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  "id": 705996,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/karoline-leavitt-resignation-takeaways"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is leaving her role at the end of the month. According to Trump, Leavitt will depart to spend more time with her young children. Leavitt, 28, had recently returned to work after the birth of her second child, a daughter, in May.\n\nLeavitt has been a prominent and trusted adviser to Trump, serving as his press secretary since January 2025, when Trump returned to power. The Jerusalem Post reported that she will become an outside communications adviser and party operative, shaping the future of Trump's \"Make America Great Again\" movement. Trump praised Leavitt, calling her \"one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office\".\n\nLeavitt's departure was announced by Trump on social media, where he also stated that she would remain one of his top outside advisers and an influential voice within the Republican Party. According to Channel News Asia, Leavitt earned a reputation for her aggressive performances at press briefings, delivering \"acid putdowns of journalists\".",
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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": "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"
      }
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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."
}