The White House Correspondents’ Association warned today that reports that the Trump administration plans to take control of the seating chart for the briefing room would be another effort to punish journalists over coverage it disfavors. Axios reported that Trump’s team was considering taking over seating assignments in the cramped briefing room, a task that […]
It’s been two months since Karoline Leavitt has been getting acquainted with her role as President Donald Trump’s press secretary. With such a public-facing role, her personal life has been put on display as well. Leavitt is the youngest person to hold the press secretary position at 27 and a mother to one child, her […]
Comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin was scheduled to perform at the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26 in Washington, D.C., but the group that runs the event has canceled her appearance. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP In a break with tradition, this year’s White House Correspondents dinner will not […]
Messaging for many of the men in Trump 2.0 has, at least in recent days, gone rather embarrassingly off the rails. Floundering explanations from the principals involved as to how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added into a confidential Signal chat group have exposed the frailties of experienced men who should have known better. […]
NEW YORK — During the first Trump administration, the biggest concern for many journalists was labels. Would they, or their news outlet, be called “fake news” or an “enemy of the people” by a president and his supporters? They now face a more assertive President Donald Trump. In two months, a blitz of action by […]
The Trump administration is following through on its promise to crack down on gang violence, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, after authorities arrested a top MS-13 leader. Speaking on “Fox & Friends,” Leavitt praised the operation and vowed it was just the beginning. “This is what happens when you have competent federal […]
By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC Published: 10:13 EDT, 29 March 2025 | Updated: 10:15 EDT, 29 March 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday debuted a special event for podcasters, as she continues expanding access to President Donald Trump‘s administration. Leavitt taunted the establishment media as she debuted the new […]
AT TIMES, WHITE HOUSE press secretary Karoline Leavitt proudly wears a gold cross when meeting with the press pool. Many assume she emerges from the heart of right-wing American evangelicalism. But they would be wrong. Leavitt emerges from the heart of right-wing American Catholicism. While we have been focused on the fusion of evangelical Christianity […]
Karoline Leavitt made history when she became the youngest person ever to hold the title White House press secretary. In a special episode of “The Signal Sitdown” filmed at the White House, Leavitt opens up about her relationship with President Donald Trump, her political upbringing, and how the president is garnering record support with young […]
