The Arkansas governor gave the Republican rebuttal to Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
The White House says the new press secretary is "transitioning out" of the role just days after taking the job.
Video shows aircraft battling the flames in the Malibu hills in California, as officials say the blaze is 17% contained.
The president's comments come just days after Katie Zacharia held her first press briefing on Tuesday.
A 16-year-old killed three children and a teacher at a primary school in Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, police say.
Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire in the city of Bend, local police say.
The BBC's Sarah Smith travelled across the state ahead of the midterms, as the president faces political headwinds.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil travelled to the US state to hear from residents who live alongside these giant facilities.
The Since U Been Gone singer claims she was "looked at as if I couldn't afford" an item in the store.
One person has died and others were injured after an incident at a US amusement park.
A jury found Davis guilty in September of one count of murder with a deadly weapon for the rap superstar's death in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996.
The BBC's Sarah Smith was in the room and describes Zacharia's performance and the moment she broke news about Kimberly Guilfoyle being asked to resign.
A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.
Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger hauled his pumpkin from Minnesota to Half Moon Bay, California where he won the annual event.
The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Minnesota representative's home as several immigration agents were seen carrying boxes from the house to a van.
Large waves from the post-tropical cyclone battered homes in Long Beach, and brought flooding to parts of Las Vegas near the famed Strip.
WATCH: The BBC's Nadine Yousif meets the separatists who want to quit the country - and the Canadians calling for unity in the face of threats from US President Trump.
The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.
Protests against sexual violence took place across more than 40 US states on 8 October.
Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday.
The BBC spoke to Americans and international tourists in Washington DC about their views on the death penalty following the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
