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  "id": 15069726,
  "title": "Katie Zacharia makes history as shortest-serving White House press secretary ever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-makes-history-as-shortest-serving-white-house-press",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/katie-zacharia-makes-history-shortest-serving-white-house-press-secretary-ever/"
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  "summary": "The White House confirmed Friday that Katie Zacharia is leaving her position as press secretary after five days on the job, making her the shortest-serving person in the role's history, according to CBS News and The Guardian US. The Guardian US reported that her departure followed a lacklustre debut press briefing, scrutiny over her legal credentials, and a series of interviews with Trump-friendly outlets that failed to redeem her.\n\nThe Guardian US further reported that Zacharia reportedly secured the position by monitoring the president's television viewing habits and timing her own on-air appearances to catch his eye. While The Hill noted her tenure surpassed the previous record held by Anthony Scaramucci, Hindustan Times - World News reported that Donald Trump said he is in no rush to replace her and will keep the role vacant, despite social media speculation regarding Scott Jennings.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Trump reportedly fires White House spokeswoman Zacharia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-reportedly-fires-white-house-spokeswoman-zacharia",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:58:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "White House Press Secretary Zacharia exiting role after short tenure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-press-secretary-zacharia-exiting-role-after-short-tenure",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Trump fires Katie Zacharia after five days as White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-fires-katie-zacharia-after-five-days-as-white-house-press",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:15:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Press secretary under Clinton says Zacharia was 'set up to fail'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/press-secretary-under-clinton-says-zacharia-was-set-up-to-fail",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:35:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}