An astounding 200 House Republicans have signed onto a letter from Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) to congressional leaders asking them to protect the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal tax dollars from being used to conduct abortions.
“It’s important that our notes, our money … reflect the history and diversity of our country, and Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that,” she said. “So we’re exploring ways to speed up that effort.”
President Biden’s White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki did not wear a mask while fielding questions from reporters during Monday’s briefing despite the administration’s push for 100 days of masking and Biden’s executive order requiring masks on federal property with limited exceptions.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki struggled to explain Monday why President Joe Biden’s travel ban on South Africa was not “xenophobic” — which is how then-candidate Biden described President Donald Trump’s ban on China last year.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese both spoke without masks during Friday afternoon’s press briefing as members of President Joe Biden’s administration, and Biden himself, continue to appear to violate his executive order which largely requires face coverings on federal property.
President Joe Biden undercut the leadership of his own party in the United States Senate on Friday by signaling his continuing opposition to scrapping the legislative filibuster.
“The Biden administration will confront this threat with the necessary recourses and resolve,” she said.
President Joe Biden, along with first lady Jill Biden, joined members of their family at the Lincoln Memorial on the night of Inauguration Day, where they took a photo as a group with masks, and one without.
“I wouldn’t read into that, other than immigration we consider as part of racial equity, which is a broad issue but that’s how the president has spoken about that crisis over the past several months,” Psaki said when asked about Biden’s efforts to overturn Trump’s executive orders on immigration.
“He was surrounded by his family, we take a number of precautions but I think we have bigger issues to worry about at this moment in time,” she said.
“I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing,” Psaki wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki discussed her new role and how she plans to operate as the mouthpiece of the Joe Biden administration.
Jen Psaki broke President Biden’s Inaugural promise, just hours earlier, to fight “lies” with “truth” when she falsely claimed the travel ban was a “Muslim ban.”
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki declined to say Wednesday whether President Joe Biden wanted the Senate to hold a trial to determine if President Donald Trump should be barred from federal office, following his impeachment last week.
“I will take the opportunity to remind all of you that he is a devout Catholic, and somebody who attends church regularly,” Paski replied after noting that Biden would address the Mexico City policy in the coming days.
“There are a number of ways to combat misinformation. One is accurate information and truth, and data, and sharing information even when it is hard to hear,” Psaki said.
During a press conference on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to a question on whether or not President Biden has confidence in FBI Director Christopher Wray by saying she hasn’t spoken with Biden about Wray recently. NBC
During MSNBC’s Inauguration coverage on Wednesday, host Brian Williams previewed the first press briefing of the Biden administration by stating that it will be “a shock to witness a fact-based White House briefing in that briefing room.” Williams said, “It’s going
The oldest president to take the oath, Joe Biden plans a frantic first day in power once his ceremonial swearing in is completed Wednesday. Some 17 executive actions and orders are ready for his initial hours in the Oval Office, designed to tackle everything from climate change to global poverty, all while he cancels the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, said Saturday that the vice president “welcomes the efforts of the House and Senate to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections and bring forward evidence before the Congress and the American people,” according to the BBC.
During an interview with NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Thursday, incoming White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said she “can’t get ahead of” how any national security leaks during the Biden administration will be handled and whether the Biden administration will
Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s choice for White House press secretary responded to a question on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” about Jen O’Malley Dillon, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff, calling congressional Republicans an expletive in an interview for Glamour Magazine.
Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s choice for White House press secretary, said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that President-elect Joe Biden would not discuss the investigation into his son, Hunter, with anyone the president-elect interviews to nominate for attorney general.
Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s choice for White House press secretary, said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that President-elect Joe Biden had not made it a priority to make sure President Donald Trump attends the inauguration.
“Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said on this week’s broadcast of his program that the “fuss” over Jill Biden’s title of “doctor” had not been applied to “Dr. Henry Kissinger, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki warned the media of “Russian propaganda” on Tuesday after images of her wearing a pink hammer and sickle hat resurfaced on social media.
The photo of Psaki was revisited by Trump Campaign Deputy Director of Communications Matt Wolking who shared the image on social media.
Joe Biden announced that Obama administration alumna Jen Psaki would be his press secretary, bypassing his devoted campaign spokesperson and surrogate, Symone Sanders.
The timeline of events surrounding Hunter Biden’s appointment to the board of Burisma Holdings undercuts Joe Biden’s newest defense about not being made aware his son’s overseas dealings could pose a conflict of interest.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry claimed ignorance of Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian natural gas conglomerate, on Sunday—despite evidence to the contrary from Obama administration officials and even his own stepson.
The Obama administration was fully aware of the conflict of interest posed by Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, taking a board position with Ukrainian gas firm Burisma — and consistently ducked questions about it.
Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Obama administration White House communications director Jen Psaki weighed on the Paul Manafort trial initiated by special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. She said it was a trial “about
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” former Obama administration White House communications director Jen Psaki said President Donald Trump’s tweet about his 50 percent approval rating being “higher than Cheatin’ Obama” might have “racial undertones.” https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981126375716409344 Host Jake Tapper said, “I don’t
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Obama White House communications director Jen Psaki said President Donald Trump’s reaction to the Rob Porter scandal had “validated misconceptions about domestic abuse.” Psaki said, “The most infuriating thing I think to
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former Obama administration White House communications director Jen Psaki said Democrats remained seated during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address because they felt “a real dissatisfaction and unhappiness and anger” with the president. Partial
Former President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry in a BBC 4 interview that hashtags alone do not bring about social change. The Obama administration was notorious for using hashtags in lieu of actual diplomacy or military action to address urgent problems.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” while discussing the back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), former Obama administration White House communications director Jen Psaki said Trump had “misogyny in his DNA.” Psaki said, “This is a guy
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” former Obama administration White House Communications Director Jen Psaki said the avalanche of Democratic senators calling on Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to resign in light of several sexual harassment allegations made against him was planned,
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked about Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) agreeing the 2016 Democratic primary was rigged in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, former Obama administration communications director Jen Psaki said Warren was politically motivated because she wanted
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” CNN Political Commentator and former Obama White House Communications Director Jen Psaki argued that Hillary Clinton’s book tour distracts from efforts to rebuild the Democratic Party. Psaki began by saying that it was