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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Buffalo, NY
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Buffalo, New York 9:07 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello, hello, hello. Okay. I’ll try and speak loudly. Good morning. As you all know, we are headed to Buffalo, where the President and the First Lady will mourn with a grieving city. During the trip, the President and the First Lady …
Maryland environment secretary, longest serving in state history, to step down for nonprofit gig; deputy secretary to take over
Maryland Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles, the longest serving environment secretary in state history, is stepping down next month to take the helm of a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, the group announced Monday. Grumbles will start June 1 as executive director of the Environmental Council of States. His move comes as Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s …
White House Press Secretary Jenn Psaki To Depart for MSNBC : NPR
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives at a White House daily press briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on March 21. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives at a White House daily press briefing at the …
Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary gives COVID-19 update
Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary gives COVID-19 update Updated: 5:53 PM EST Feb 25, 2022 Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary gave an update Friday on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and preparation to move beyond the current phase, the Department of Health said.Watch the news conference with Acting Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter: Click the video …
Taiwan presses U.S. health secretary on COVID vaccines
A nurse works at the injection area during a vaccination session for healthcare workers following the recent rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang Taiwan’s health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help …
Senate narrowly confirms Becerra as health secretary
Xavier Becerra had met with more than 40 senators from both parties, following up three or four times with some who had additional questions or concerns. | Greg Nash/Pool via AP WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, installing a progressive stalwart in …
Miguel Cardona confirmed as Biden’s education secretary
“At this moment of crisis, Dr. Cardona is exactly the leader we need at the Department of Education,” said Sen. Patty Murray (D.-Wash.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “He has the experience, principles and perspective that we need in this critical role.” Cardona, 45, was born into poverty to Puerto …
Washington Secretary of Health visits Spokane mass COVID-19 vaccination site
Dr. Umair Shah said the federal supply of the COVID vaccine is a big challenge. The Washington State Secretary of Health toured Spokane’s mass vaccination site at the Spokane Arena Tuesday afternoon. During Dr. Umair Shah’s visit, he had a clear message that Washingtonians are not out of the woods just yet. He said the federal …
Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas to lead Homeland Security and Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
His confirmation will fill a critical role in the new administration and he’ll be expected to swiftly begin rolling back Trump administration immigration policies while juggling the response to a global pandemic and national security threats, along with restoring a department that’s been rattled by leadership turnover and vacancies in recent years. The Senate also …
Secretary of State Pompeo says hack was ‘pretty clearly’ Russian
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a Friday night interview that he believes Russia is behind a hack that breached dozens of federal agencies and companies, including the cybersecurity company FireEye. Speaking on the “Mark Levin Show,” Pompeo said the effort was “pretty clearly” tied to Russia. “I can’t say much more as …
