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White House staff members from left, White House aide Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, personal aide to President Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, right, walk to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Trump aides fire back at press over Zacharia firing as they seek to limit damage

Rob Crilly · October 19, 2026 11:39 am

President Donald Trump boards Marine One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and White House aide Natalie Harp watch.

White House report card: It’s starting to look like a return to first-term chaos

Graphic of the US Capitol building with blue shadows.

Democrats keep expanding their battleground map. History suggests it’s a mirage

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Wasilla, Alaska.

Some pollsters think their results are exaggerating Democrats’ support, and angry ex-Trumpers are the cause

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

Katie Zacharia’s first briefing was a nervy smash-and-grab raid

2028: Harris sinks like a rock, AOC ascends, Vance strengthens

Paul Bedard June 27, 2025 9:22 am

The final nail: Trump would have beaten Harris even if everybody voted

Paul Bedard June 26, 2025 4:10 pm

AI declares Trump the most antisemitic of last five presidents

Paul Bedard June 26, 2025 1:00 pm

A person walks past the National Debt Clock.

More fear budget bill will just add crushing debt

Paul Bedard June 25, 2025 2:16 pm

Conservatives in eleventh-hour fight over One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s lawsuit ‘tax’

Paul Bedard June 25, 2025 12:47 pm

Foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Still winning: Over 80% back Trump’s deportation of criminal illegal immigrants

Paul Bedard June 24, 2025 1:39 pm

Feckless Margaret Brennan thinks she’s secretary of state: Liberal media scream

Paul Bedard June 23, 2025 3:25 pm

AI job filters push white guys to the bottom of applicants

Paul Bedard June 23, 2025 11:37 am

Art of the deal takes center stage: White House Report Card

Paul Bedard June 21, 2025 9:06 am

Vance approval matches Trump’s, giving MAGA a one-two punch

Paul Bedard June 20, 2025 11:18 am

Gun groups push for ‘generational win’ to end taxes, registration

Paul Bedard June 19, 2025 12:01 pm

New China pest on a Shermanesque march through US vineyards

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