Feb 24 WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling the United States’ approaching milestone of half a million deaths from the coronavirus as “terribly historic” and stressed the need for continuing public health measures. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press The White House said Wednesday it remains in "close contact" with states hard hit by the winter weather and frigid temperatures that have knocked out power to millions. Continue reading
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