October 9, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Confirmed

Trump Taps Truth Social Adviser Katie Zacharia as Next White House Press Secretary

President Trump announced on Truth Social on Oct. 9, 2026, that Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and senior communications adviser to Truth Social who briefly worked as a DHS spokesperson earlier in the year...

August 10, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

Well supported

Trump Secretly Left Turkey on Another Plane While the White House Said He Was Aboard Air Force One

The Washington Post reported on Aug. 10, 2026 that an Iranian assassination threat prompted an operation last month in which President Trump flew secretly out of Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White...