Karoline Leavitt drops ‘brutal’ verdict on Katie Zacharia’s brief performance as WH press secretary

WASHINGTON — Karoline Leavitt weighed in on her first successor to the White House press secretary job, saying the position “was not for” Katie Zacharia. Leavitt told Fox News that being President Trump’s spokesperson “takes a lot of preparation and sometimes you don’t know how someone will perform until they go out there.” “We wish Katie the best. The job obviously was not for her, but we wish her and her family well,” she added. Zacharia lasted five days as Trump’s press secretary, giving a short briefing where she was visibly nervous. Since her departure, she returned to her California home…

Trump says it’s ‘not looking good’ for Ilhan Omar — suggests she should be forced out of Congress for using ‘fake name’

President Trump signaled Thursday that he expects Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to get the boot from Congress if it turns out that she used a “fake name” when she was sworn in.  “It’s not looking good,” Trump said of Omar’s legal predicament after bombshell court filings related to the federal…

Getty Images files for bankruptcy amid mounting debt and AI competition

Getty Images on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections as part of a restructuring plan to take the flailing stock photo provider private.  It listed assets of $1 billion to $10 billion, and liabilities in the same range.  The content provider announced last week that it was planning to…

Giants’ Matt Nagy ready to open up playbook for J.J. McCarthy’s first start

The Giants’ ever-changing quarterback situation is testing offensive coordinator Matt Nagy’s math skills.  Nagy estimated that the Giants lost about 30 percent of their playbook — namely, the dual-threat quarterback section of zone reads and RPOs — when Jaxson Dart was injured in Week 2 and replaced by pocket passer…

Exclusive | Xavier Becerra’s palace intrigue: Dem insiders scramble for jobs before election’s even over

Xavier Becerra hasn’t won the California governor’s race yet — but Sacramento political insiders are already scrambling for seats in his expected administration. Acolytes of Gov. Gavin Newsom, labor heavyweights and longtime Becerra loyalists are circling the secretive Democrat’s prospective administration, with competing camps jockeying for jobs and influence before…

Miguel Rojas may be done with the Dodgers, but not baseball

Miguel Rojas isn’t done with baseball. The veteran infielder announced his retirement from Major League Baseball after the Dodgers were swept in the National League Championship Series by the Brewers. But Rojas will represent his home country one last time to play in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for the…

Raptors ‘thrilled’ to have Kawhi Leonard back after Clippers scandal fallout

The Toronto Raptors have welcomed Kawhi Leonard back with open arms despite a near year-long investigation by the NBA. After it was announced on Monday afternoon that Leonard had officially been traded back to Toronto, the Raptors released a statement sharing their excitement. “We’re thrilled to welcome Kawhi back to…

The pieces around Jaxson Dart that are helping Giants avoid past mistakes

When John Mara handed a game ball to John Harbaugh after the Giants’ opening-night win over the Cowboys, I couldn’t help but think back to what Mara was feeling following the 2021 season about the coaching carousel and dysfunction that had enveloped Daniel Jones:  “We’ve done everything possible to screw…

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