{
  "id": 13200480,
  "title": "Trump Taps Fox News Contributor and ‘Devoted Fan’ Katie Zacharia as White House Press Secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-taps-fox-news-contributor-and-devoted-fan-katie-zacharia-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:12:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-katie-zacharia-white-house-press-secretary-fox-news-1236906962/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Katie Zacharia has been selected by the White House as the next press secretary. She currently serves as a senior communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group, which runs President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social. According to her LinkedIn profile, Zacharia previously worked at the Department of Homeland Security as a spokesperson.\n\nZacharia is a conservative commentator who regularly appears on Fox News and Newsmax. She will replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August and is joining Fox News as a contributor.\n\nIt is not clear if Zacharia has accepted the offer, however a White House official has confirmed the selection to Time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "White House Taps Katie Zacharia to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/white-house-taps-katie-zacharia-to-replace-karoline-leavitt-as-press",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:46:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump confirms Katie Zacharia as new White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-confirms-katie-zacharia-as-new-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:24:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}