Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki returned to the White House briefing room on Friday after beating COVID-19 and told reporters she was excited to be back but missed wearing her slippers instead of the high heels needed for work.