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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  So as the President spoke to yesterday, the United States undercoo- — undertook a counterterrorism operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.  At his direction, the U.S. intelligence targeted and killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s leader. We…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday. Q  Happy, happy. MS. PSAKI: Happy, happy. Okay. One note for all of you at the top. President Biden has nominated and the Senate has confirmed the most diverse class of federal judges in history at a rate not seen…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:50 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hello.  Q    Heads up. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Heads up, indeed. Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Okay.  So, joining us today is Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, where he helps implement the President’s domestic climate agenda, coordinating the all-of-government approach to tackle…

1:04 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Monday.  Okay.  Today, I wanted to start by providing a brief note on where we are with our battle against the pandemic at home. First, taking a step back: In December, the percentage of Americans willing to get a shot was in the 30s.  We now have 70 percent…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:07 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  All right, a couple of items for all of you at the top.  With the pandemic taking a toll on so many young people, today we released a comprehensive overview of actions in the administration that we’re taking to improve access and care…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:15 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon!  (Laughter.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  I’m like, “Geez, I’m all by myself up here.”  (Laughter.)  Okay. So, we have another special guest joining us today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is here to highlight how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:07 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good morning.  Okay, so we don’t have a long time this morning because of a gather.  If people want to stay, I’m happy to answer additional questions, but we wanted to get it in before the President left for his trip to…

1:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good morning — or good afternoon. Happy Monday. Okay, one item for all of you at the top. The United States continues its tremendous efforts to donate COVID-19 vaccines from the U.S. global supply. Today, we can announce that we have over a million Johnson & Johnson vaccines…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Q    Hi, Jen. Q    Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI:  Happy Friday. Q    Jen, what’s going on outside? MS. PSAKI:  I don’t have any additional information.  As soon as I do, we’ll let you know. Q    Thank you.  MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  So, one item…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Jonathan, second day in a row — nothing at the top. Q    All right.  Here we go. MS. PSAKI:  So, let’s kick it off. Q    All right.  Well, let’s start here with budget talks still obviously ongoing on Capitol Hill.  There’s a growing…