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White House Briefings Resume as Vice President Vance Returns to the Podium

The restart ends a roughly 40-day pause and signals a temporary, rotating communications strategy while the administration vets a permanent press secretary.

Reporters raise their hands to ask a question as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 31: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. Super PAC event on August 31, 2026 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The event will feature multiple speakers who represent Michigan's Republican ticket for the 2026 election. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)
The American flag sits next to a empty speaker podium. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The White House scheduled a press briefing for Thursday, marking the first formal briefing since July 23 after a roughly 40-day gap in regular on‑the‑record briefings.
  • Vice President JD Vance is expected to take the podium for the session, continuing a recent pattern of senior officials filling in when no permanent press secretary is in place.
  • Karoline Leavitt completed her final day as press secretary on Aug. 27 and has moved to a role with MAGA Inc. while remaining an outside adviser to President Trump.
  • No successor has been named and several names have been floated, including Steven Cheung, Anna Kelly, Scott Jennings and Alina Habba, as the White House continues vetting candidates.
  • Reporters and press‑freedom advocates criticized the briefing blackout for reducing routine, on‑the‑record accountability, and the pause could affect how the administration handles questions during the critical midterm season.