President Trump announced Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her position at the end of August to spend time with her family.
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President Trump announced Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary at the end of the month but will still serve as his outside adviser. Her departure comes the same week that the DOJ issued a memo arguing that Trump can extend his executive privilege to cover conversations with advisers outside the White House. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, Writer and Editor of Protect Democracy Amanda Carpenter and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Temidayo Aganga-Williams join Alicia Menendez to discuss the exit.
Media groups are suing President Trump for selling early access to his Truth Social posts costing $100K. Brendan Ballou, who is representing the plaintiffs, and Chief of Editorial at Freedom of the Press Foundation Kirstin McCudden, one of the plaintiffs, join Peter Alexander to explain more on their case.
On the August 13, 2026 episode of The NEWSMAX Daily, host Tony Marino covers Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement of a major marriage fraud bust involving Chinese nationals and more than 1,000 alleged sham marriages. Plus, South Carolina Senate candidate Ralph Norman explains why he supports eliminating the filibuster, Frank Luntz breaks down another major polling miss, and Rob Finnerty takes on why the WNBA has become so “bad and unlikeable.” John “Gianna” Tabacco also declares for the WNBA draft on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.”
Minnesota’s progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated moderate Congresswoman Angie Craig in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary. Now, she will face the Republican candidate—former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya—in November’s general election. Flanagan joins Morning Joe to discuss the top issues in the race and argues that Tafoya is out of touch, supports an ‘out of control’ ICE, and would be a ‘yes sir’ senator for Trump.
Russia released former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman after 1,670 days of imprisonment. Chief Investigative Officer of Global Reach Kieran Ramsey, whose group worked to get Gilman home, joins Peter Alexander to share an update on his recovery.
In his first speech to Department of Justice employees as U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche conceded he "will not get every decision right" and swore to listen to opposing ideas and opinions while making decisions.
Minnesota’s progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated moderate Rep. Angie Craig, D-MN, in Tuesday’s Democratic senate primary. Now, she will face former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya in November’s general election. On Morning Joe, Flanagan slams Tafoya’s history of support for ICE, saying the agency is “completely out of control.”
Jillian Michaels joined “National Report” to weigh in on the shift in California politics, voter turnout in local elections, and the rise of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates in key primary races across the nation.