Yahoo HomeBrittany Shepherd is a national politics reporter for Yahoo News, where she focuses on the intersection of politics, culture, and the 2020 presidential election. Shepherd previously covered similar overlaps at Washingtonian magazine and the Independent Journal Review, where she was a White House correspondent. She is constantly on the search for authentic New York pizza in Washington, DC.
Yahoo NewsIntelligence report: Saudi prince 'approved' operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi
The Biden administration on Friday released an intelligence report that concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.
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Biden pitches restored European alliance in G-7 message
President Biden told allies Friday that he hopes to reestablish the U.S. as a reliable player in multilateral dealings with European countries after four years of "America First" policies pushed by former President Trump.
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'More than a single incident of espionage': Top Biden cybersecurity official details response to SolarWinds breach
The Biden administration is working on an executive order aimed at trying to prevent digital breaches like the massive SolarWinds hack, which affected government and private networks, a senior official said Wednesday.
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CDC releases a road map for school reopening
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday unveiled a detailed guide for phased reopenings of K-12 schools as part of the Biden administration’s bid to bring millions of children back into the classroom.
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Biden says he believes ‘some minds may be changed’ on impeachment after dramatic Capitol attack videos
President Biden predicted Thursday that the harrowing, previously unseen security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that has been presented during President Trump’s impeachment trial could move some Republican senators to vote for a conviction.
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White House defends Biden's meeting with GOP senators on COVID relief package
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that President Biden’s sit-down with a group of Republican senators on coronavirus relief legislation would be a “good faith” meeting of minds, despite the GOP’s rejection of several of the administration’s key proposals.
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Psaki defends Biden's use of executive orders amid criticism
White House press secretary Jen Psaki brushed off criticism that President Biden’s reliance on executive actions in his first week — a process that can be used to circumvent Congress — is at odds with his campaign promise of unity.
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'Climate day' is also 'jobs day,' Biden says as he issues sweeping new orders on fuel, power and more
President Biden on Wednesday signed additional executive orders addressing the climate crisis, adding to those he signed on his first full day in office, saying “we can’t wait any longer” for action on what his predecessor famously dismissed as a hoax.
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Biden administration aims to deliver vaccines for 300 million Americans by end of summer
President Biden announced Tuesday that his administration would purchase an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of a plan to deliver enough inoculations for 300 million Americans by the end of the summer.
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Biden administration to move forward with putting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Biden administration would move forward to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
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Psaki announces new White House effort to combat domestic extremism in wake of Capitol riot
On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki described a multipronged approach to combating domestic extremism.
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Fauci: Working for Biden White House a 'liberating feeling'
Speaking to reporters at the White House Thursday afternoon — just 15 minutes after meeting with President Biden — Dr. Anthony Fauci described it as “liberating” to be able to speak openly about science in the wake of Donald Trump’s departure from office.
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In first briefing, Biden press secretary Jen Psaki pledges to bring 'truth back to the American government'
In the first press briefing of President Biden’s administration, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday that her goal was to “bring transparency and truth back to the American government.”
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Biden tells appointees 'I will fire you on the spot' for showing disrespect to colleagues
President Joe Biden issued a warning Wednesday to his appointees that a hostile workplace will not be allowed in his administration.
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Biden takes office, stressing national unity at a time of marked divisions
Joe Biden took his oath of office Wednesday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, the same spot where a mob staged a riot two weeks earlier to prevent him from becoming the 46th president.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will appear in Joe Biden's primetime inauguration TV special
Other newly announced participants in the special include NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chef and philanthropist José Andrés, labor leader Dolores Huerta and MLB general manager Kim Ng.
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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan to 'rescue' America from the pandemic
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan Thursday to stimulate the U.S. economy, which has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic, and to defeat the virus that has so far killed more than 388,000 Americans.
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Biden gets 2nd dose of coronavirus vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received the second course of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Monday afternoon, nine days before his pared-down inauguration.
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Biden supports impeaching Trump, Cedric Richmond tells Democrats
President-elect Joe Biden signaled Friday that he supports the push to impeach President Trump for his role in inciting the riot at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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Biden condemns storming of U.S. Capitol: 'This is not a protest. It is insurrection.'
The president-elect spoke to the nation amid the assault on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, while Trump fanned the flames further on Twitter.