Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, president says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretarySign up for the Breaking News US emailCore inflation, which measures price changes without volatile goods like food and gas, rose by 0.2% in July, after not really changing in June compared to the month prior.While the latest data shows there has been a 2.9% drop in gas prices from June to July, there has been a 25% hike compared to this time last year. Continue reading...