By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of
Senate confirmation hearings began last Tuesday for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel, an Evangelical Christian whose steadfast support for Israel in the battle against terror stands in stark contrast to the pro-Qatar strategy launched by Trump’s chief negotiator Steve Witkoff. Speaking to Tucker Carlson, an
The former environmental lawyer was propelled to the nation’s highest health office largely by the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, a play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. As health secretary, Kennedy wants to solve the chronic disease epidemic in the US, which plenty of doctors can get
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
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