White House

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World

Gustavo Petro to meet President Trump at the White House on Feb. 3

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House on Feb. 3, in a visit arranged after a period of heightened tensions between the two leaders, diplomats said. The meeting is meant to de-escalate those tensions and to address cooperation on issues such as

Politics

Usha Vance pregnant with fourth child, cited by pronatalist advocates

Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, announced last week that they are expecting a fourth child, a boy due in late July; the couple said in a joint statement posted on social media that "Usha and the baby are doing well." The pregnancy is

Politics

Senate Democrats and White House strike deal to avoid government shutdown

Senate Democrats on Thursday struck a deal with Republicans and the White House to pass five spending bills to fund much of the government for the rest of the fiscal year and a short-term stopgap to fund the Department of Homeland Security while negotiators work on restrictions for immigration agents.

Politics

Trump says he only appeared to nod off at December cabinet meeting because it was 'boring'

President Trump said on Thursday at the start of his first cabinet meeting of 2026 at the White House that he had only appeared to nod off during a December cabinet meeting because “it got pretty boring, no offense,” and that he had closed his eyes rather than fallen asleep.

Crypto

White House to meet banks and crypto firms over stalled CLARITY Act

Officials in the Trump administration are set to meet with banking and cryptocurrency executives on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as lawmakers try to revive the stalled CLARITY Act. The meeting will be hosted by the White House’s crypto council and will bring together industry trade

Politics

Trump appeared to soften tone on Minnesota as crackdown continued, reporter says

President Trump appeared to soften his tone on Minnesota after seeing outrage over the killing of Alex Pretti, but the crackdown continues on the ground, White House reporter Tyler Pager says. In a video report, Tyler Pager describes the contrast between the president’s apparent change in rhetoric and the

Culture

White House holds special screening of Amazon documentary Melania

On Saturday, the White House hosted a special screening of Melania, Amazon’s authorised feature-length documentary about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner and reported to have had a $40m production budget. The screening took place in a makeshift cinema erected because of ongoing construction of the White House ballroom.

Culture

Melania Trump hosts White House black‑tie preview of her Amazon MGM film

Melania Trump hosted a black‑tie sneak preview of her Amazon MGM Studios film at the White House on Saturday night, sources told Pagesix. Sources said the expected guest list for the Brett Ratner‑directed documentary, which opens Jan. 30, included President Trump and son Barron, Queen Rania of Jordan,

Culture

Nationwide plans set for yearlong U.S. Semiquincentennial celebrations

The United States is staging a yearlong Semiquincentennial celebration with events across the country, led in part by the Semiquincentennial Commission’s America250 initiative and a separate calendar organized by President Trump’s Freedom 250. Rosie Rios, chair of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, said the effort aims to offer

Politics

Trump-appointed Fine Arts Commission signals support for White House ballroom plan

At a virtual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, the Commission of Fine Arts — remade by President Trump with his appointees — indicated it would move forward with Mr. Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom on the site of the East Wing of the White House in Washington. The

Politics

Gavin Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos, his office says

Businessinsider reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was denied entry to the US Pavilion at Davos on Wednesday, and his office accused the Trump administration of pressuring the official pavilion to block his scheduled fireside-chat appearance. Newsom had been invited by Fortune, the event's official media partner, to

Politics

Stephen H. Hess, 92, Brookings scholar and adviser to presidents, dies

Stephen H. Hess, a longtime Brookings Institution scholar who advised presidents, wrote widely read books on government and the press, and served as a frequent, quotable commentator in Washington, died Sunday at his home in Washington. He was 92. His son James said the cause was prostate cancer. Mr. Hess

Politics

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance Expect Fourth Child

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, said on social media that she is pregnant with their fourth child, a boy expected in late July. It is the first known time in modern U.S. history that a sitting second lady is expecting a baby while her husband

Politics

Trump gives nearly two-hour White House briefing, tosses staff list

President Trump spent roughly one hour 45 minutes at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of his return to office, discarding a 31-page staff list and delivering an extended set of remarks about the first year of his second term. His meandering remarks

Politics

Washington man acquitted in case over alleged laser pointed at Marine One

A Washington man, Jacob Samuel Winkler, was acquitted on Tuesday of a federal charge that he aimed a laser at Marine One while President Trump was aboard, according to court documents. A jury found Mr. Winkler, 33, not guilty after just 35 minutes of deliberation. He had been arrested in

Crypto

Brian Armstrong says White House has been 'super constructive'

CEO Brian Armstrong said, "The White House has been super constructive here." Armstrong's remark characterises the White House's approach as constructive. There are no further details in the provided material about the context or implications of the comment. Key Topics Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Coinbase,

Crypto

Coinbase CEO denies White House clash as CLARITY Act talks continue

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong denied reports that the White House is considering pulling support for the CLARITY Act and rejected rumors the administration is "furious" with Coinbase. Armstrong said "the White House has been super constructive here" and that officials "did ask us to see

Culture

Seth Meyers mocked Trump’s milk push after Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act signing

Seth Meyers mocked President Trump’s apparent enthusiasm for milk on Thursday after Mr. Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law on Wednesday, a late-night segment noted. Meyers joked that “there’s no way you drink milk, unless someone tricked you into thinking your Diet Coke

Crypto

White House may withdraw backing for CLARITY Act after Coinbase exit

Beincrypto reports the White House is considering withdrawing support for the CLARITY Act after Coinbase pulled its backing and declined to return to negotiations, according to multiple reports. The CLARITY Act, originally passed by the House to settle whether most digital assets fall under the CFTC or the SEC, initially

Crypto

White House weighs dropping crypto market bill after Coinbase withdrawal

The White House is considering withdrawing its support for a crypto market structure bill after crypto exchange Coinbase pulled its backing, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett said, citing a source close to the Trump administration. Terrett reported on X that the White House is “furious” about Coinbase’s decision, calling

Politics

White House posts Stardew Valley–style image to promote return of whole milk

The White House posted an AI-generated Stardew Valley-style image to promote the return of whole milk to school lunches, according to Kotaku. On January 14, Trump signed a law that returns whole milk to school lunches, overturning an Obama-era restriction on higher-fat milk options. The AI image depicts a crude

Politics

Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at White House

President Donald Trump is set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado at the White House later today. Machado’s political party is widely considered to have won the 2024 elections rejected by then-president Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him, AP reported.

Politics

Fine Arts Commission delays review of Trump White House ballroom

The Commission of Fine Arts has postponed a planned review of President Trump’s new White House ballroom because he has not appointed new members to the panel to replace the ones he fired months ago, the agency said. The White House dismissed all six members of the independent agency

Business

Banks Prepare to Fight Trump’s Proposed 10% Credit Card Rate Cap

America’s largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase, are preparing to contest a White House proposal backed by President Trump to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent. JPMorgan’s chief financial officer, Jeremy Barnum, said after the bank’s earnings call that “everything’s on the table” to block

Politics

Smithsonian sends more records to White House as deadline arrives

The Smithsonian’s secretary, Lonnie G. Bunch III, said in an email on Tuesday that the institution had transmitted additional materials to respond to a White House request for records about its content, plans and operations, part of an effort the Smithsonian called a bid to be “transparent and open.