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Trump’s Favorite Spokesperson Has Major Family News

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she is pregnant with her second child in a festive Instagram post on Friday.

Along with a photo of her touching her bump in front of a Christmas tree, she announced, “The greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for – a baby girl coming in May 2026.”

“My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” Leavitt said of husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, and son Niko, 1.

“My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth,” her caption continued.

Thanking her bosses, Leavitt added, “I am also extremely grateful to President Trump and our Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for their support, and for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House. 2026 is going to be a great year and I am so excited to be a girl mom.”

Leavitt, who at 28 years old is the youngest White House press secretary in history, regularly brings her son to work in Washington, D.C., with her, often sharing their office moments together on social media.

Leavitt, here at the White House with her son Nicholas "Niko" Robert Riccio on Nov. 25, thanked President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles for "fostering a pro-family environment."
Leavitt, here at the White House with her son Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio on Nov. 25, thanked President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles for “fostering a pro-family environment.”

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She spoke more about juggling her high-pressure career and motherhood in an interview about her pregnancy with Fox News Digital, telling the site, “Nearly all of my West Wing colleagues have babies and young children, so we all really support one another as we tackle raising our families while working for the greatest president ever.”

The president is rather fond of his main spokesperson, whom he regularly praises for her appearance in public.

Fawning over his underling during a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, he remarked on her “beautiful face” and “those lips that don’t stop.”

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A Third Of Labour Voters Think Keir Starmer Should Step Down, Poll Finds

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One in three Labour voters say Keir Starmer should step down as prime minister, according to a new poll.

A JL Partners survey, commissioned by the Independent, asked Labour voters if they thought the party had a better chance of winning the next general election if they replaced Starmer – 38% of the 1,562 adults questioned said yes.

A further 39% said getting rid of Starmer would not impact the party’s hopes at the next election, while just 13% said Labour would do worse without the prime minister at the helm and 10% did not offer an opinion.

The poll found that Labour voters have even less faith in Starmer than the general public, as only half of the wider electorate think he should step down.

James Johnson of JL Partners told the Independent: “The results underline the degree to which all voters have lost faith in Keir Starmer. What will worry Downing St most is the belief that Labour would do better under a new leader is strongest among Labour supporters themselves.”

The survey asked which Labour figure voters would like to succeed Starmer.

Manchester mayor and former cabinet minister Andy Burnham came out on top with 19% of Labour voters backing him, even though he is not an MP and therefore not eligible to be party leader.

Former deputy PM Angela Rayner came out in second place with 10% of the vote, while deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell was not far behind on 9%.

Health secretary Wes Streeting and Energy secretary Ed Miliband were both on 6% while home secretary Shabana Mahmood was on 4%.

The education secretary Bridget Phillipson was put on 3% and chief secretary to the PM Darren Jones was on 2%.

The poll also ranked all seven of Labour’s prime ministers in history – and Starmer came out in last place.

The survey comes after the Labour campaign group Labour Together secretly conducted a poll on Starmer’s popularity among its members.

The findings are a real blow to the prime minister, just 18 months on from a landslide victory.

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Trump Official Mocks Starmer’s Chief Of Staff With Bizarre Christmas Post

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An official from the Trump administration appeared to mock the prime minister and his chief of staff after banning two Britons from the US.

Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford, two British-based executives who campaign against disinformation, had their American visas revoked on Christmas Eve.

This was seen as a particular blow to the Labour government due to Ahmed’s links to Keir Starmer’s top team.

Ahmed, a former adviser to cabinet minister Hilary Benn, is chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, which was set up in 2017 by Morgan McSweeney, who is now the No.10 chief of staff.

But the US secretary of state Marco Rubio banned Ahmed and Melford for supposedly leading “efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose”.

Then America’s under secretary of state for public diplomacy, Sarah B Rogers, celebrated the move with a slightly less diplomatic move.

She shared a post on X which read, “Hey McSweeney. Merry Christmas”, and featured an edited photo of Rogers with a Christmas hat on.

Rogers added a further festive touch by adding a Christmas tree emoji.

The Trump official said the ban comes as part of a “red line” for the US and the “extraterritorial censorship of Americans”.

Rogers had already taken aim at the UK’s Online Safety Act in interview with GB News at the start of the month, claiming: “To censor Americans in America is a deal breaker.”

When news of the visa ban broke, a UK government spokesperson said: “The UK is fully committed to upholding the right to free speech.

“While every country has the right to set its own visa rules, we support the laws and institutions which are working to keep the Internet free from the most harmful content.

“Social media platforms should not be used to disseminate child sex abuse material, incite hatred and violence, or spread fake information and videos for that purpose.”

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Unexpected Boost For Starmer As Tory Peer Admits He Would Vote Labour

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A Conservative peer has offered up a surprise boost for Keir Starmer as he would still vote for Labour despite the government’s difficult time in office.

Lord Rose, the chairman of Asda, told LBC that there is widespread frustration with Labour – but suggested that’s still better than the alternatives.

“We’re in a situation now where I think many people in this country would be disappointed with the government they have elected,” Rose told LBC.

“We’ve now got a situation where I don’t believe the Conservatives can make a recovery in time for the next election.

“So let’s assume it’s the election after that.

“You are now going to find yourself in a very difficult situation in 2027, ’28, ’29, where if Labour don’t start delivering some [economic] growth, the Conservatives haven’t recovered in time, and you’ve got the other option – what are you going to vote for?

“Are you going to vote for Reform or are you going to vote for a second government?”

He said: “I would vote for another Labour government, but I would want some change in the meantime.”

Asked why he would vote for another round of Labour, he said: “It’s a question of degrees of pain, isn’t it?

“If I can’t have a resurgent Conservative Party, and they’ve got a lot of work to do to make themselves re-electable – or I’ve got the alternative, which, frankly, is supping with the devil.”

Asked what Kemi Badenoch has to do to secure the Tory peer’s vote again, he said: “She’s got to be doing more of what she’s begun now, I think, but I just think, it does, in all these things, require time, and I’m not sure time is on their side.”

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‘Why would you vote Labour?’
‘It’s a question of degrees of pain.’

Conservative peer Lord Rose explains why he would vote against his party in future elections. pic.twitter.com/yKdhbM6eIY

— LBC (@LBC) December 25, 2025

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