Karine Jean-Pierre to be next White House press secretary
Placeholder while article actions loadKarine Jean-Pierre will take over as President Biden’s next White House press secretary within weeks, replacing Jen Psaki who is set to leave the administration, the White House announced Thursday. As press secretary, Jean-Pierre will be responsible for holding the daily press briefing at the White House and helping advise Biden and the broader administration on communication and messaging efforts. She becomes the first Black and openly gay woman to serve as the White House press secretary. AdvertisementUnder former president Donald Trump, White House press secretaries often attacked the reporters they were addressing and challenged their motives, and for long stretches the White House suspended the daily press briefing altogether. Jeff Zients, the coronavirus coordinator; Cedric L. Richmond, director of the White House office of pubic engagement; Gina McCarthy, the national climate adviser; and Pili Tobar, the White House deputy communications director, have all left or plan to leave in the coming weeks.
washingtonpost.comBiden spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19 after trip
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after returning from Europe with President Joe Biden, in the latest infiltration of the coronavirus into the West Wing's protective bubble around Biden. Jean-Pierre, the principal deputy press secretary, said she last saw Biden “during a socially distanced meeting” on Saturday. Biden, because he is fully vaccinated, is not considered a “close contact" under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
news.yahoo.comBiden shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1
As President Joe Biden wraps up his first year in the White House, he has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies, and has taken part in fewer media interviews than any of his recent predecessors.
White House pushes GOP to end blockade of ambassador picks
As President Joe Biden announces two more ambassador nominees, the White House and Democrats are warning that maneuvering by some Senate Republicans to block all but a small fraction of Biden’s diplomatic and other national security appointees is doing serious harm to U.S. diplomatic efforts around the globe.
Watch live: Biden to deliver remarks on Florida condo collapse
[The stream is slated to start at 3:50 p.m., ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to address the collapse of a Florida condominium building in a speech Thursday afternoon. Biden is expected to comfort families who desperately wait for news about their loved ones after the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South eight days ago. Biden is also poised to address federal resources that are being provided to state and local officials, such as the 60 staff and additional 400 personnel across five search-and-rescue teams deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency this morning.
cnbc.com'Trying to score political points': White House slams Gaetz critical race theory clash with top general
The White House is standing by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the pair clashed with Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz over critical race theory.
news.yahoo.comBiden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House's big investment proposal and top legislative priority. The president is looking forward to hosting West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the White House said ahead of the Wednesday afternoon session. Privately, however, the president has sized up the GOP's latest $928 billion offer as unworkable, in large part because it taps unused COVID-19 funds to pay for it.
news.yahoo.comBiden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet Wednesday with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House's big investment proposal and top legislative priority. The president is looking forward to hosting West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the White House said, ahead of the afternoon session. Privately, however, the president has sized up the GOP's latest $928 billion offer as unworkable, in large part because it taps unused COVID-19 funds to pay for it.
news.yahoo.comUS says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russia intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit.
Matt Gaetz says he will run for presidency in 2024 if Trump does not
GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz plans to run for the presidency in 2024 if Donald Trump decides not to run. The congressman made the announcement on Wednesday in a text message to the New York Post. “If Trump doesn’t run, I’m sure I could defeat whatever remains of Joe Biden by 2024.”
news.yahoo.comKarine Jean-Pierre makes history giving White House briefing
Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday became the first openly gay woman to deliver the White House press briefing and only the second Black woman in history to take on the role. Jean-Pierre, the White House principal deputy press secretary, had briefed reporters aboard Air Force One, but Wednesday marked her first time before the lectern for a televised briefing. “It’s a real honor to be standing here today,” Jean-Pierre told reporters, when asked about her historic turn.
news.yahoo.comBiden gives the intelligence community 90 days to investigate the origins of COVID-19
During a White House briefing on Wednesday, deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden asked the U.S. intelligence community to deliver a report in 90 days on how the coronavirus pandemic started.
news.yahoo.com"We have to do something": White House's Karine Jean-Pierre on action against gun violence
President Biden is taking executive actions to combat what he calls an "epidemic" of gun violence in the U.S. White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss what comes next.
cbsnews.com"We have to do something": White House's Karine Jean-Pierre on action against gun violence
President Biden is taking executive actions to combat what he calls an "epidemic" of gun violence in the United States. White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about what comes next.
cbsnews.comThe first China-Biden administration talks are over. It was a markedly acrimonious start
White House deputy spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre also sought to downplay what she called “exaggerated diplomatic presentations” by Chinese officials. He attacked the U.S. record on human rights and warned against “deflecting the blame.” (Associated Press)AdvertisementYang attacked the United States’ own human rights record and its domestic turmoil over racism, violence and other problems. “The challenges facing the United States in human rights are deep-seated,” Yang said. (Associated Press)As the exchanges grew more heated, the Chinese officials drummed their fingers on the table while the U.S. delegates furiously passed scribbled messages to one another. The Biden administration has concurred with that assessment.
latimes.comAfter years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia
People in the crowd hold up an image of Stacey Abrams as President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, to campaign for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Rev. “I think what’s next for Stacey is whatever Stacey wants to be next," said Leah Daughtry, a former chief of staff at the Democratic National Committee. “Stacey Abrams (that’s the tweet),” wrote Karine Jean-Pierre, incoming deputy White House press secretary. At the same time, Abrams never stopped pushing Democrats to support her Georgia efforts and copy them nationally. Groh-Wargo emphasized this week that one difference between 2018 and 2020 was the success at turning out Black voters in rural areas.
The Latest: Harris team assured by VP debate safety measures
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):8:20 p.m.Kamala Harris' chief of staff says the Democratic campaign is confident in the safety measures for Wednesday’s vice presidential debate. Harris and Pence will meet Wednesday night at the University of Utah for the only vice presidential debate. Jean-Pierre says Harris is well-prepared to show viewers the contrast between President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic and how she and Joe Biden would approach it. President Donald Trump is campaigning as a “law and order” president and blasting racial justice protests as violent anarchy in U.S. cities led by Democrats. ___1:30 p.m.Sen. Kamala Harris tested negative for the coronavirus on Monday, two days before her debate with Vice President Mike Pence.