Jen Psaki

Psaki, the eldest of three daughters,{{Cite news |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Greenwich-High-alum-resigns-White-House-job-2182565.php |title=Greenwich High alum resigns White House job |first=Charles J. | last=Lewis |date=September 22, 2011 |newspaper=Stamford Advocate}} was born in New York City, in 1978 to psychotherapist{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2010 |title=Jennifer Psaki, Gregory Mecher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/fashion/weddings/09PSAKI.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222145010/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/fashion/weddings/09PSAKI.html |url-status=live}} Eileen (née Dolan) Medvey,{{Cite news |title=Miss Eileen Dolan And James Psaki To Marry Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10276173/the-bridgeport-post/ |work=The Bridgeport Post |date=July 18, 1976 |pages=30 |via=newspapers.com |quote=the wedding of Miss Eileen D. Dolan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Dailey of New York city, to James R. Psaki, son of Dr. and Mrs. Raoul C. Psaki}} her father is James Raul Psaki, the retired real estate developer whose grandfather had emigrated from Greece in 1904 and whose grandmother was of Irish descent. Her parents married in 1976.{{cite news |date=December 4, 2020 |title="Υπερήφανος για την Τζένιφερ", δηλώνει για την κόρη του ο Δημήτριος Ψάκη |language=el |trans-title=«Proud for Jennifer,» states Dimitrios Psaki for his daughter |url=https://www.ekirikas.com/omogeneia_ameriki_politiki/arthro/yperifanos_gia_tin_tzenifer_dilonei_gia_tin_kori_tou_o_dimitrios_psaki-1341446/ |work=Ethnikos Kirikas |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420090448/https://www.ekirikas.com/omogeneia_ameriki_politiki/arthro/yperifanos_gia_tin_tzenifer_dilonei_gia_tin_kori_tou_o_dimitrios_psaki-1341446/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |title=Biden Picks Greek-American Jen Psaki to Lead Confirmation Team |newspaper=The National Herald |date=November 19, 2020 |url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_politics_usa/arthro/biden_picks_greek_american_jen_psaki_to_lead_confirmation_team-1241141/ |quote=Psaki is of Irish and Greek descent with her Greek roots in Messinia through her father James R. Psaki |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128162818/https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_politics_usa/arthro/biden_picks_greek_american_jen_psaki_to_lead_confirmation_team-1241141/ |url-status=dead }} Her parents would later separate.{{Cite web |last=Randy |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Jen Psaki's Father, James R. Psaki – BURSONCENTER |url=https://www.bursoncenter.com/jen-psakis-father-james-r-psaki/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |language=en-US}}

Her paternal grandparents were Raoul Psaki and Mary Keane. They were married 45 years. Mary Keane died in 1987.{{Cite web |title=A Greek name, Irish lineages |url=https://www.irishecho.com/2021/3/a-greek-name-irish-lineages |date=March 17, 2021 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=The Irish Echo |first=Peter |last=McDermott |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Raoul Psaki Obituary (2009) – New York, NY – Newsday |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsday/name/raoul-psaki-obituary?id=5148272 |date=May 5, 2009 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Legacy.com}} Raoul Psaki (1916–2009), was a combat medic during World War II and the Korean War. Her maternal grandparents were Sylvester J. Dailey (1910–1994) and Genevieve Lambert (1910–2002).{{Cite web |title=Family tree of Jennifer Rene Psaki |url=https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=psaki&p=jennifer+rene |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Geneanet |language=en}}

