Politics · October 16, 2026
Live updates: Zacharia exits White House post; Trump heads to Georgia campaign stop
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was fired after five days, setting a record for the shortest tenure in U.S. history following controversy over her legal credentials. Simultaneously, Donald Trump is campaigning in Georgia ahead of the midterm elections, while a bipartisan group of senators is calling for an investigation into reports that Elon Musk proposed slowing down Ukraine's Starlink access.
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Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary, just a week after President Trump announced her appointment to the high-profile role
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Trump's new press secretary out of the job just days after rocky debut
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Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says she did not pass bar exam
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Live updates: Zacharia exits White House post; Trump heads to Georgia campaign stop
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Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
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Katie Zacharia is 'transitioning out' as press secretary, White House says
Read at NPR ↗ Zacharia Out as Trump's White House Press Secretary
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Trump rallies in Georgia as new White House press secretary is fired after five days on the job - live
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Katie Zacharia ousted as White House press secretary
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Anthony Scaramucci takes ‘no pleasure’ in Katie Zacharia beating his record as Trump’s fastest-ever fired flack
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‘She was becoming a distraction’: How Katie Zacharia lost the White House press secretary job in four days
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Trump to teetering White House press secretary Katie Zacharia: 'I'd reconsider'
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Scaramucci reacts to Zacharia's ouster
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Reported across the spectrum
- Katie Zacharia was fired from her role as White House Press Secretary after five days.
- Zacharia holds the record for the shortest-serving White House Press Secretary in U.S. history.
- Trump asked Zacharia to 'reconsider' her position following scrutiny of her legal background.
- Zacharia admitted to failing the California bar exam before working in Beijing.
- Donald Trump is traveling to Georgia for a rally supporting Republican candidates.
- A bipartisan group of senators led by Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen called for an investigation into Starlink disruptions in Ukraine.
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- Democrats are outpacing Republicans in direct campaign donations in key Senate battlegrounds according to FEC filings.
- Elon Musk reportedly spoke to Trump about slowing down Ukraine's Starlink access according to the Telegraph.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Starshield access has not been fully restored.
- Trump criticized Kyiv’s strikes on Russian refineries, citing a self-imposed 'energy ceasefire'.
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