The New York Times reported on October 20, 2026, that President Donald Trump previously urged then-White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in August 2026 to move journalists out of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

Policy, personnel and internal politics of Donald Trump's White House, covering executive orders, cabinet appointments, the agencies carrying out its agenda and the litigation that follows. Spans both his first and second terms, and the advisers whose influence shapes each.