado in Congress, is outperforming Joe Biden's 2020 numbers by a sufficient margin to put him in range to flip that House seat for Democrats. Jen Psaki contributes analysis of what is keeping the district in play.
news.yahoo.comBlack leader who helped delay Trump rally in Tulsa in 2020 is killed
A Black business leader and community activist who joined civic leaders in 2020 to oppose President Donald Trump's plan to hold a campaign rally on Juneteenth, in Tulsa, Okla., the site of one of the nation's deadliest white-on-Black mob attacks in 1921, has been killed in what police describe as a domestic incident at her home.
news.yahoo.comEx-White House press secretary Jen Psaki hired by MSNBC
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC, where she is expected to make appearances on the network's cable and streaming programs as well as host a new original show. The program, set to debut in the first quarter of 2023, will “bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics,” the network said in a statement Tuesday. Psaki will also appear on NBC and during MSNBC’s primetime special election programming throughout the midterms and 2024 presidential election.
news.yahoo.comPentagon spokesman Kirby moving to White House in senior communications role
Placeholder while article actions loadPentagon spokesman John Kirby will move to the White House in a senior communications role, according to two people familiar with the personnel move. Kirby’s move to the White House comes after Karine Jean-Pierre took over as White House press secretary from Jen Psaki, who left the administration last week. Kirby met with President Biden at the White House the day after he offered the press secretary job to Jean-Pierre. On May 16 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said “representation matters” during her first, historic briefing serving in the role. (Video: The Washington Post)Kirby is expected to be heavily involved in White House communications, including working closely with the National Security Council.
washingtonpost.comPsaki names the funniest question she got as Biden’s press secretary
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says one of the funniest moments for her in the briefing room came courtesy of a reporter asking a macabre, canine-related question. “Someone once asked me if I would commit not to euthanize the dog — as in the president’s dog,” Psaki recently recalled to ITK, when asked to…
news.yahoo.comSome Democrats warn abortion rights demonstrators not to go overboard
As a fire at a Wisconsin anti-abortion office is investigated for arson and a debate surrounds a protest outside Justice Kavanaugh's house, some Democratic leaders are cautioning anti-abortion protestors not to lose the moral high ground by letting their demonstrations turn violent.
washingtonpost.comWhite House condemns 'threats' after peaceful protests outside homes of Roberts and Kavanaugh
The White House issued a statement saying that President Biden believes in the right to protest while condemning “violence, threats or vandalism” after abortion-rights demonstrators marched outside the homes of Supreme Court justices over the weekend.
news.yahoo.comWhat Biden and Dems really say — and avoid saying — on abortion limits
With the apparent fall of Roe v. Wade ahead, Republicans have claimed that members of the other party oppose any limits on abortion. The reality is less explicit — in ways that may be uncomfortable for Democrats.
washingtonpost.comUS seeks to downplay role in sinking of Russian warship
The Biden administration sought Friday to downplay the role of American intelligence in the high-profile sinking of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, distancing itself from any direct role in one of the greatest embarrassments for Russia since it attacked Ukraine.
Biden calls former VP Mondale 'giant' of political history
President Joe Biden has saluted his “friend of five decades” Walter Mondale, traveling to the University of Minnesota to remember the former vice president and Democratic Party elder whose memorial service was delayed for a year due to the pandemic.