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  "id": 774492,
  "title": "Will Trump’s next press secretary be a better liar than the first five?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/will-trumps-next-press-secretary-be-a-better-liar-than-the-first-five",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:02:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/trump-press-secretary-lies-karoline-leavitt"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Karoline Leavitt plans to step down, it’s apparent how the president above all values a readiness to twist the truth As Karoline Leavitt prepares to step down from her role as Donald Trump ’s fifth White House press secretary, a brief review of her tenure , and that of her predecessors, makes clear that the most fabulist president in US history prizes one quality above all else in the women…",
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        "published": "2026-08-13T10:46:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Why I’m quitting as White House Press Secretary – Karoline Leavitt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/why-im-quitting-as-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:02:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The Latest: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the Trump administration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/the-latest-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-will-leave",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Who could potentially replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/who-could-potentially-replace-white-house-press-secretary-karoline",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:56:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Democrats 'afraid' of Jennings as White House press secretary, Sellers says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/democrats-afraid-of-jennings-as-white-house-press-secretary-sellers",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:00:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: White House confirms Trump held phone call with Albanese; Wong to target Hanson’s call for ‘monoculture’ in national security address",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/australia-news-live-white-house-confirms-trump-held-phone-call-with",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:45:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: White House confirms Trump held phone call with Albanese; Wong to target Hanson’s call for ‘monoculture’ in national security address",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/australia-news-live-white-house-confirms-trump-held-phone-call-with-805556",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:45:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "White House says transshipped goods cost US$19 billion to US$26 billion in lost tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/white-house-says-transshipped-goods-cost-us-19-billion-to-us-26",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:48:39.000Z"
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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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