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Stephanie Grisham, who has served as first lady Melania Trump’s fiercely loyal communications director, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary, the White House said Tuesday. The move was first announced by Trump in a tweet and later confirmed by White House officials. In addition to succeeding Sanders, Grisham will also take on the duties of White House communications director, a job that has been vacant since March. “She has been with us since 2015 - @potus & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country,” the first lady said in her...

The White House is set to name Mike Dubke, the founder of Crossroads Media, as its communications director, sources told Fox News. Dubke was at the White House Thursday. He will replace Jason Miller, who stepped down soon after he was selected in December. Dubke has been involved in local, state and federal politics since 1988, according to his bio on Crossroads Media’s website. “His experience has brought him a unique understanding of the relationship between political strategy and public policy development,” the website read. Miller abruptly announced that he would not take the job– two days after the transition...