State Department spokesperson promises daily briefings
At State Department spokesperson Ned Price's first department briefing, he announced a return to the once-daily briefing that was often skipped and then totally stopped under the Trump administration shortly after impeachment proceedings began.
"We're putting the daily back in the daily press briefing," Price said in a stiff, direct-to-teleprompter opening. He committed to "always operate in good faith," to get Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top officials to the podium.
In another difference from the previous department under Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Price said the agency will "welcome" an "engaged, active press corps to hold our feet to the fire."
Price is the first openly gay spokesperson for the State Department, which advocates say sends a potent message to foreign LGBTQ activists, especially those fighting in countries where same-sex relationships are still criminalized.
-ABC News' Conor Finnegan