Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Others joining the White House communications staff are: — Karine Jean Pierre, who was Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ chief of staff, will serve as a principal deputy press secretary for the president-elect. — Pili Tobar, who was communications director for coalitions on Biden’s campaign, will be his deputy White House communications director. She most recently was deputy director for America’s Voice, an immigration reform advocacy group, and was a press staffer for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Three Biden campaign senior advisers are being appointed to top communications roles: — Ashley Etienne, a former communications director for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will serve as Harris’ communications director.

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The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote. Jill Biden will lead it
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote. Jill Biden will lead it

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ‘s campaign on Wednesday announced it is launching “Women for Biden-Harris,” a new nationwide program to organize and mobilize female voters to give him and Vice President Kamala Harris a second White House term. That’s exactly why we’re launching ‘Women for Biden’ now because when …

White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
11 months ago

White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — John Kirby, President Joe Biden’s national security spokesman, is getting an expanded role at the White House, according to a U.S. official. Kirby will have a new title, White House national security communications adviser, and will be named an assistant to the president, the official said Sunday. Kirby came to the White House in 2022 as the National …

White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
11 months ago

White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Kirby, President Joe Biden's …

White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration
11 months, 3 weeks ago

White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The White House’s top diversity officer and first ever aide in the role is leaving the Biden administration after three years in his position. “President Biden promised to build an administration that looks like America and delivers for the American people,” said Jen O’Malley Dillon, the White House deputy chief of staff. Leach said he hoped the …

Biden bolsters campaign with two top White House aides as focus turns to the general election
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden bolsters campaign with two top White House aides as focus turns to the general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is dispatching two of his senior-most White House advisers to bolster his Delaware-based reelection campaign as his focus shifts to the general election in November. Biden in a statement, praised the aides, saying he was “grateful that in rejoining the campaign, they are stepping up one more time to ensure we finish the job for …

Biden and his 2024 campaign: Waiting for some big decisions
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden and his 2024 campaign: Waiting for some big decisions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has all but announced he’s running for reelection, but key questions about the 2024 campaign are unresolved: Who will manage it? It also means Biden won’t be hurried by pressure from former President Donald Trump, who’s already announced his 2024 campaign, or other top Republicans who may enter the race, including Florida Gov. “The longer …

The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says
1 year, 10 months ago

The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and place for the announcement. But, she added later, “he makes up …

‘Fiery’ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Fiery’ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jen Psaki had been White House press secretary less than two weeks when a reporter asked whether Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump had made President Joe Biden’s life easier. “I’ve had the honor of working with many White House press secretaries and no one has done the job as well as Jen Psaki,” White House chief of staff …

Biden taps 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden taps 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. “Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the …

Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre as new White House press secretary
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre as new White House press secretary

Al Jazeera  

Jean-Pierre will become first Black woman to hold key post when Jen Psaki leaves White House next week. Karine Jean-Pierre will be the next White House press secretary, the Biden administration has announced, as Jen Psaki is stepping down from the post next week. “I am proud to announce that Karine Jean-Pierre will serve as the next White House Press …

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki To Depart For MSNBC: Reports
2 years, 9 months ago

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki To Depart For MSNBC: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave her position in the Biden administration for a new role at MSNBC, Axios and CNN reported Friday. Psaki has been rumored to be looking to leave the demanding White House position for weeks, having agreed to serve as press secretary for a term of roughly one year. …

Biden picks women of color to lead White House budget office
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden picks women of color to lead White House budget office

Associated Press  

— Two women of color are President Joe Biden’s picks to lead the White House budget office, a milestone for the powerful agency after his first choice withdrew following criticism over her previous attacks on lawmakers from both parties. If confirmed by the Senate, Shalanda Young would become the first Black woman in charge of the Office of Management and …

The Biden administration has a nepotism problem, says former Obama-era ethics czar
3 years, 6 months ago

The Biden administration has a nepotism problem, says former Obama-era ethics czar

Salon  

Shortly after taking office, President Biden, seemingly dead set on departing from the nepotistic tendencies of his predecessor, promised that he would not bring any member of his family into the administration. According to a Friday report from The Washington Post, Biden's aides have brought in at least five of their children to fill various roles in government, sounding alarms …

Jen Psaki: How will Joe Biden’s new press secretary differ from her White House predecessors?
3 years, 11 months ago

Jen Psaki: How will Joe Biden’s new press secretary differ from her White House predecessors?