Psaki grew up in Stamford, Connecticut and graduated from Greenwich High School in 1996. In 2000, she graduated from the College of William & Mary with a degree in English and sociology.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2015/psaki-00-named-white-house-communications-director.php |title=Psaki '00 named White House communications director |publisher=College of William & Mary |language=en-US |access-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144945/https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2015/psaki-00-named-white-house-communications-director.php |url-status=live}} She is a member of the Chi Omega sorority and was chapter President.{{cite web |last=Sawicki |first=Stephen |date=February 2011 |title=Meeting the Press |url=http://www.greenwichmag.com/g/February-2011/Meeting-the-Press/ |work=Greenwich Magazine |access-date=August 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830125900/http://www.greenwichmag.com/g/February-2011/Meeting-the-Press/ |archive-date=August 30, 2013}} At William & Mary, Psaki was a competitive backstroke swimmer for the William & Mary Tribe athletic team for two years.{{cite web |title=Women's swimming and diving roster |url=http://www.wm.edu/WMAD/wm-swimming/roster.html |website=College of William & Mary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970616111510/http://www.wm.edu/WMAD/wm-swimming/roster.html |archive-date=June 16, 1997}}

Psaki began her career in 2001 with the re-election campaigns of Iowa Democrats Tom Harkin for the U.S. Senate and Tom Vilsack for governor. Psaki then became deputy press secretary for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. From 2005 to 2006, Psaki served as communications director to U.S. representative Joseph Crowley and regional press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.{{cite web |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=77092 |title=Jennifer Psaki |publisher=OpenSecrets |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144944/http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=77092 |url-status=live}}

Throughout the 2008 presidential campaign of U.S. senator Barack Obama, Psaki served as traveling press secretary. After Obama won the election, Psaki followed Obama to the White House as deputy press secretary and was promoted to deputy communications director on December 19, 2009.{{cite news |date=July 23, 2012 |title=Jen Psaki |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jen-psaki/gIQA9HocKP_topic.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144959/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=December 19, 2009 |title=Jen Psaki named Deputy Communications Director -- Summit accepts Obama deal -- Health reform could effectively pass at 1 a.m. Monday -- Shannon Flaherty b'day |url=http://www.politico.com/playbook/1209/playbook899.html |work=Politico |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144945/https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2009/12/jen-psaki-named-deputy-communications-director-summit-accepts-obama-deal-health-reform-could-effectively-pass-at-1-am-monday-shannon-flaherty-bday-002583 |url-status=live}} On September 22, 2011, Psaki left this position to become senior vice president and managing director at the Washington, D.C., office of public relations firm Global Strategy Group.{{cite news |last=Calmes |first=Jackie |date=September 20, 2011 |title=White House Deputy Communications Director Steps Down |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/white-house-deputy-communications-director-steps-down/ |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144945/https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/white-house-deputy-communications-director-steps-down/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Charles J. |date=September 22, 2011 |title=Greenwich High alum resigns White House job |url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-High-alum-resigns-White-House-job-2182099.php |work=Greenwich Time |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102142052/https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-High-alum-resigns-White-House-job-2182099.php |url-status=dead }}

In 2012, Psaki returned to political communications as press secretary for President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.{{cite web |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/209549.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712194722/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/209549.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2013 |title=Jen Psaki, Department Spokesperson |publisher=US Department of State |access-date=July 5, 2013}} On February 11, 2013, Psaki became the spokesperson for the United States Department of State. Her hiring at the Department of State fueled speculation that she would replace White House press secretary Jay Carney when he left the White House,{{cite web |last=Rogin |first=Josh |date=February 15, 2013 |title=What Jen Psaki faces as the new State Department spokeswoman |url=http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/02/15/what_jen_psaki_faces_as_the_new_state_spokeswoman |work=Foreign Policy |publisher=FP Group, a division of the Washington Post Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614012615/http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/02/15/what_jen_psaki_faces_as_the_new_state_spokeswoman |archive-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=live}} but, on May 30, 2014, it was announced that Josh Earnest would replace Carney. In 2015, she returned to the White House as communications director and stayed through the end of the Obama administration.

