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First Biden Press Briefing So 'Sedate' It Was Almost 'Boring'

Here's what happened during Jen Psaki's first of many

(Newser) - If there's one thing clear after White House press secretary Jen Psaki's first session with reporters on Wednesday, it's that she's determined to minimize drama in the briefing room. Her 31-minute news conference stood in stark contrast to Sean Spicer's first time before reporters four...

President, First Lady Arrive at White House

Trump made it to Mar-a-Lago before presidency ended

(Newser) - President Biden has entered the White House for the first time as chief executive after walking an abbreviated parade route amid sounds of "Hail to the Chief." The 46th president and first lady Jill Biden walked through a military cordon lining the White House driveway with the flags...

Tiffany Trump Makes News as She Leaves

President's daughter announces engagement at White House

(Newser) - On her last chance to make news at the White House, Tiffany Trump has announced that she's engaged. Her fiance is Michael Boulos, CNN reports. She posted the news Tuesday on Instagram , along with a photo of the couple on the White House colonnade, with her engagement ring visible....

Melania Trump Thanks Nation
First Lady Bids Nation Farewell
Jan 18, 2021 3:58 PM CST

First Lady Bids Nation Farewell

Melania Trump says Americans she's met in the past 4 years have inspired her

(Newser) - Saying that serving as first lady "has been the greatest honor of my life," Melania Trump posted a goodbye to the nation on Monday. In a nearly seven-minute video, she expresses gratitude and says has been inspired by people she's met over the past four years who...

MyPillow CEO Visits WH, Brings Notes Hinting at 'Martial Law'

Photographer's snapshot of Mike Lindell's paperwork offered up some very interesting tidbits

(Newser) - The MyPillow guy hinting at martial law? That's apparently how it looked after a visit by Mike Lindell to the White House on Friday, when a Washington Post photographer caught a shot of the CEO's notes as he entered the West Wing. Jabin Botsford was the one who...

Trump Mulls Sidney Powell for Top Job at 'Raucous Meeting'

Trump considered naming her special counsel to probe voter-fraud allegations

(Newser) - Sidney Powell, special counsel to oversee voter-fraud allegations? Trump discussed the idea at a raucous White House meeting Friday night and met with some resistance, insiders tell the New York Times . Rudy Giuliani, who attended by phone, spoke out against it. So did White House counsel Pat Cipollone and chief...

Trump Backtracks on WH Staffers Getting Vaccinated

President says White House staffers won't cut the line, 'unless specifically necessary'

(Newser) - Nationwide distribution of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine kicked off Sunday as trucks carrying millions of doses rolled out of a Michigan manufacturing site. Health care workers and nursing home residents are set to be first in line to get vaccinated, but after that it could be a "messy" prioritization...

Trump to Holiday Crowd: 'See You in 4 Years'

President teased 2024 run at White House Christmas party

(Newser) - President Trump teased running again for president in 2024 as he hosted a holiday reception at the White House on Tuesday evening. "It's been an amazing four years," Trump told the crowd, which included many Republican National Committee members. "We're trying to do another four...

White House Press Shop Will Be All Female
White House Press Shop
Has One Thing in Common
the rundown
Nov 29, 2020 5:00 PM CST

White House Press Shop Has One Thing in Common

Topping the list are Jennifer Psaki and Kate Bedingfield

(Newser) - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris plan to announce their senior communications team this week—and the big news is it's all-female, CNN reports. "I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women," Biden said in a statement. "These...

Biden Plans White House Surprise
Biden Plans
White House
Surprise
Nov 28, 2020 4:50 PM CST

Biden Plans White House Surprise

CBS Sunday Morning teases news of a feline

(Newser) - Major, Champ, and ... pussy-kitty? Looks like Joe Biden's hope for reuniting America will extend beyond Democrats and Republicans, the Guardian reports. A CBS Sunday Morning tweet teased the fact that the new first family—which includes the two aforementioned German shepherds—will be "joined by a cat."...

White House Plans Parties Amid Warnings to Hunker Down

Melania Trump will host 'holiday reception,' with other parties to follow

(Newser) - Health officials have been issuing warnings against traveling and gathering for the holidays in the midst of a coronavirus surge across the US, but 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't seem fazed by the cautionary advice. Despite the White House's own issues with COVID-19 after an indoor election night party...

This 'Does Not Bode Well for White House Security'

130 agents sidelined due to coronavirus, reports 'Washington Post'

(Newser) - More than 130 Secret Service members are in quarantine following positive coronavirus tests or contact with a colleague who tested positive, sources tell the Washington Post . In other words, the virus "has sidelined roughly 10% of the agency's core security team." About 1,300 officers guard the...

Report: More White House Staffers Test Positive

Sources tell the 'NYT' political director Brian Jack is among them

(Newser) - Three more White House staffers have tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell the New York Times , including at least one who attended the president's election party in the East Room. Brian Jack, White House political director, tested positive over the weekend, per the Times. The outlet doesn't name...

Biden Picks His Chief of Staff
Biden Picks
His Chief
of Staff
Nov 11, 2020 7:00 PM CST

Biden Picks His Chief of Staff

The president-elect chooses former 'Ebola czar' Ron Klain

(Newser) - And the second-hardest job in Washington goes to ... Ron Klain. The Washington Post reports that Joe Biden has tapped Klain, a longtime confidant with an impressive resume, to be his White House chief of staff. "Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked...

A Republican Looks Likely in Biden's Cabinet

Politico takes a deep dive into the rumor mill

(Newser) - A polarized country. China relations. The coronavirus. Climate change. Joe Biden will have a lot on his plate , assuming he overcomes legal challenges and becomes the nation's 46th president—but he can't do it alone. "Men, women, gay, straight, center, across the board, Black, white, Asian,"...

Biden Family Dog Will Make White House History

'I am over the moon,' says a pup-fluencer

(Newser) - Joe Biden's presidential win—assuming it overcomes all court battles—will also be a victory for those who like seeing pets in the White House, NBC News reports. The Biden family's adopted German shepherd, Major, will be the first rescue dog to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Major...

Trump Motorcade Gets Booed and Jeered

'Loser, loser, loser!'

(Newser) - President Trump has returned to the White House and a very different Washington, DC, after losing his reelection bid, the AP reports. Trump's motorcade returned from his golf club in Virginia via roads largely cleared of other cars and people Saturday afternoon. But as he approached the White House,...

Secret Service Honors Only Officer Killed Protecting President

Leslie Coffelt was fatally shot in 1950

(Newser) - The Secret Service honored Leslie Coffelt in a sunrise ceremony Monday, 70 years after he was killed protecting Harry Truman from Puerto Rican nationalists. The 40-year-old Army veteran is the only Secret Service officer to have died protecting a president and the agency honors him every year, Fox reports. Coffelt...

This Election Day, It's a Common Sight

Storefronts boarded up across the country in anticipation of protests

(Newser) - This Election Day looks different. Federal officials on Monday erected "non-scalable" fencing around the White House in anticipation of protests, per ABC News . Some businesses are following suit. "If you go downtown, everything is boarded up," a manager at Commercial Glass Door Repair in Washington, DC, tells...

WH's Top Counterterrorism Official Had Secret Syrian Meeting

Kash Patel visited for negotiations on Austin Tice, other hostages—the first such visit in 10 years

(Newser) - American journalist Austin Tice disappeared in Syria eight years ago, and is believed to have been a captive there since. Now, in what Bloomberg calls a "rare sign of diplomacy," sources say the White House's top counterterrorism official has traveled there for secret talks to negotiate for...

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