Trump, White House

Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up
Sometimes more talking doesn’t produce more clarity. One afternoon, Trump told reporters that there were “no surprises” when Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski decided to oppose Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon. The next morning, Trump said he was “very surprised” by their votes.
5 takeaways from the first Trump White House briefing
President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first White House briefing Tuesday, fielding questions from reporters for just more than 45 minutes. The press secretary announced some
White House press secretary channels Trump at first briefing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her briefing debut on Tuesday, where she sparred with reporters over a federal freeze on grants and made clear that President Donald Trump himself will be the administration's main messenger.
White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending
Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.
White House Considers Dozens of New Ways to Seize Spending Power
The White House is considering challenging the constitutionality of a 50-year-old law limiting the president’s control over federal spending, easing the firing of civil servants, curbing pay and reining in independent agencies,
White House confirms tariffs on Canadian, Chinese, Mexican imports taking effect Saturday
President Trump will implement massive 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese ...
White House Press Secretary's Puzzling Remark About Black History Month Spurs Questions
Experts weigh in on Karoline Leavitt's response to a question about the Trump administration's plans for Black History Month ...
California's 'Western White House' Finally Sells for Presidential Price of $23 Million
The White House is about to get a new set of residents in the form of President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania —but ...
White House orders pause on federal grants, loans, assistance. What happens next?
The Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal grants, loans and financial assistance. What we know so far ...
Federal Judge Orders White House to Keep Money Flowing to 22 States
A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.” ...
White House seeks to tamp down concerns over funding directive
The Trump administration tried to calm the waters after stakeholders, lobbyists and lawmakers scrambled to make sense of the ...
California's top environmental official: federal and state water managers are working together closely, for now
After President Donald Trump posted on social media earlier this week that the United States Military came into California and under emergency powers "turned on the water," California's top ...
First-term House Dem attacks White House spox Karoline Leavitt as 'Fake Christian'
A first-term House Democrat is attacking White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on X after she sought to clarify a ...