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The White House has been without a press secretary since Oct 16 when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.

Trump's social media post about the offer came as his White House is in a period of major transition and struggling with his party's deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Announcing the move on social media, the US president praised White for being ‘a violent Fighter and Warrior’

<p>US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had asked mixed martial ​arts promoter Dana White to serve ‌as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters ​along as assistants “even though some ​are not from our country.”</p> <p>White, chief ⁠executive of the Ultimate Fighting ​Championship, is a “violent Fighter and Warrior,” Trump

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White, an announcement unconventional even for the norm-busting president and one that nobody in the White House immediately confirmed.

Donald Trump says he has offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC President and CEO Dana White, “a violent Fighter and Warrior,” in the president’s words. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was joking, trolling, both or neither. If White accepts the gig, he would fill the vacancy left when the […]

US President Donald Trump has offered the boss of UFC, Dana White, the role of White House press secretary

On social media, the president offered the now-vacant job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the organization’s C.E.O., and told him to bring along fighters as aides.

President Donald Trump has offered UFC President and CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role after Katie Zacharia was ousted in October. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth […]

US president signals combative approach in wake of midterms drubbing of his party

US President Donald Trump has offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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President Donald Trump offered the job of press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White on Saturday.

The BBC has asked the White House and UFC whether the president's job offer is genuine.

The offer of the press secretary job appeared to be a joke, but it suggests the White House might be in “fight” mode after the midterms loss.

<p>The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said that the secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance, retired Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood, is expected to assume his responsibilities in Riyadh soon.</p> <p>Mahmood was appointed on Sep 23 as the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2032088">first secretary general</a> of the alliance between Pakistan, Saudi

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's chief secretary for politica...

Former Costa Rican vice president Rebeca Grynspan strengthened her lead in the race to become the next UN secretary general on Thursday, as diplomats try to break a months-long deadlock over the UN's leadership. Ms Grynspan received 12 "encourage" votes, three "discourage" and no "no opinion" in the closed-door straw poll of the Security Council, according t

The Nepali leaders expressed “gratitude for India’s swift and substantial humanitarian and technical assistance in the aftermath of the Bhotekoshi floods”, a joint press release stated

The Inter-Party Advisory Council in Yobe State has sacked its chairman and secretary over allegations of mismanagement and lack of transparency. Read More: https://punchng.com/yobe-ipac-sacks-chairman-secretary/

Sir Chris Bryant is understood to have asked parties to commit to raising an extra £200m in income.

BEIJING/SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday m...

<p>US President Donald Trump backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042019/democrats-win-us-congress-in-midterm-rout-of-trump">midterm elections</a> that reflected voter anger over the war on Iran.</p> <p>Asked whether he was considering replacing Hegseth, wh

A week back former Trinamool era minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police in the same case

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Democrats won secretary of state contests in four presidential battlegrounds while making inroads in red territory, giving them election oversight authority in key states for the 2028 elections.

Citing the 2025 Gen Z movement in Nepal which brought the government down, Mr. Hosabale said that forces were trying to provoke people from within the country as well as from outside

The UK Culture Secretary has taken her examination of the £1.6B ($2.2B) Sky-ITV acquisition to the next stage by asking two competition bodies to formally scrutinize the deal. Lisa Nandy said she was “minded to intervene” last month and has now told Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to report back by January […]

Sky’s acquisition of ITV has hit a roadblock as the U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy has officially issued an intervention notice. The issuing of a public interest intervention notice means the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority and media regulatory body Ofcom will both investigate the proposed acquisition. The CMA will scrutinize the deal from a […]

The diplomat is in Nepal on a two-day official visit aimed at preparing the ground for Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah's proposed visit to New Delhi.

Becerra, a longtime fixture in Democratic politics in the state, beat Republican Steve Hilton, NBC News projects.

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin joins CBS News to discuss plans for Tuesday's midterms amid an announcement from DHS that it will not be sending immigration enforcement agents to the polls. Following the conversation with Mullin, CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez provided additional context.

<p>UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, presented his credentials to UN Secretary General António Guterres at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.</p> <p>During the meeting, Ambassador Shah reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to multilateralism, the UN Charter and the organis

OpenAI has hired former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for a newly created national security role for national security modernization.

Dan Driscoll to join the start-up as senior counsellor for national security modernisation

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan joins CBS News 24/7 to discuss election security and more ahead of Tuesday's midterms.

Misri’s visit to include discussions on Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s visit to India; appointment of Nepal’s new Ambassador to India and disaster assistance following the flash floods are also expected to be on the agenda

He reportedly told investigators that PSC chairperson M.R. Baiju had not consulted him, the other commission members, or other senior officials on important examination-related decisions and took many decisions unilaterally

At the heart of the debate around legal migration are contested notions of fairness, our political editor writes.

The former Registrar (Evaluation) drew an advance of ₹40 lakh as the Abstract Contingency Bill for the 34th annual convocation

The Federal Government has congratulated Samson Adamu following his confirmation as the substantive General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. The National Sports Commission, in a statement, described the appointment as recognition of Adamu’s experience and progress within the continental football governing body. NSC Chairman, Shehu Dikko, c

The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu, has been appointed General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. CAF announced the appointment in a statement on its website on Sunday, following what it described as a comprehensive recruitment process. Adamu had been acting General Secretary since March, after Veron Mosengo-Omba resigned. Mosengo-

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement on new immigration laws today.

<p>MPs say Shabana Mahmood’s new rules risk staff shortages in health and social care and second Windrush scandal</p><p>Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping new rules on Monday on how long legal migrants must wait for settlement in the UK, with most likely to wait a decade and some up to 15 years.</p><p>Ministers – including the housing secretary, Angela R

Misri also recalled that he faced a major challenge during his posting in China as Ambassador, when India and China had an unprecedented confrontation in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley

Scott Schwab, Kansas' secretary of state, joins CBS News to discuss the upcoming midterms and the state's process for verifying the citizenship of voters.

R. Hari and P. Satheesh, a former deputy secretary of the PSC, were allegedly in charge of the evaluation process of the controversial exam to the State Planning Board. Satheesh was arrested recently and Hari had been absconding since

Frank LaRose, Ohio's secretary of state, joins CBS News with more details on the Trump administration's deployment of 1,000 election monitors nationwide for the midterm elections.

<p>This blog is now closed</p><p>Downing Street has paid tribute to Patrick Stewart following the actor’s death. At the daily lobby briefing, the <strong>PM’s spokesperson</strong> gave a comment that was a bit more extensive than the usual No 10 contribution when a great British celebrity dies. The spokesperson said that was because Andy Burnham feels stron

Alleges that the police was “relegated to the role of mere spectators” throughout the attacks

The UN Security Council will hold its seventh straw poll on Friday, as the race to become the next secretary general continues. The poll is unofficial and anonymous, but it gives insight into how council members view each of the candidates. In the last round , council members cast colour-coded ballots, distinguishing the votes of the five permanent members –

The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan might be restarted before the end of this year, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said, despite a string of safety incidents at the site. Mr Wright visited the reactor owned by Holtec International that was shut down in 2022, but is now in the process of restarting. The plant has become a symbol for the nuclear ener

Nepal PM Balendra Shah is expected to visit Delhi by the end of the year, in what would be his first bilateral visit abroad, as he has been focused on domestic issues

Former Biden senior staffer Karine Jean-Pierre is producing an elevated genre movie. The D.C. vet sees indie film as a viable new career.