{
  "id": 15022224,
  "title": "White House spokeswoman Katie Zacharia 'let go' from role, official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-spokeswoman-katie-zacharia-let-go-from-role-official-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:48:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037596/white-house-spokeswoman-katie-zacharia-let-go-from-role-official-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was terminated from her position on Friday, according to an official. President Donald Trump told her he believed she would be happier without the role, stating it was not easy. Trump later suggested she reconsider the position. Fox News reported Zacharia was transitioning out of the press secretary role. The White House declined to comment. Zacharia disclosed on Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, a requirement for legal practice in the U.S. Despite claiming to be a lawyer, her credentials were questioned due to her inconclusive bar exam results. She graduated from Pepperdine University's law school in 2011 but obtaining a degree does not guarantee legal practice. Zacharia expressed on Fox News that she registered to take the bar exam but was distracted and overwhelmed by moving to China with her husband. She later clarified she never retook the bar exam, focusing instead on raising four children. The Campaign for Accountability urged the California Bar Association to investigate Zacharia's unauthorized use of the title 'lawyer.'",
  "summary": "White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was “let go” from the role, an official said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny. “I told her: ‘I think you’re better off being happy, and I’m not sure you can ever be happy in this stuff.’ There’s nothing easy about this stuff,” Trump told reporters. He added: “I said to her…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Watchdog asks California bar to probe Katie Zacharia's lawyer claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/watchdog-asks-california-bar-to-probe-katie-zacharias-lawyer-claims",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:37:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-fired-after-five-days-as-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:50:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-white-house-press-secretary-after-just-5-days",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:57:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on way out after only five days on job, reports say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/new-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-on-way-out-after-only",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia spent week \"unusually isolated\" before ouster as press secretary, aide says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-spent-week-unusually-isolated-before-ouster-as-press",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:31:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}