White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is out after five days in the role. New Jersey congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat, discusses her campaign against incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr., a Republican. California’s secretary of state accuses the Justice Department of fueling public distrust in elections as early voting gets underway.

NNBC News2026-10-16 22:10

Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reported on “The Story” that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her position after only a few days on the job. Trump said he is in no hurry to choose a successor.

FFox News2026-10-16 22:00

A White House official said Friday that Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was let go after Donald Trump said he had urged her to reconsider the job. Trump told reporters he thought she might be happier elsewhere and that the role was difficult.

GGlobal News2026-10-16 21:30

Katie Zacharia, Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary, was let go after only seven days in the job.

RReuters2026-10-16 21:25

A Bloomberg Television program discusses the latest developments at the Trump White House; its headline says press secretary Katie Zacharia is out.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-16 20:11

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is leaving after only five days in the role. Her departure follows criticism of her first press briefing and questions about her credentials.

CCBC News2026-10-16 19:56

Katie Zacharia was fired as White House press secretary after only five days in the role. Shortly before the firing, Donald Trump told reporters he would suggest she “reconsider” the job, following days of intense media scrutiny of her legal credentials.

GGuardian News2026-10-16 19:12

President Trump spoke with reporters upon departing the White House on October 16, 2026.

TThe White House2026-10-16 18:58

Katie Zacharia is no longer White House press secretary after only five days in the role. Her first press briefing was widely panned, and it emerged that she had presented herself as a lawyer despite not passing her bar exam.

NNBC News2026-10-16 18:53

Multiple sources and a senior White House official told ABC News on Friday that press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the position.

AABC News2026-10-16 18:51

Donald Trump said Friday that he asked newly selected White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider taking the job, only a week after choosing her for the post.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-16 18:46

Katie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, less than a week after taking the job.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-16 18:43

The White House confirmed to the BBC that Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role as press secretary, without giving a departure date. Donald Trump said he had urged her to reconsider the job and that the media had treated her “very, very badly” in recent days.

BBBC News2026-10-16 18:42

Advisers say President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. Earlier, Trump said he had asked her to reconsider the role.

CCNN2026-10-16 18:18

Fox News' John Roberts reports on the departure of newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after just one week in the post.

FFox News2026-10-16 18:06

Donald Trump said he advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role as White House press secretary and said they would talk.

FFox News2026-10-16 17:24

In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia acknowledged that she had not passed the bar exam. She had faced questions about her legal career, having previously said she practiced law before entering politics; Trump had called her an attorney. Pepperdine University says she earned a law degree in 2011.

GGuardian News2026-10-16 17:06

President Donald Trump called new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia an attorney. Zacharia acknowledged that she took the bar exam but did not pass.

AABC News2026-10-16 13:45

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia appears on Fox & Friends to discuss her first week in the job, President Donald Trump's upcoming rallies, the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar and rising inflation, while addressing criticism of her legal background.

FFox News2026-10-16 13:23

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia failed the California bar exam but shared at least 15 social media posts over the past two years identifying herself as an “attorney.” She had publicly acknowledged being advised not to use that term.

CCNN2026-10-16 12:12

On Hannity, Zacharia looked back on her first appearance before reporters as White House press secretary and answered criticism focused on her legal credentials.

FFox News2026-10-16 01:40

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia responded to revelations that she had previously called herself a lawyer despite never passing the bar exam. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.

NNBC News2026-10-15 23:25

Trump is at a midday meal in the White House Rose Garden.

RReuters2026-10-15 16:55

According to a senior administration official, Zacharia did not clear California’s bar exam after law school; she is President Trump’s new White House press secretary.

NNBC News2026-10-15 16:27