{
  "id": 701674,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SBS News",
    "slug": "sbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/karoline-leavitt-to-leave-job/3clr9bi3v"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, known for her sharp retorts to journalists, is to resign this month, President Donald Trump announced. Leavitt, 28, will remain a senior adviser to the President and become an influential voice within the Republican Party. The departure comes as Trump's poll numbers decline and the GOP faces challenges in the upcoming midterms. Leavitt, the youngest-ever presidential spokesperson, defended Trump fiercely during often combative press briefings. She cited her desire to spend more time with her young children as the reason for her departure. Trump praised Leavitt for her loyalty and thanked her for holding the media accountable.",
  "summary": "Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}