On February 7, 2017, Psaki began working as a political commentator on CNN.{{cite news |last=Concha |first=Joe |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Jen Psaki joins CNN |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/318449-cnn-signs-ex-obama-spokesperson-jen-psaki/ |work=The Hill |access-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222145022/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/318449-cnn-signs-ex-obama-spokesperson-jen-psaki |url-status=live|quote=Psaki, 38 ...}}

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In November 2020, Psaki left CNN and joined the Biden–Harris transition team.{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Kate |date=November 30, 2020 |title=Biden announces all-female senior White House communications team |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/politics/biden-white-house-female-communications-team/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144950/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/politics/biden-white-house-female-communications-team/index.html |url-status=live }} Later that month, Psaki was named as the White House press secretary for the Biden administration.{{Cite web |title=Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary |url=https://buildbackbetter.gov/nominees-and-appointees/jen-psaki/ |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=President-Elect Joe Biden }}{{Cite news |last1=Linskey |first1=Annie |last2=Stein |first2=Jeff |date=November 29, 2020 |title=Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-hires-all-female-senior-communications-team/2020/11/29/5b60b58e-3277-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130015719/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-hires-all-female-senior-communications-team/2020/11/29/5b60b58e-3277-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Holds First Briefing |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?508148-1/white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-holds-briefing |website=C-SPAN |date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2021 }}

She held her first press briefing on the evening of January 20, 2021, after the inauguration.{{cite news |title=New White House press secretary holds 1st briefing this evening |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/press-briefing-biden-psaki-1.5881166 |work=CBC |date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2021}} On May 6, in an interview with former senior advisor to the president David Axelrod, Psaki suggested she would depart from the position of press secretary "in about a year from now".{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Thomas |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Psaki Signals She'll Step Down Next Year |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/552322-psaki-signals-shell-step-down-next-year/ |work=The Hill |access-date=May 7, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=May 6, 2021 |title=Jen Psaki Says She Talked with the Biden Transition Team about a Roughly One-Year Term |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/media/jen-psaki-insights-reliable-sources/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=May 7, 2021}} In October, Psaki was accused by a watchdog group of violating the Hatch Act for her comments on the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election.Judd, Donald (October 16, 2021). [https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/hatch-act-jen-psaki/index.html Watchdog files Hatch Act complaint against Jen Psaki over comments on Virginia governor's race]. CNN Politics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.Breuninger, Kevin (October 15, 2021.). [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/biden-press-secretary-jen-psaki-may-have-violated-hatch-act-watchdog-says.html Biden press secretary Jen Psaki may have violated ethics law with comment on Virginia race, watchdog says]. CNBC. Retrieved October 24, 2021.Cox, Chelsey (October 15, 2021). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/15/jen-psaki-accused-violating-hatch-act-government-watchdog-group/8470700002/ White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki accused of violating Hatch Act]. USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2021.Samuels, Brett (October 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/576970-ethics-watchdog-accuses-psaki-of-violating-hatch-act/ Ethics watchdog accuses Psaki of violating Hatch Act]. The Hill. Retrieved October 24, 2021. On November 2, Psaki announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.{{cite news |title=Jen Psaki: White House Press Secretary Says She Has COVID |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/1/jen-psaki-white-house-press-secretary-says-she-has-covid |access-date=November 13, 2021 |agency=Al Jazeera |date=November 2, 2021}} After quarantining and fully recovering, she returned to work on November 12 and credited her vaccination status for her recovery without complications.{{cite news |last1=Rafford |first1=Claire |title=Press Secretary Jen Psaki returns to work after Covid-19 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/12/jen-psaki-returns-to-work-covid-19-521130 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |work=Politico |date=November 13, 2021}}

On March 22, 2022, Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in six months and did not accompany President Biden on his trip to Europe. Coincidentally, Hillary Clinton tested positive for COVID-19 the same week.{{cite news |last=Superville |first=Darlene |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-europe-c68d2677aa3d9040a5772bbc80d4b84f |title=Biden press secretary has COVID-19, won't travel to Europe |work=Associated Press |date=March 22, 2022 |accessdate=March 22, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Hillary Clinton says she tested positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms |url=https://www.today.com/video/hillary-clinton-jen-psaki-test-positive-for-covid-19-136021061513 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} On April 1, Axios reported that Psaki would likely leave the White House "around May" for a job with MSNBC.{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Sara |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig |url=https://www.axios.com/jen-psaki-leaving-white-house-msnbc-a75bdbc6-4c6b-43f9-b406-e104ea3b88e9.html |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Axios }} On May 5, the White House announced she would be leaving the role on May 13, and named her principal deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, as her replacement.{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2022 |title=President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/05/president-biden-announces-karine-jean-pierre-as-white-house-press-secretary/ |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=The White House }}

