White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at Wednesday's briefing: "I was made aware that USAID has funded media outlets like Politico. I can confirm that more than $8M that has gone to subsidizing subscriptions will no longer be happening.

In late January and early February 2025, a rumor spread online that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cited the life of Jesus as a reason Americans shouldn't worry about the possibility of Canada cutting off electricity imports in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

When Leavitt, 27, walks out into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, she'll be the youngest press secretary to do so, since Ronald Ziegler, who held the title in former President Ronald Reagan's White House at age 29.