The front-facing voice of the Trump administration will be Karoline Leavitt, the president-elect announced Friday night. The 27-year-old Leavitt, who is from New Hampshire, now becomes the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump reached into his inner circle on Friday and chose his transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, as his White House press secretary, putting a 27-year-old firebrand in position to aggressively defend him.

Steven Cheung will be the Director of Communications, Karoline Leavitt will be Press Secretary, and Sergio Gor will be Director of the Presidential Personnel Office. Leavitt, at 27 years old, is expected to be the youngest White House Press Secretary in ...