{
  "id": 14501070,
  "title": "Trump's new press secretary faces scrutiny over credentials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-scrutiny-over-credentials",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:32:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1555709/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-scrutiny-over-credentials"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new controversy has erupted over White House press secretary Katie Zacharia's legal credentials, raising questions about her qualifications to hold the public face of the administration. The campaign group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California, alleging that Zacharia may have violated state law by repeatedly presenting herself as a licensed lawyer without a valid license. This follows an unremarkable debut performance on Tuesday, during which Zacharia struggled with questions and repeatedly referred to the president as her husband, drawing criticism from former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Zacharia, a 41-year-old law school graduate from Pepperdine University, has represented herself as a lawyer but there is no record of her being licensed to practice law in any U.S. state. The State Bar of California confirmed they have no record of her holding a license.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: The White House was facing mounting questions Wednesday over new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s legal credentials, after a faltering first day in the job when she gave an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam.",
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    "outlets": 3,
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        "published": "2026-10-14T15:08:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/new-trump-press-secretary-shared-pro-putin-and-pizzagate-posts-in-2022",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:32:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}