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Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

The new front line of American politics is young, female, and digital-first - and it is led by the youngest press secretary in the history of the White House.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener comments on a pilot program to permit private commuter buses to use public bus stops in San Francisco, California, January 21, 2014

After debate backlash, California Democrat Scott Wiener says Israel carried out 'genocide' in Gaza

Cast member Jon Hamm attends a premiere for the television series Your Friends and Neighbors in Los Angeles, California, US, April 4, 2025.

Jon Hamm to host NFL Honors ceremony ahead of Super Bowl LX

An illustration of a woman checking a fuse box by candlelight during a power cut.

Power restored for about 110,000 customers after major outage hits San Francisco


Suspect in attack on Pelosi's husband expected to be formally charged

The suspect broke into the Pelosis' home and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer on Friday.

 FBI agents work outside the home of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi where her husband Paul Pelosi was violently assaulted after a break-in at their house, according to a statement from her office, in San Francisco, California, US, October 28, 2022.

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband spread conspiracy theories about Jews

San Francisco police arrested David DePape after Paul Pelosi struggled with a home invader who was attacking him.

 In an aerial view, San Francisco police officers and FBI agents gather in front of the home of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, Oct. 28, 2022.

SFSU event with terrorist speakers was unauthorized by university

A Beirut event with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi was "neither sponsored nor authorized by SF State, and we have contacted organizers to notify them of unauthorized use of the SF State name."

PFPL plane hijacker Leila Khaled in South Africa

SFSU hosted Palestinian terrorist speakers at Beirut conference

PFLP founding member Salah Salah and Airplane hijacker Leila Khaled were among the many controversial figures invited by San Francisco State University's AMED program.

Graffiti depicting the PFPL plane hijacker Leila Khaled on the security barrier near Bethlehem

Jewish journalist called 'Nazi' by San Francisco politician

District 4 supervisors board candidate Leanna Louie called journalist Joe Eskenazi "EskeNAZI" after he had written an expose about her.

San Francisco, USA city hall illuminated in blue and white for Israel's 73rd Independence Day April 15, 2021.

Israeli Consulate in San Francisco hosts Eurovision Song Contest Gala

 San Francisco Calling poster

The tale of the stolen tefillin

The writer and Rabbi Dan Rosenstein's tefillin were stolen while they were in San Francisco together.

 ONE PERSON helping another put on tefillin, in Kiryat Shmona.

A dozen passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

It was unclear whether all of the cruise's other passengers were tested or whether they were allowed to freely disperse after the positive results emerged.

Royal Caribbean cruise

Can Middle East activists get US Democrats to join the Abraham Accords?

That Middle Easterners were waiting for this moment isn’t captured in the narrative the delegation’s audiences had previously been exposed to.

 The delegates after a speaking event at a synagogue

September 11 event to feature speakers affiliated with terrorists

A 9/11 event sponsored by Rutgers University and San Francisco State University academic departments will feature speakers affiliated with terrorists or who have otherwise supported terrorism.

The twin towers after being hit, 9/11