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  "id": 694954,
  "title": "Leavitt to leave White House press secretary role, Trump says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/leavitt-to-leave-white-house-press-secretary-role-trump-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:49:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "President Trump announced via TruthSocial that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role at the end of the month to focus on her family.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "White House construction project to cost almost $1bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-construction-project-to-cost-almost-1bn",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:23:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump administration to spend at least $900 million on White House construction projects: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-administration-to-spend-at-least-900-million-on-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:04:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Donald Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/donald-trump-announces-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:42:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-job-at-months",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:14:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "White House press secretary and Trump adviser Karoline Leavitt to leave role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-and-trump-adviser-karoline-leavitt-to",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:54:09.000Z"
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