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WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of David Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Word of the decision began to spread early Thursday after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee,... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the first full jobs report of his second administration shows his policies are working, despite the naysaying of those who claim his actions on trade and elsewhere are creating uncertainty in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House will be opening its gardens and grounds to visitors on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, First Lady Melania Trump announced Friday. On Saturday, April 5, visitors with timed tickets will be able to... Read More
WASHINGTON — French maritime giant CMA CGM announced Thursday that it will invest $20 billion over the next four years in infrastructure and supply chain improvements across the United States and create a massive new air cargo hub in Chicago,... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will host the White House’s first-ever “crypto summit” on Friday, a session expected to be attended by prominent founders, CEOs and investors from the cryptocurrency universe, as well as members of the President’s Working Group... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday announced major changes to how membership to the press pool, the group of reporters accorded the most access to the president, will be selected. For decades, the composition of the press pool has... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday warned educators across the country they could see a cut in their federal funding if they continue to operate diversity, equity and inclusion programs the White House has declared are illegal. In a... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he’s revoking former President Joe Biden’s security clearance “immediately” and putting an end to the ex-president’s daily intelligence briefings. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday dialed back a temporary freeze on millions of dollars in federal grants and loans, but also vowed to continue a review of spending to ensure funded entities and programs aren’t contrary to the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The James S. Brady Briefing Room, the small room in the West Wing where reporters are briefed on the administration’s views on the news of the day, will soon be welcoming scores of nontraditional media outlets, including bloggers... Read More
WASHINGTON — In the first domestic trip since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump on Friday is visiting parts of North Carolina and Los Angeles, California, which have been ravaged by very different natural disasters in recent... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched headlong into his second term on Monday and the pace of his activities has shown no sign of slackening on this, his second day in office. According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who became a bold-faced name 40 years ago as a brash and combative New York City real estate developer, and later enjoyed a star turn on television, completed the political comeback of the ages on Monday... Read More
WASHINGTON — With its days in office dwindling to a precious few, the Biden administration issued a report on Tuesday aimed at establishing a "roadmap" for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, based on its response to the worst public... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday urged the incoming Trump administration to continue research into the so-called “Havana syndrome,” a series of anomalous health incidents experienced by government employees that so far have no known root cause. The investigation... Read More
WASHINGTON — It may have been raining outside, but the atmosphere was charged with positivity in the East Room on Wednesday as President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research.... Read More
WASHINGTON — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden delivered her final holiday message to the nation on Monday, saying it’s been the “honor of our lives” for her and the president to serve as the first family, and that she hopes... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed that Medicare and Medicaid begin covering the cost of widely popular obesity medications, though the plan will need buy-in from the incoming Trump administration to take effect. The proposal is part of... Read More
WASHINGTON — You could call it a day of holiday cheer. And yet at the White House on Monday, the air was heavy with a sense of sentimentality and maybe even a touch of sadness. This Thanksgiving and Christmas are... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met for a “very cordial” two hours on Wednesday, setting the stage for what both promised would be a “smooth” transition after a sometimes bruising 2024 election cycle. The post-election meeting... Read More
WASHINGTON — Donald John Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday, Nov. 5, completing an extraordinary political comeback that saw him overcoming two prior impeachments, four federal indictments, and a felony conviction to secure a... Read More
WASHINGTON — Two dozen states are offering to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for the election certification and inauguration. Whether it happens depends on intelligence reports about risks of violence and the wishes of District of Columbia officials.... Read More
WASHINGTON — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Monday unveiled the first significant changes to the White House public tour in decades, including better room access, an expanded route and new digital exhibits. Among the highlights of the new, “reimagined”... Read More
WASHINGTON — Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles toward targets in Israel on Tuesday, prompting a joint defensive response from the U.S. military and Israel Defense Forces, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at the White House this afternoon. President... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration unveiled a final rule on Monday it says will help ensure tens of millions of Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. Though in theory, the Mental Health Parity and... Read More
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, an order that could have a significant impact on millions of borrowers. In granting a motion for an administrative stay filed by several... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is providing $1.7 billion in grants to at-risk or already shuttered factories in eight states to begin producing electric vehicles and other clean energy technology. The grants, which will be administered by the U.S. Department... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration will offer potential citizenship to any immigrant without legal status who has lived in the country for 10 years and been married to a U.S. citizen for an extended period... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday rolled out steep new tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, solar panels, semiconductors and medical products in an effort to protect American manufacturers from competitors he said are... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday expanded access to Affordable Care Act coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. Starting in November, DACA recipients — individuals who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children by a parent... Read More
