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Why White House press secretaries still matter

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaves the post at the end of August. We look back at her tenure, why the job still has importance in the age of social media, and how the role of press secretary has changed. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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  Roundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgis

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  Crime in the U.S. is down. Why?

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  Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

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  What Florida's primaries tell us about American voters

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  Two planes, a president and a catering truck

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  Is there a rift within the Democratic Party?

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  Voters sent mixed messages in Tuesday's primaries

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  Women could be the deciding votes in Maine Senate race

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  How Trump's focus on his legacy drives his decisions

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  GOP grapples with misconduct allegations against two lawmakers

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  What is Trump's interest in Paramount's merger with WB?

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  Progressives had a good night in Michigan

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  How the GOP plans to fight an anti-incumbent wave

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  It's (still) the economy, stupid

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  Why is Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general in limbo?