On May 24, 2022, MSNBC announced its hiring of Psaki as a contributor; the network stated that she would make appearances during its coverage of the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential elections, and that a show hosted by Psaki was in development for Peacock.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/business/media/jen-psaki-msnbc-biden.html |title=Jen Psaki Joins MSNBC as a Host and Commentator |date=May 24, 2022 |work=The New York Times |author=Michael M. Grynbaum}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=May 24, 2022 |title=MSNBC Makes It Official: Jen Psaki To Join Network In Fall, Will Host New Show For Streaming Channel |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jen-psaki-to-join-msnbc-1235031287/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Psaki made her first television appearance after leaving her position as White House press secretary on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon discussing the Robb Elementary School shooting.{{Cite web |last=Graziosi |first=Graig |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Jen Psaki says she fears sending daughter to kindergarten in US |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/psaki-texas-gun-control-fallon-b2088355.html |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

In February 2023, MSNBC announced that Psaki would host a new Sunday morning program, Inside with Jen Psaki, beginning on March 19, 2023. The program focuses on public policy issues.{{cite news |last=Weprin |first=Alex |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jen-psaki-msnbc-show-weekend-1235330679/ |title=MSNBC Sets Jen Psaki Weekly Series, Says Streaming and Social Shows in the Works |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 21, 2023 |accessdate=February 22, 2023 }} On September 25, 2023, the program took over MSNBC's Monday 8 p.m. Eastern prime time slot, which was previously a secondary timeslot for All In with Chris Hayes. Psaki had occasionally filled in as a substitute host for All In, prompting speculation.{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Ted |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/inside-with-jen-psaki-mondays-msnbc-1235539498/|title='Inside With Jen Psaki' Expanding To Mondays On MSNBC |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 7, 2023 |accessdate=September 7, 2023 }}

Journalists at NBC News, the sister network of MSNBC, expressed anger and trepidation about Psaki's move to MSNBC, fearing that it would damage NBC's brand and "reinforce the impression, already well-established in opinion polls, that the news business in the US works hand-in-glove with political factions."{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Money and morals. Psaki is just the latest to swap White House for cable TV |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/10/jen-psaki-white-house-tv-msnbc-news-politics |access-date=October 2, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}} Psaki negotiated the deal, along with a competing offer from CNN, while still serving in the office of press secretary. This led to concerns from NBC's own White House correspondent, Kristen Welker, that she could have shown favoritism toward her potential employers to secure her new role. Although other staffers have moved from the White House to cable news, making Psaki an anchor and not a political analyst was unusual.{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=April 7, 2022 |title=NBC News journalists vexed by MSNBC's move to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/06/media/jen-psaki-nbc/index.html |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Stanage |first=Niall |date=April 8, 2022 |title=The Memo: Psaki's rumored MSNBC move prompts controversy |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3262211-the-memo-psakis-rumored-msbnc-move-prompts-controversy/ |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}

In May 2024, Psaki released a book titled Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World. The book relayed her experiences working in government and offered advice on communication. It quickly became a bestseller on Amazon and became listed as a New York Times bestseller.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2024 |title=The latest Jen Psaki project |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/05/10/jen-psakis-latest-project-00157364 |website=Politico |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |title=Say More |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Say-More/Jen-Psaki/9781668019856 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |date=May 7, 2024 |isbn=978-1-6680-1985-6 |language=en-US}} In the book, Psaki stated that President Biden did not look at his watch during the dignified transfer of remains for 13 US service members killed in the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan. However, he had been photographed checking his watch repeatedly during the dignified transfer. Psaki said she would retract the statement in future versions of the book.{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Psaki's new book falsely recounts Biden's watch check in troop ceremony |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/psaki-book-biden-watch-check-afghanistan |website=Axios |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Psaki to remove lines about Biden at ceremony for fallen soldiers from new book |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4660492-psaki-biden-afghan-ceremony-fallen-soldiers-say-more-book/ |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}

