{
  "id": 696748,
  "title": "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month’s end",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-youngest-person-to-hold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-press-secretary-leavitt-dc3753a957b05ef554bf277221d9cf46"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the position, will depart her role at the end of the month. Leavitt, aged 28, recently returned to the White House following a short leave for the birth of her second child in May. Prior to her tenure as press secretary, Leavitt had served Trump as a press aide during his first term in the White House. She is a staunch advocate of Trump's \"Make America Great Again\" initiative and has been one of his most trusted aides. In a social media post, the Republican president described Leavitt as \"one of my most trusted aides\" and expressed his understanding and respect for her decision to prioritize spending more time with her children and family. Trump stated that Leavitt will now become one of his top outside advisors and an influential voice within the Republican Party as they strive to defeat history and secure a victory in the upcoming midterm elections.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Karoline Leavitt to step down as Trump’s White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/karoline-leavitt-to-step-down-as-trumps-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:53:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt to leave White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/breaking-trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:56:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt steps down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-steps-down",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:59:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump reveals Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-reveals-karoline-leavitt-to-step-down-as-white-house-press",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:05:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Karoline Leavitt says she's leaving her role as press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/karoline-leavitt-says-shes-leaving-her-role-as-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:14:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Leavitt to leave US press secretary job this month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/leavitt-to-leave-us-press-secretary-job-this-month",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:15:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-step-down",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:16:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt To Leave Job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-job",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:36:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SBS News",
        "title": "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job this month, Trump says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-job-this-month",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:39:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to step down at end of August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-step-down-at-end-of",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:44:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Karoline Leavitt: six key takeaways from 20 months as Trump’s press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/karoline-leavitt-six-key-takeaways-from-20-months-as-trumps-press",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:19:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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