The Independent  

Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House means he is being joined by a new press secretary tasked with answering to the American people on behalf of his administration and its policies from behind the famous lectern in the James S Brady Briefing Room. “Kayleigh, isn't it hypocritical for you to accuse others of disinformation when you spread it every …

Jen Psaki: Who is Joe Biden’s White House press secretary?
3 years, 11 months ago

Jen Psaki: Who is Joe Biden’s White House press secretary?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In November, Joe Biden named veteran Democratic spokesperson Jen Psaki …

'Crisis-tested Experts': 61% Women, 54% People of Colour in Biden-Kamala White House Team
4 years ago

'Crisis-tested Experts': 61% Women, 54% People of Colour in Biden-Kamala White House Team

News 18  

Sixty-one percent of White House appointees are women and 54 per cent are people of colour, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team said. These accomplished individuals join a historic and barrier-breaking White House and administration that looks like America, and is ready to deliver results for working families on day one, Biden's transition team said. "The first 100+ White House appointees, …

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect as he tries to achieve the right ideological balance and avoid alienating key allies – while some Black and Latino leaders voice disappointment about the diversity of his …

Kamala Harris chooses all-women team for Chief of Staff, NSA, Domestic Policy Advisor
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris chooses all-women team for Chief of Staff, NSA, Domestic Policy Advisor

India TV News  

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named her Chief of Staff, Domestic Policy Advisor and National Security Advisor -- an all-women team -- which she said has the experience to hit the ground from day one. “Leading my office as Chief of Staff will be Tina Flournoy, whose deep experience, public policy expertise, and accomplished career in public service make …

Kamala Harris picks Tina Flournoy to be her chief of staff
4 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris picks Tina Flournoy to be her chief of staff

LA Times  

Kamala Harris selected Tina Flournoy, who has served as chief of staff to President Clinton, to lead her vice presidential office when she and President-elect Joe Biden are sworn in next month, her transition team announced Thursday. The team also said that Rohini Kosoglu, a former chief of staff in Harris’ Senate office who became a top advisor to her …

Biden picks Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary and five other top economic advisers
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden picks Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary and five other top economic advisers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden has announced the most diverse team of …

US President-elect Joe Biden to name Indian-American Neera Tanden as White House budget chief
4 years, 1 month ago

US President-elect Joe Biden to name Indian-American Neera Tanden as White House budget chief

India TV News  

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced key members of his "crisis tested" economic team including Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury, Neera Tanden as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Who is Neera Tanden, the first ever Indian-American tipped to lead the Office of Management and Budget …

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

India TV News  

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. In a statement announcing …

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. In a statement announcing the White House communications team, Biden said: “Communicating directly and truthfully to the American …

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB

NPR  

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images Updated at 7:25 p.m. The Journal says Adeyemo — who is president of the Obama Foundation, and worked as an economic adviser in the Obama White House — would be the Treasury Department's first Black deputy secretary. …

Biden’s frontrunners to replace Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary are both black women
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s frontrunners to replace Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary are both black women

The Independent  

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Biden adds Obama administration veterans to top staff
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden adds Obama administration veterans to top staff

LA Times  

President-elect Joe Biden is adding four Obama-Biden administration veterans to his top ranks as he continues to build out his White House team. Cathy Russell, who was Jill Biden’s chief of staff during the Obama administration, will serve as director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, evaluating applicants for administration roles. Louisa Terrell, who served as a legislative …

Joe Biden announces who will be in his White House team
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden announces who will be in his White House team

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has named …

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions

NPR  

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 2:02 p.m. ET President-elect Joe Biden is drawing on a number of senior operatives from his campaign to fill out key top positions in his White House. On Tuesday, Biden named Louisiana …

Biden’s top White House team to feature campaign veterans
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s top White House team to feature campaign veterans

Al Jazeera  

President-elect Joe Biden announced a raft of top White House staff positions on Tuesday, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team. Biden confirmed that former campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon will serve as deputy chief of staff, while campaign co-chair Louisiana Representative Cedric …

‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour
4 years, 1 month ago

‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour

The Independent  

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Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team
4 years, 2 months ago

Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s …

Biden names Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden names Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ron Klain to be his incoming chief of staff,the Biden transition office said in a news release Wednesday, elevating his longtime aide to one of the most powerful positions in the White House. “His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need …

Biden-Harris administration: Here’s who could serve in top roles
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden-Harris administration: Here’s who could serve in top roles

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Joe Biden is beginning to announce the men and women who will serve in top roles in his administration. Adeyemo served during the Obama administration as the President’s senior international economic adviser, and also served as deputy national security adviser, deputy director of the National Economic Council, the first chief of staff of the Consumer Financial …

Joe Biden's pick for vice-president will play a critical role in his battle against Donald Trump
4 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden's pick for vice-president will play a critical role in his battle against Donald Trump

ABC  

For weeks, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has kept a relatively low profile, perched atop a comfortable polling bump, watching his opponent venturing further down a path that some describe as sheer self-implosion. Several of the women rumoured to be on Biden's short list are no strangers to looking like hypocrites as they've tried to rally around a candidate they …

Who’s who on the committee vetting Biden’s possible VPs
4 years, 5 months ago

Who’s who on the committee vetting Biden’s possible VPs

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Vice presidential searches make for perhaps the most popular of Washington parlor games: Veepstakes. He’ll get plenty of late advice from his closest confidants, politicos like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, and family members including his wife, Jill Biden, and sister, Valerie Owens Biden. That criticism intensified recently when Politico reported that Dodd …

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options
4 years, 5 months ago

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden said Monday that he is getting extensive briefings from lawyers vetting candidates for vice president and plans to have “personal discussions” with his final choices for running mate. The presumptive presidential nominee said on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that he is getting a “two-hour vetting report” on his VP contenders. So, that decision is underway right …

The three women who should be the top of Biden’s VP list (Opinion)
4 years, 6 months ago

The three women who should be the top of Biden’s VP list (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Robert Alexander is a professor of political science and founding director of the Institute for Civics and Public Policy at Ohio Northern University. Robert M. Alexander David Cohen courtesy of David Cohen At 77 years old, if former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, wins the 2020 presidential election, he would be the oldest person …

Biden says VP committee ‘looking at more than a dozen women’
4 years, 8 months ago

Biden says VP committee ‘looking at more than a dozen women’

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — Former Vice President Joe Biden for the first time on Saturday said that his vice presidential vetting committee is looking at “more than a dozen women” and that there is “significantly more than one black woman” being considered. He also recently shared that former President Barack Obama had advised him to pick someone who “has strengths …

More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate
4 years, 8 months ago

More than 200 black women urge Biden to pick black woman as running mate

CNN  

Washington CNN — More than 200 black women on Friday signed an open letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to pick a black woman as his running mate. The letter, signed by black women working in both the public and private sectors, lists several potential candidates: former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, California Rep. Karen Bass, …

Here’s who could be on Joe Biden’s list for running mate
4 years, 10 months ago

Here’s who could be on Joe Biden’s list for running mate

CNN  

CNN — If Joe Biden wins the Democratic nomination, his running mate will be a woman, he said Sunday, which quickly elevated a small collection of women leaders. In the midst of a tough primary, one where the two got into a high-profile clash at the Democratic debate in June, Harris joked with reporters that “if people want to speculate …

Stephanie Grisham tapped as next White House press secretary
5 years, 6 months ago

Stephanie Grisham tapped as next White House press secretary

CNN  

CNN — Melania Trump’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday. President Donald Trump didn’t look far for his next press secretary in Grisham, who for the past two years has been the communications director for the first lady. Sanders’ pick A source close …

Some women of color frustrated by Biden’s presidential bid
5 years, 8 months ago

Some women of color frustrated by Biden’s presidential bid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden’s decision to enter the Democratic presidential race is causing consternation among some Democrats, particularly women of color, who have been hoping for a nominee who better reflects the nation’s diversity. Who is his announcing going to surprise?” She added: “To ignite the kind of base that needs to be ignited to beat Trump, …

Biden faces new scrutiny from Dems over behavior with women
5 years, 9 months ago

Biden faces new scrutiny from Dems over behavior with women

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday defended his interactions with women, saying he doesn’t believe he’s ever acted inappropriately. Jay Inslee said, “I believe it’s important to listen and take seriously any incident like this.” White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Flores was “quite bold” to “go up against the highest levels of her political party” with …

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