White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended President Joe Biden’s description of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases and hospitalizations among the vaccinated soar. Psaki, who recently got the disease despite having received a primary regimen and a booster shot, recounted during a briefing in Washington that she only suffered minor symptoms, an experience…
Psaki Defends Biden’s Description of ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
White House Maintains Two COVID-19 Shots Fulfill ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Status
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday defended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for not deciding to change its definition for “fully vaccinated” to include a booster dose. Earlier this week, the CDC’s director, Rochelle Walensky, said during a COVID-19 briefing that “we are now recommending that individuals stay up to date…
At-Home COVID-19 Tests Coming This Month: White House
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the first batch of the 500 million COVID-19 tests that President Joe Biden promised late last month will arrive later in January. “We’re on track to start seeing movement on some of the awards through the RFP (request for proposals) this week,” she told reporters Tuesday. “The first delivery from…
Biden and Trump Exchange Rare Praise
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been exchanging rare compliments in recent days. In a speech Dec. 21 on his administration’s strategy for dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, Biden noted he had received his booster shot for the virus and then went on to praise Trump for getting his…
Biden Has ‘Close Contact’ With COVID-19 Positive Staffer
President Joe Biden on Monday morning tested negative after coming into close contact with a staff member who has COVID-19, the White House said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Monday evening that, earlier in the day, a staff member who does not regularly have contact with Biden tested positive…
DOJ to Steer $1.6 Billion Towards Addressing Violent Crime
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday funding for a new initiative aimed at reducing violent crime. The DOJ says it is steering $1.6 billion towards addressing a “range of public safety challenges,” according to a department press release. “The Department of Justice is committed to supporting our state and local partners to combat…
Psaki: Biden’s Speech Tomorrow Won’t Be About Locking Down Country
White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 speech on Tuesday will not involve a push for lockdowns over the spread of the Omicron variant. Biden “will issue a stark warning” to people who haven’t yet received a COVID-19 vaccination, Psaki said. But the president, she said, will not be a…
Experts Rebuke Claims Linking Deadly Tornadoes to Climate Change
Experts have pushed back against claims that this weekend’s tragic tornadoes in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee can be clearly linked to manmade climate change. In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, professor and climate economist Richard S.J. Tol of the University of Sussex explained why it is so difficult to connect weather…
Experts Refute Claims Linking Deadly Tornadoes to Climate Change
Experts have pushed back against claims that this weekend’s tragic tornadoes in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee can be clearly linked to manmade climate change. In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, professor and climate economist Richard S.J. Tol of the University of Sussex explained why it is so difficult to connect weather…
White House Says Student Loan Payments to Resume in February
White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed to reporters the Biden administration will not extend the pause on student loan payments. Borrower balances were frozen by the Trump administration nearly two years ago with the passage of the CARES Act in March 2020. Since then, interest has stopped adding up and collections on defaulted debt…
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