One News Page Global news. Connected intelligence. Since 2008.
Trending now
Fort Hood Execution LivestreamHolborn and St Pancras ByelectionUSS Lincoln homecomingTrump Nobel Peace Prize ClaimHurricane IsaiasPike execution aftermathRiyadh airport attack
Home / US
Archived

Trump taps staff secretary Will Scharf to be next White House counsel

Will Scharf, who is responsible for overseeing President Trump's paperwork and executive orders, will start Sept. 1, the president announced.

Coverage from 3 publishers 3 source reports
NYTGuardianCBS
Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel NYTimes – US
Update summary

What changed in this update

The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.

Source coverage

Source reports

Trump Names Will Scharf as White House CounselNYTimes – US
NYT

Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel

The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.

Lead source Read at NYT
US
CBS

Trump taps staff secretary Will Scharf to be next White House counsel

Supporting source Read at CBS
US
Guardian

Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel

Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 September Donald Trump announced on Sunday that ⁠Will ​Scharf, the staff secretary who helped secure approval for the $400m White House ballroom project, will become ⁠White House counsel and assistant to the president. Effective 1 September, Scharf will replace David Warrington, who will be leaving the administration to jo…

Supporting source Read at Guardian
More news

Also in the news

Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysBBC News – World
US Updating

Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter prompts fierce political backlash – US politics live

Lawmakers branded the move as ‘disturbing’ and ‘grotesque’ and compared it to the actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed A decision by US officials to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan would amount to torture, the UN said. US defence officials said US Army psychiatrist Hasan, who shot and killed 13 people at a…

14 references
GuardianPoliticoBBCPBSFrance 24 +7
Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026BBC News – Science & Environment
US Updating

Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category 2, Threatens Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has intensified to Category 2 as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, with landfall expected Friday night. Alabama, Florida and Georgia are under states of emergency and mandatory evacuations are in effect. Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has already been affected. Forecasters warn of heavy rain, damaging winds, flooding, storm surge and possible tornadoes.

16 references
CBSABC NewsGuardianBBCPBS +3
Discovery

See what’s emerging. See what’s changing.

Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.

Explore Discovery