Karoline Leavitt’s departure before President Trump selected a new press secretary demonstrates inadequate succession planning within the White House

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.

Ballroom construction leveling the South Lawn has pushed Marine One flights to the Ellipse and is linked to a near miss with a commercial aircraft. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt left at the end of August for the president's super PAC, with no successor named.