Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Leaves Democratic Party

Former President Joe Biden’s longtime White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said on June 4 that she has left the Democratic Party and will release a tell-all book on her time in the administration later this year. Jean-Pierre, 50, served as Biden’s White House press secretary from May 2022 until the former president ended his term in January. Previously, Jean-Pierre worked on the 2008 Obama campaign and in the White House during former President Barack Obama’s first term in office. In a Wednesday Instagram video, the former press secretary said she will release her book “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines” on Oct. 21....