White House Press Secretary Makes Steely and Unflinching Debut
Karoline Leavitt used her first briefing in the role to warn veteran reporters that they were increasingly irrelevant.
White House press secretary says all illegal immigrants arrested are criminals: 'That's exactly what they are'
All illegal immigrants that have been arrested by immigration authorities in recent days are criminal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
In First White House Briefing, Youngest Press Secretary Ever Eschews Tradition
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media influencers.
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, makes briefing room debut
When Leavitt, 27, walks out into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, she'll be the youngest press secretary to do so, since Ronald Ziegler, who held the title in former President Ronald Reagan's White House at age 29.
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, and EPA among others.
White House Press Conference 2025: How to Watch Karoline Leavitt's Debut
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold the first press conference of President Donald Trump 's new administration on Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST, according to the White House schedule sent to Newsweek.
White House press secretary channels Trump at first briefing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her briefing debut on Tuesday, where she sparred with reporters over a federal freeze on grants and made clear that President Donald Trump himself will be the administration's main messenger.
First-term House Dem attacks White House spox Karoline Leavitt as 'Fake Christian'
A first-term House Democrat is attacking White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on X after she sought to clarify a White House memo rescinding an earlier policy statement on President Donald Trump's federal funding order.
Karoline Leavitt announces ‘new media’ seating at White House briefings
In her first press briefing, Leavitt started with a question from an Axios journalist and made several criticisms of the media.
A White House press briefing for an audience of one — with one storyline
Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing reaffirmed a truism about the Trump White House: His aides perform for an “audience of one.”
White House Press Secretary’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Claim Is Quickly Dismantled By Critics
Karoline Leavitt's debut White House press briefing comments about condoms and the truth also drew intense scrutiny.
White House Press Secretary's Puzzling Remark About Black History Month Spurs Questions
Experts weigh in on Karoline Leavitt's response to a question about the Trump administration's plans for Black History Month ...
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the ...
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Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Looks More Like Chaos and Confusion
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
Judge Cites Trump's Press Secretary in Looming Restraining Order Decision
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the funding freeze would "remain in full force and effect." ...
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A Former ICE Chief of Staff on How Trump’s Enforcement Push Is Backfiring
Three days after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared an early ...
This Trump presidency is deeper in the right-wing bubble than the first
At a news conference about the D.C. plane crash, a familiar President Donald Trump was on display. There was an immediate ...
Federal fund freeze reversed, but Keating, Markey say vigilance still needed
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network CEO Jim Klocke said that the news was a relief for nonprofits worried about cutting employee hours and layoffs ...