Watch Live: First White House Press Conference Since Wolff Book Excerpts

Having unleashed a firestorm of controversy which has (so far) culminated in the dramatic and terminal split between president Trump and his former chief advisor, Steve Bannon, author Michael Wolff thanked President Trump on Thursday after attention from the White House helped prompt Wolff’s publisher to accelerate the release of his new book about the Trump administration. Here we go. You can buy it (and read it) tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. President.

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AP Photo/Carolyn KasterThe White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, on Thursday repeatedly dodged questions about President Donald Trump's threat to shut down the government over funding for his proposed wall along the US-Mexico border.

Following the resignation of Sean Spicer (over the hiring of Anthony Scaramucchi), Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to give the White House’s first on-camera press briefing since June 29 at 2pmET. Grab your popcorn...

A lot has happened since The White House's last on-camera press briefing - from Charlottesville to CEO-denouncements and Bannon's departure, and from Afghanistan to tax reform and GOP infighting. Sarah Huckabee-Sanders has her hands full - grab your popcorn... Live Feed: