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Who is Katie Zacharia? Education, career and political background of Trump’s potential new press secretary

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Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and attorney, has been offered the White House press secretary role by Trump. (Katie Zacharia/Instagram)

President Donald Trump has confirmed conservative commentator and attorney Katie Zacharia the job of White House press secretary. She will take over from Karoline Leavitt, who left the position in August. Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and attorney, has been offered the White House press secretary role by Trump. (Katie Zacharia/Instagram) Zacharia has worked in … Read more

Trump appoints Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary after Karoline Leavitt’s exit, ahead of midterms

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Trump names Katie Zacharia White House press secretary (Katie Zacharia/Instagram)

US President Donald Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser to his Truth Social platform, as the new White House press secretary, placing her at the center of his administration’s public messaging operation ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump names Katie Zacharia White House press secretary (Katie Zacharia/Instagram) Trump announced the appointment on Friday, … Read more

White House bars CNN from Air Force One press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip

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White House bars CNN from Air Force One press pool for Trump's upcoming trip

Earlier last week, Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House. The White House has replaced CNN with conservative network Real America’s Voice (RAV) in the television press pool covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday.According to White House guidance, RAV was listed as the … Read more

Trump White House bars CNN from Air Force One again, disrupting TV press pool coverage of President’s Tennessee trip

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President Donald Trump bars CNN from Air Force One again, putting White House TV press pool in limbo (AP Photo)

The White House has barred CNN from flying aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump for his Saturday trip to Tennessee, once again disrupting the television press pool just a day after major networks resumed joint coverage of the president. President Donald Trump bars CNN from Air Force One again, putting White House TV … Read more

What time is Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping? Details as China president visits US amid press pool blackout

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Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

On Wednesday, President Xi Jinping of China lands in Maryland for a three-day state visit to the United States. The event is expected to be a grand spectacle, with many reports already noting how Donald Trump is “rolling out the red carpet” for the Chinese leader. Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the … Read more

In 1926, beekeeper Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a small-town story collection that made her nationally known; 100 years later, a Cedar Falls press is reviving the hard-to-find book

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In 1926, beekeeper Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a small-town story collection that made her nationally known; 100 years later, a Cedar Falls press is reviving the hard-to-find book

In 1926, Iowa writer Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a collection of 14 short stories drawn from the lives of people in the state’s farms and small towns. A century later, the book is returning to print in a new centennial edition from Cedar Falls-based Final Thursday Press, with new illustrations by Iowa artist Claudia … Read more

Spain interior ministry in press freedom row over journalist ‘blacklist’

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Spain interior ministry in press freedom row over journalist 'blacklist'

Spain’s interior ministry apologised to journalists and denied muzzling the media on Tuesday after a report revealed it had secretly compiled a list of reporters and their political opinions. Spain interior ministry in press freedom row over journalist ‘blacklist’ The rare freedom of expression row in the EU nation comes with the Socialist-run ministry already … Read more