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August 13, 2026

Politics

Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a question during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

August 12, 2026

United States

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, Trump announces

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on March 25, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File

July 25, 2026

Entertainment

Trump razzes the press and Cabinet members during Correspondents' Dinner speech: 'I just want to say...'

President Trump joked with the press at Friday's WHCA Dinner, and even pledged to return next year

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July 16, 2026

National Security

Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.

Workers at the construction site of the new helipad on July 15. Salwan Georges for The New York Times

April 18, 2026

United States

Appeals Court Again Allows Ballroom Construction to Go On, for Now

An appeals court in Washington allowed construction of President Trump’s ballroom to continue into June.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times

April 10, 2026

United States

Trump officials unveil designs for president’s controversial 250-foot arch

The arch is intended to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary. Military veterans have sued to halt the project, saying it would alter key views of Arlington National Cemetery.

Architectural renderings of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch, released by Harrison Design. (Harrison Design)

May 24, 2024

United States

Obama makes an appearance at White House’s Kenya state dinner

By Editors Desk

Former President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend an official State Dinner in honour of President Ruto at the White House in Washington, on May 23, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

January 08, 2024

Politics

Why Lloyd Austin's secret hospital stay matters for Biden's campaign

The Defense Department failed to disclose for days that Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in the ICU. The nature of the illness remains secret.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin kept his hospitalization secret from the White House for three days after he was admitted. Maya Alleruzzo, AP

May 11, 2020

Politics

White House to require staffers to wear masks in West Wing

President Donald Trump continued to paint an improving picture of the coronavirus pandemic Monday even as the threat of the virus hit home inside the White House.

June 08, 2017

Politics

James Comey accuses Donald Trump of telling ‘lies, plain and simple’

SACKED Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, accusing him of telling “lies, plain and simple”.

The rift between US President Donald Trump and former FBI director James Comey will be laid bare in the US Congress. Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci/Susan Walsh

December 05, 2016

United States

White House chides Trump for Taiwan call

Trump riled Chinese officials and raised eyebrows at home when he spoke by telephone Friday with Taiwan’s president

White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

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