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Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday became the first openly gay woman to deliver the White House press briefing and only the second Black woman in history to take on the role.

Jean-Pierre is the first openly gay woman, and the second Black woman, to lead a briefing

Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as first Black woman in decades to give White House press briefing Brittany Bowker © NICHOLAS KAMM White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Karine Jean-Pierre, principal deputy press secretary for the Biden administration, gave her first press briefing on Wednesday and made history as the first Black woman in over 30 years to take her turn at the White House podium. “Hi everybody, welcome,” she said warmly to a room full of r...

By CBS News NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made history when she stepped behind the podium in the James S. Brady Briefing Room on Wednesday afternoon, becoming just the second African-American woman to lead a formal White House press briefing and the first in 30 years. "Its a real honor to be standing here today. I appreciate the historic nature, I really do. But I believe that being behin...

After Judy Smith became the first Black woman to brief the White House press corps in 1991, Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as the second Black woman to do so. While the moment comes as much-needed good news, Jean-Pierre would have people think that it is just another day, as she sought to downplay the historic nature of Wednesday’s press briefing (May 26), saying the Biden administration has embarked on a broad effort to ensure representation. “I appreciate the historic nature,” Jean-Pi...

The Senate parliamentarian has told Democrats they can pass legislation using a little-known rule to bypass filibusters.

The deputy press secretary will be just the second African-American woman to lead a White House press briefing.

White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made her debut at the briefing room podium on Wednesday, making history in the process in what some viewed as a first audition for the press secretary job down the road.

Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat who once interned for President Biden, is the White House’s main conduit to senators in both parties.

Updated May 26, 2021 at 2:37 PM ET When Karine Jean-Pierre stepped behind the lectern to take reporters' questions in the briefing room on