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Cable TV network MSNBC said Tuesday it has hired former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, confirming reports that have been circulating for months. Psaki will host a new program on MSNBC’s streaming platform starting in early 2023, the network said. “The program, set to debut in the first quarter …

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that Karine Jean-Pierre had been promoted to be Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary. Jean-Pierre will step into the Press Secretary role replacing Jen Psaki, who will depart from the White House on May 13. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black …

According to reporting from multiple news outlets, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is said to be leaving her job in the Biden Administration in the near future and heading to MSNBC. While her deal with MSNBC is not finalized, it is expected that she will host a program for …

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19 and will no longer be heading to Europe with President Joe Biden. Psaki said she took a PCR test Tuesday ahead of the trip, and Biden had a negative PCR test the same day. “Today, in preparation for travel …

President Joe Biden will visit Poland on Friday, March 25, according to a White House statement released on Sunday. After meeting in Brussels with NATO, G7, and EU allies, the President will travel to Warsaw. Biden will hold talks with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to “discuss how the United States, …

The United States, in coordination with the European Union and Britain, announced sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday. “The United States, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, and premeditated invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on President of …

The Biden Administration is refuting claims made by a right-wing media outlet that crack pipes will be included in “safe smoking kits” handed out to underserved communities as part of a $30 million public health harm reduction grant package.  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki denied the claim, which was first reported on by the Washington …

According to reporting from NBC News, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. The retirement will allow President Joe Biden to name a replacement to the nation’s highest court. During the 2020 campaign, Biden pledged to name an African American woman if he got the chance. “The two leading …

President Joe Biden will announce today that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home Covid-19 tests, mobilize military medical personnel if needed and increase vaccination capacity, a senior White House official said Tuesday. The moves come as the Omicron COVID-19 variant has bypassed the Delta variant as the most …

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced Sunday he “cannot” vote for President Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Act,  a sweeping policy framework that encompasses the vast majority of the Biden administration’s domestic agenda. His potential ‘No’ vote essentially brings efforts to get the plan through Congress to a halt. Manchin, …

The US will not send any government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as part of a diplomatic boycott over alleged human rights abuses perpetrated by China. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Monday that while US athletes will still compete in next year’s Winter Olympics …

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19, she shared in a statement released to Twitter on Sunday. In the statement, Psaki said that she had decided on Wednesday not to travel with President Joe Biden on his European trip “due to a family emergency, which was members of …

Next month, more than 7 million unemployed Americans are expected to lose the extended unemployment benefits Congress first passed via the March 2020 CARES Act, and then extended through the American Rescue Plan. Gig workers, contractors, recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Americans receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation will …

Florida accounts for 1 in 5 new cases of COVID-19 — the Sunshine State is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts believe that the state has not yet reached its peak. Many are questioning if the Governor of Florida is doing enough to stop the spread of …

President Joe Biden wants Congress to extend the eviction moratorium. The ban, which stops landlords from evicting tenants that are behind on rent, ends on Saturday. The President is also calling for the United States Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to extend their eviction ban …