The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media influencers.

President Trump’s press secretary invited social media influencers and content creators to sit with the traditional press corps.

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday. Her first briefing is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her briefing debut on Tuesday, where she sparred with reporters over a federal freeze on grants and made clear that President Donald Trump himself will be the administration's main messenger.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced new media members like bloggers and podcasters can apply for press credentials.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced changes to how White House briefings will work on Tuesday during the first televised briefing of the new Trump term. "This White House believes strongly in the First Amendment,

In her first briefing, Karoline Leavitt told reporters that a wider range of individuals will be eligible to apply for White House press credentials. “We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded a host of questions from the press corps from the briefing room for the first time on Tuesday. She announced at the top that the Trump administration plans to shake up the Brady briefing room and allow a plethora of “new media” to have access to the