Kristi Noem

Katie Zacharia left her role as White House press secretary after five days, according to multiple outlets including NBC News, The New York Times, The Guardian and CNN. Reports differ on the characterization: some describe a firing, while a White House official cited by 13WHAM-TV said she was "transitioning out." President Trump said he advised her to "reconsider" the position. Her brief tenure followed scrutiny of her legal credentials, including her admission that she failed the bar exam while calling herself a lawyer, and a widely criticized 14-minute debut briefing.

45 reports · 8 sources · Updated Oct 16, 06:08 PM UTC

The family of Renée Good, a 37-year-old mother of three killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, filed two federal lawsuits on October 1, 2026. One suit, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleges wrongful death through battery, assault, false imprisonment, and negligence. The second, citing the Ku Klux Klan Act, alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights, naming Ross, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, border czar Tom Homan, and others. The lawsuits challenge the self-defense claim, asserting Ross was not in danger when he fired three shots.

11 reports · 5 sources · Updated Oct 2, 08:30 PM UTC