White House Press Conference Underway Shortly

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is shortly due to deliver her regular press conference from the White House.

• Livestream: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
• Comes as President Joe Biden gives the firmed indication yet that he will run for a second term in 2024 by leading a push to make South Carolina the first battleground in Democratic presidential primaries.
• NBC writes that President Biden has the most to gain from the shift but the move will also better reposition Vice President Kamala Harris for a future White House run.
• NBC: “Harris is the first Black woman ever elected on a national ticket, and Black voters often make up a majority of the Democratic primary electorate in South Carolina — with Black women voting in higher numbers than Black men. Even as her favorability numbers have languished far below the break-even point in national polls, her standing has remained strong with Black voters..."
• Washington Post: “The Biden plan throws out decades of tradition and addresses complaints that Iowa and New Hampshire, two predominantly White states, are not representative of the country or the party’s diverse coalition.”