Tag Archives: White House

The Trump administration is promoting its official White House app as a direct line between President Donald Trump and the public. But cybersecurity researchers say that access comes with a less visible cost: extensive data collection and third-party tracking that raise questions about how Americans’ information is handled. The app …

Television coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events resumed Friday after a weeklong standoff between the administration and major news organizations over the president’s decision to bar POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW from the White House. CBS News resumed its role in the White House television press pool Friday, …

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House press access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, finding that the three news organizations were likely to succeed in showing that their credentials were revoked without constitutionally required due process. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly …

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to uphold President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the president has broad authority to control press access and that the outlets’ reporting created national security concerns. In a late Tuesday court …

The White House press pool has become the center of a growing legal and constitutional dispute between President Donald Trump and news organizations after CNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from the White House and the television pool suspended coverage of the president. The three news organizations sued the …

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing the three news organizations of repeatedly publishing what he called “FAKE NEWS” about his administration. Trump announced the move in a Truth Social post, saying the outlets should not be allowed …

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue construction of a massive ballroom at the White House, rejecting a preservation group’s effort to halt the controversial project. The 5-4 decision found that the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacked legal standing to challenge …

Federal authorities have charged five men in connection with an alleged plot to attack a UFC event held outside the White House, accusing the group of planning to deploy explosive-laden drones over the crowd before opening fire on fleeing attendees. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that arrests were made in …

A watchdog group has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a planned Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House, arguing that the proposed fight card would improperly use federal property for a private commercial event. The lawsuit, filed Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two plaintiffs, …

The United States Secret Service fatally shot a man Saturday evening after he allegedly opened fire on officers at a security checkpoint near the White House, prompting a temporary lockdown of the White House complex and a large law enforcement response. The shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near 17th …

President Donald Trump is considering a major change to the White House grounds by building a permanent helipad to accommodate the next generation of Marine One helicopters, according to multiple people familiar with internal planning discussions. The proposal, which could move forward as early as this summer, stems from a …

The White House was briefly locked down Monday afternoon after a United States Secret Service officer exchanged gunfire with an armed individual near the complex, authorities said. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was shot around 3:30 p.m. near the Washington Monument at 15th Street SW and Independence …

President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, according to the White House, the governors and the National Governors Association. The National Governors Association organizes the bipartisan winter gathering that usually includes …

The White House has installed a series of new plaques along its colonnade that sharply attack President Donald Trump’s predecessors — including Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama — using inflammatory language, personal insults and claims that critics say promote disinformation about their administrations. The plaques were mounted beneath presidential …

In a remarkable display of political detente, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met face-to-face at the White House on Friday, setting aside months of bitter campaign-trail attacks to discuss affordability, crime and the future of the nation’s largest city. Trump, who had spent months warning …