The White House's control of the daily rotation of reporters with access to the president at certain events is not about "restrictions," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios' Mike Allen at an event in D.C. on Friday. Why it matters: "It's not about ideology. It's about increasing the wide array of outlets that have access," Leavitt said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has created an atmosphere of hostility, mockery, and disparagement in the briefing room, a veteran reporter told Politico. In a lengthy profile, correspondent Adam Wren quoted Peter Baker,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced today that the pause in collections on student loans in default that has been in effect since the early days of Covid comes to an end on May 5. "Fewer than four out of ten borrowers are in repayment," she said. "Debt can not be wiped away,...