White House says not passing ‘big, beautiful bill’ would be ‘ultimate betrayal’
The White House reiterated its call for Congress to pass President Trump’s signature legislation. The Washington Times stories: White House
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Inside the White House: ‘New Media’ Journalist Olohan on Power, the Press, and What You Don’t See
Working weekends, flights on Air Force One, and jockeying for position to ask presidential press secretary Karoline Leavitt a question in the White House briefing room is all a part of life as a White House correspondent, according to Mary Margaret Olohan. As a member of the “new media” in the White House, Olohan says the interactions between reporters for the legacy media and journalists like herself have “by and large been pretty polite,” but notes little differences between the two groups remain. For example, new media do not…
Read More...Regime change? White House says Iranian people control their destiny
The White House said Monday the people of Iran will determine who leads them, but President Trump raised a “good question” about whether they will choose to take control away from leaders who cannot “Make Iran Great Again.” The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Trump, White House post AI photo depicting him as pope
President Trump and the White House posted an AI-generated photo that showed him as pope after he joked that he’d like the job. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...The Latest: White House unveils Trump’s 2026 proposed budget
The White House is unveiling President Donald Trump’s budget, a sweeping framework proposing steep reductions in non-defense domestic spending while increasing expenditures on national security. The budget plan released Friday shows a desire to crack down on diversity programs and initiatives to address climate change. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported. Here’s the latest: Trump insists the economy will do ‘fantastically’ despite recession concerns The president in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet…
Read More...The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president
Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press’ access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. It was the latest attempt by the new administration to control coverage of its activities. The Washington Times stories: White House
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