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  "id": 13182690,
  "title": "Trump picks Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-picks-katie-zacharia-as-next-white-house-press-secretary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:54:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/katie-zacharia-white-house-press-secretary-trump/"
  },
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  "account": "The White House has offered conservative commentator Katie Zacharia the position of press secretary, according to a CBS News report on Friday. The offer has yet to be confirmed by Zacharia. Zacharia previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year and currently serves as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, the president's social media platform. She is frequently seen on Fox News and Newsmax. The role was previously held by Karoline Leavitt who left in late August. Zacharia, who resides in California, graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu with both undergraduate and law degrees. She wrote an op-ed for the New York Post earlier this year about her experience wearing a \"Make America Great Again\" hat to her local gym, stating that she will never remove it to appease the left, emphasizing the importance of freedom of speech, even if it means facing discomfort. The White House press briefing room has not hosted a briefing for the press since September 3rd, when Vice President JD Vance addressed reporters and took questions.",
  "summary": "Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, has been offered the role of White House press secretary, a White House official told CBS News on Friday.",
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        "title": "Katie Zacharia ‘offered’ position as White House press secretary",
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        "title": "Katie Zacharia picked as White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/katie-zacharia-picked-as-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:54:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump offers White House press secretary post to Katie Zacharia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-offers-white-house-press-secretary-post-to-katie-zacharia",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:59:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia husband and children: Who is Tyler Zacharia? What we know about their family",
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        "title": "Former Truth Social communications adviser offered White House press secretary role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/former-truth-social-communications-adviser-offered-white-house-press",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:42:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia offered role of Trump's new White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/conservative-commentator-katie-zacharia-offered-role-of-trumps-new",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:02:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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