In response to Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, Psaki said on Twitter (now X), "He [Biden] has channeled his loss and personal tragedy into a lifetime of public service and an incredibly deep well of empathy for others…Time and time again, Joe Biden proved his incredible strength by getting back up after being knocked down. This time, he shows it by stepping aside."{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Opinion {{!}} Never underestimate Joe Biden |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/joe-biden-endorse-kamala-harris-selfless-service-rcna162747 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Opinion {{!}} Never underestimate Joe Biden |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-never-underestimate-joe-biden-231013855.html |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}} On July 13, 2024, Psaki endorsed Kamala Harris, and stated that Harris is the best alternative to Biden and that she has her full support. However, she believed that Harris' chance of victory in the 2024 presidential race could be lower due to "sexist and racist beliefs".{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Gabriel |date=July 11, 2024 |title=Jen Psaki says Kamala Harris is best alternative to Biden but worries America too 'sexist and racist' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/jen-psaki-says-kamala-harris-best-alternative-biden-worries-america-too-sexist-racist |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Jen Psaki endorses Kamala Harris as best replacement for Joe Biden. Will racist and sexist beliefs reduce her chances? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/jen-psaki-endorses-kamala-harris-as-best-replacement-for-joe-biden-will-racist-and-sexist-beliefs-reduce-her-chances/articleshow/111717846.cms?from=mdr |access-date=July 30, 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}

In June 2024, Psaki agreed to appear before the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for a transcribed interview about the Biden Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. She appeared before the committee on July 26, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/chairman-mccaul-secures-date-for-transcribed-interview-of-jen-psaki-for-afghanistan-withdrawal-investigation/ |title=Chairman McCaul Secures Date for Transcribed Interview of Jen Psaki for Afghanistan Withdrawal Investigation |publisher= House Foreign Affairs Committee GOP |date=June 17, 2024 |accessdate=June 17, 2024 }}

In February 2025, MSNBC announced that Jen Psaki will have her own show during the weekdays and during primetime starting in April 2025. Her show will be on the 9PM timeslot except on Mondays, Sundays, and Saturdays. {{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2025-02-24 |title=Jen Psaki Moves to Primetime Weekdays in MSNBC Overhaul |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jen-psaki-msnbc-primetime-weekdays-overhaul-1236319016/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}A new President from Philadelphia named Rebecca Kutler is in control of the cable news network and a reshuffling of shows is in the process of starting.{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2025-02-12 |title=Rebecca Kutler Will Lead MSNBC as President |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/rebecca-kutler-msnbc-president-1236305587/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

On May 8, 2010,{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Ellen |date=May 16, 2010 |title=OnLove Wedding: Jen Psaki and Gregory Mecher get married in Maryland |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/14/AR2010051400026_2.html |access-date=September 21, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} Psaki married Greg Mecher, then chief of staff to Congressman Steve Driehaus. Later, Mecher served as chief of staff to Congressman Joe Kennedy.{{cite news |url=https://heavy.com/news/gregory-mecher-jen-psaki-husband/ |title=Gregory Mecher, Jen Psaki's Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |publisher=Heavy |date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |last=Laviola |first=Erin}} The couple met at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2006. They have two children.{{cite news |last1=Emmrich |first1=Stuart |title=8 Things to Know About Jen Psaki, Biden's Press Secretary |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/8-things-to-know-about-jen-psaki-white-house-press-secretary |access-date=February 3, 2021 |publisher=Vogue |date=January 29, 2021}}

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