Biden liberates your Instagram feed – POLITICO

Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from producer Raymond Rapada.Send tips | Subscribe here | Email Eli | Email LaurenThe Biden White House is planning to cut back on a time-honored holiday tradition: photo lines.For years, scoring an invite to one of the roughly 20 White House holiday receptions also meant the chance to snag an official picture with the president and first lady. But that might not be the case for many guests this year.The White House is considering axing the photo line for media holiday receptions next month, as well as at other holiday events for lawmakers and supporters, according to a Biden official.The absence of the photo line would represent a seismic business hit for the framing shops of Washington, D.C., which were often deluged with post-holiday requests by ambitious young reporters and staffers eager to show off that time they talked to the president for a seemingly endless 10 seconds.But current and former White House aides say that the tradition was also one of the most draining parts of the holiday season. Keeping them running smoothly and efficiently is an art. Guests
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