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  "id": 13276203,
  "title": "Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-names-commentator-katie-zacharia-of-his-media-company-as-next",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-names-commentator-katie-zacharia-of-his-media-company-as-next-white-house-press-secretary"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has announced that Katie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretary. She will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August. According to Trump, Zacharia is a loyal and brilliant supporter and a member of the Make America Great Again movement.\n\nZacharia is a communications adviser for Trump's media company and has previously worked as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She is a 42-year-old native of California. In a post on X, Zacharia thanked Trump, saying his leadership is a blessing to the country. She also praised her predecessor Leavitt, calling her \"fabulous\" and saying she set a high standard to meet.\n\nThe New Straits Times reported that Trump praised Zacharia's credentials, including her work for his presidential campaigns, and said he was confident she would enjoy a good relationship with the White House press corps. Zacharia said she looks forward to working with the press corps and reporters across the country to communicate the administration's achievements.",
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    "outlets": 11,
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Picks Katie Zacharia As New White House Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-picks-katie-zacharia-as-new-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:04:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "White House is offering its next press secretary job to a Trump Media advisor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/white-house-is-offering-its-next-press-secretary-job-to-a-trump-media",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:50:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Florida's Cuban diaspora is split by Trump administration: 'The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/floridas-cuban-diaspora-is-split-by-trump-administration-the-same",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:38:01.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-names-commentator-katie-zacharia-of-his-media-company-as-next",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:54:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump picks Truth Social’s Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-picks-truth-socials-katie-zacharia-as-white-house-press",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:37:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump appoints 'devoted fan' Katie Zacharia as press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-appoints-devoted-fan-katie-zacharia-as-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-10T00:11:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump picks Fox News expert for next White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-picks-fox-news-expert-for-next-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-10T01:09:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump picks Fox News expert for next White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-picks-fox-news-expert-for-next-white-house-press-secretary-13284926",
        "published": "2026-10-10T01:09:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump appoints Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary after Karoline Leavitt’s exit, ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-appoints-katie-zacharia-as-white-house-press-secretary-after",
        "published": "2026-10-10T02:34:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Trump Names Truth Social Adviser Katie Zacharia as New White House Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-names-truth-social-adviser-katie-zacharia-as-new-white-house",
        "published": "2026-10-10T02:38:49.000Z"
      }
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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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