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Fairfield County Native Leaving Post As White House Press Secretary For TV Gig, Report Says
Fairfield County native Jen Psaki is going from the White House to the Peacock.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who hails from Stamford, will be leaving her post after more than a year under President Joe Biden to join MSNBC as a host and on-air expert, according to a report from Axios.
Psaki, who has been a prominent face of the Biden administration, previously said that she would stay as press secretary for a year, but her time at the White House was extended following multiple international crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and mo…
Covid-19: White House Press Secretary From Fairfield County Tests Positive
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.
Psaki, a Connecticut native who is fully vaccinated, grew up in Fairfield County, and graduated from Greenwich High School, said on Sunday, Oct. 31 that she made the decision not to travel with President Joe Biden to Europe after one of her family members tested positive for the virus.
Psaki (pronounced Saki), said she made the decision on Wednesday, Oct. 27, after members of her household tested positive for COVID-19.
She tested negative for four days, but on Sunday, she revealed she teste…
Covid-19: Tighter Relief Check Income Limits OK'd During Negotiations; Here Are New Cutoffs
President Joe Biden’s administration has reached an agreement to narrow the income eligibility of the next round of COVID-19 stimulus checks.
Under the new plan, anyone who individually earns more than $80,000 annually, or couples filing jointly earning more than $160,000 will be cut off from the checks under the revised plan.
The House version of the bill set income caps at $100,000 individually and $200,000 for couples.
Singles making between $80,000 and $100,000 and couples earning between $160,000 and $200,000 would be newly excluded from a partial benefit under the revised structure B…
