The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators “hit the ceiling” over the order, which caught them completely by
Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the briefing room Tuesday, saying that podcasters and social media influencers could apply to participate in future briefings.
"This was not the enemy," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said about New Jersey's mysterious drone sightings.
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
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.
The youngest person to serve as White House press secretary has made her debut in the briefing room, promising to hold briefings often and saying President Donald Trump also will be available to repor
Trump has picked his 27-year-old campaign press secretary to stand behind the podium in the White House briefing room.
The 27-year-old will make her debut as the White House press secretary in the briefing room Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and sowing confusion and alarm among the array of groups that depend on them.
The new White House press secretary sparked controversy by labelling all undocumented immigrants as criminals because of their illegal status in the US.
Leavitt married Nicholas Riccio, who is 32-years her senior, after getting engaged on Christmas Day in 2023. It is unclear when they officially got married, but Leavitt has "wife" listed in her Instagram bio. Leavitt and Riccio welcomed their first child, a boy named Nicholas, in July.