Feb 17 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press Officials said Wednesday that the administration is spending $200 million for the CDC and contract labs to increase genomic sequencing to about 25,000 samples a week, or three times more. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:33 Are vaccines reaching communities in need? We don't have enough data By PBS NewsHour The Pentagon committed to sending around 1,000 active duty troops to help vaccinate people across the nation after the White House promised to open community vaccination centers, increasing availability to those in need. Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of… Continue watching
Jan 28 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press The press secretary defended the administration's reliance on a raft of executive actions during President Joe Biden's first days in office after running a campaign based on "unity."… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: New White House press secretary holds first briefing of Biden presidency By Associated Press At her first White House briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden's desire to have his Cabinet confirmed and in place is "front and center for the president" and he will be "quite involved" in negotiations over the COVID relief… Continue reading
Jan 20 Psaki delivers first news briefing of Biden era By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is delivering the first news briefing of Joe Biden's presidency, a once standard part of past administrations that was largely sidelined during the Trump era. Psaki said Wednesday that she will bring truth and… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 7:17 Biden signs executive actions aimed at undoing Trump's legacy By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins President Biden began his time in office by signing 17 executive actions, with plans to undo many of former President Trump's signature policies, like rejoining the Paris climate accord and beginning a national mask mandate on federal property. Biden's actions… Continue watching
Jan 20 President Biden team begins moving into White House By Associated Press New press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that she was “in the building and ready to get to work.” Psaki has scheduled the new administration’s first White House press briefing for later Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 President Joe Biden's team has started moving into the White House. By Associated Press The building began humming again with activity a few hours after Biden's inauguration Wednesday as staff for the new president started moving into their offices, unpacking belongings and getting the badges that grant them easy access to the property. New… Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump left a note for Biden before departing to Florida By News Desk While President Donald Trump is bypassing the tradition of attending his successor's inauguration, the White House confirmed to NewsHour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor that he did leave a note for President-elect Joe Biden, who will be sworn in later today at… Continue reading