WASHINGTON (AP) — A gray cat wearing a collar and a name tag that said “Sophie" wandered into the White House grounds. After the cat meandered through the North Lawn on Friday morning, news ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gray cat wearing a collar and a name tag that said “Sophie" wandered into the White House grounds.

The “new media” seat at the White House has shaken up press briefings, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt aims to add non-legacy press members to briefings.

Because no day is ever the same, and there is no playbook for the job, I have a few tips for the next press secretary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gray cat wearing a collar and a name tag that said “Sophie" wandered into the White House grounds.

Sophie, a cat that wandered onto the White House grounds, is held by Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, at the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.