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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  On popular demand and request of the press corps, I’m joined today by Dr. Fauci, who will give a brief statement and then answer some questions.  He does have a hard out a little bit after 2:00, so we’re going to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  We have a return guest: Jake Sullivan, our National Security Advisor, who will give some brief remarks, take some questions.  And then we will do a briefing from there. With that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN:  Hi, everyone.  I hope you…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi everyone.  Happy Monday.  Okay, a couple of things happening around here today.  Today is the deadline to file your taxes.  That’s not a reminder to all of you, but take it as one if you’d like to.  And we encourage everyone to file as…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:06 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Hello.  So joining us today is Ambassador Roberta Jacobson, Coordinator for the Southern Border.  Ambassador Jacobson was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 2016 to 2018.  She previously served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Western…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  I know we’re waiting for a gather time, too.  So not to scare you — if there is a note passed, nothing bad is happening.  We’ll just keep you all abreast of when it’s time to do that.  So just a couple of…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, just a couple of items for you at the top. President Biden believes that the surge in gun violence and violent crime that has affected communities across the country over the last year and a half is unacceptable. That’s why his…

Via Teleconference 3:05 P.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  I’m starting today on a solemn note as we’re nearing 500,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives from COVID-19.  To mark this grim milestone, this evening, the President and First Lady, along with the Vice President and Second Gentleman, will hold a moment of silence in a ceremony…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  I have two items for all of you at the top. In Baltimore today, Secretary Becerra announced the Biden administration’s new federal Overdose Prevention Strategy, building on previous actions the administration has taken to address addiction and the overdose epidemic.  The…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **See correction below, marked by an asterisk. 12:21 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi.  Good afternoon.  Okay.  Joining us today is another member of the President’s Jobs Cabinet, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.  As you all know, the Secretary was the first woman to be governor of Rhode Island, where she…