Live: White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield holds briefing

White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield conducts a media briefing.

This comes after Biden ordered a major release of oil from America's strategic reserves in an effort to bring down high fuel costs.

180m barrels of oil will be released over six months, Biden has announced. This is the largest release since the reserve was created in 1974.

[bxter]

Starts at about 29 minute mark in case that helps anyone.

[guff]

Great clothes. Straight out of Little House on the Prairie

[stephaniekerr]

Release the strategic reserves as we are on the brink of war. Open up drilling and pipelines NOW!

[ricliu]

Kate seems more relatable that Psaki Taki...What about hunters Laptop?

[sellmyhousefastinlawrencev]

White House Director of Communications Kate the h** is Psaki? She get fired?