
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is holding the Biden administration's first press briefing.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have an all-female White House senior communications team.
Psaki, a former CNN political commentator, was also a State Department spokesperson during the Obama administration, and previously served as deputy White House communications director and deputy White House press secretary.
She has worked on three presidential campaigns, including as traveling press secretary for the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign and traveling press secretary and senior adviser for the 2012 campaign, and as deputy press secretary for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
Kate Bedingfield, who served as deputy campaign manager and communications director for the campaign, will be White House communications director.
Here's a look at the events that will come next:
- 8:48 p.m. ET: Biden and Harris deliver remarks at the “Celebrating America” inaugural program.
- 9:55 p.m. ET: Biden and the first lady Jill Biden will appear on the White House's Blue Room balcony.