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'Attack Plans' Versus 'War Plans'


Legal Angle
Emerges
in Signal
Controversy
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Mar 27, 2025 11:39 AM CDT

Legal Angle Emerges in Signal Controversy

And Trump nemesis Boasberg has been assigned the case

(Newser) - The White House is digging in on the Signal breach controversy, insisting that the information discussed in a text group wasn't as sensitive as critics allege. For proof, press chief Karoline Leavitt noted that a new Atlantic headline refers to "attack plans" instead of "war plans" and...

Fired FTC Commissioner: 'This Is Corruption'

2 Democrats say they were illegally fired by Trump

(Newser) - Markets "should be very concerned" by President Trump's actions at the Federal Trade Commission, says one of two Democratic commissioners fired on Tuesday. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter says she was "illegally fired" by Trump, who violated "the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent,...

White House Press Secretary Talks 32-Years-Older Hubby

Karoline Leavitt says 'atypical love story' works for her

(Newser) - Acknowledging that "it's a very atypical love story," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt opened up about her marriage during a recent interview on Megyn Kelly's podcast that is just now being widely reported. Leavitt, 27, met Nicholas Riccio, 59, in 2022, when she was running...

Musk's Email Demand Got 1M Responses

But that's less than half of federal workers

(Newser) - More than 1 million federal employees have responded to the controversial email asking them to explain five tasks they accomplished in the last week, according to the White House. That's a significant number, but one that represents less than half of the 2.3 million civilian federal employees, per...

White House to Take Control of Press Pool

Move is a break from a century of tradition

(Newser) - The White House said Tuesday that its officials "will decide" which news outlets can regularly cover President Trump up close—a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does and hold him accountable on behalf...

In First Briefing, Leavitt Delivers Update on Drones

'This was not the enemy,' she says of NJ sightings

(Newser) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first press briefing on Tuesday—and before taking questions, she said she had an update on the New Jersey drone sightings . Leavitt, saying she was delivering a message directly from President Trump, told reporters the drones were "not the enemy,"...

Trump's New Press Secretary Is Youngest Ever

Karoline Leavitt, 27, president-elect's campaign press secretary, will join him in the White House

(Newser) - President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, to serve as his White House press secretary. Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump's transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when...

On-Air Sparring May Be Preview of Debate Strategy
CNN Anchor Abruptly
Boots Trump Spokesperson
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Jun 25, 2024 6:42 AM CDT

CNN Anchor Abruptly Boots Trump Spokesperson

Karoline Leavitt accused this week's debate moderators of anti-Trump bias

(Newser) - The first presidential debate is Thursday, and things already are turning nasty between host CNN and the camp of Donald Trump. On Monday, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly cut off an interview with Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, reports Mediaite . After Leavitt called debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash biased...

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