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As Karoline Leavitt gears up to welcome her second child, there's chatter on who will fill her role during her maternity leave... Leavitt, 28, is due in May, and three women in her press office are seen as potential stand-ins during her absence: Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly, Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers, and Regional Press Secretary Liz Huston. Kelly joined the White House in January and brings extensive political experience, having worked on several Republican campaigns. Prior to being on Leavitt's team, she worked for the Republican National Convention as a national press secretary and as communications director for...

🚨 BREAKING: The National Capital Planning Commission just gave FINAL, FULL APPROVAL to President Trump's White House ballroom, after a judge halted construction Full-steam ahead! The judge will LOSE in court and Trump is going to complete this with $0 taxpayer funds Trump RIPPED the organization suing him earlier this week, saying the ballroom is ahead of schedule and under budget

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday blocked, for now, the construction of the new White House ballroom, which President Donald Trump has heavily touted. District Court Judge Richard Leon, in his order, enjoined Trump administration officials and the Executive Officer of the President, “from taking any action in furtherance of the physical development of the proposed ballroom at the former site of the East Wing of the White House.”

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. Leon, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush, concluded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims because “no statute comes close to giving...

Today, the White House launched its powerful new official mobile app — delivering President Donald J. Trump and his Administration directly to the American people like never before. This new app offers Americans a direct line to the White House — cutting through the noise with unfiltered, real-time updates straight from the source.With the official White House app, Americans can:Receive breaking news alerts on major announcements, executive actions, and other key priorities.Watch live streams of briefings, speeches, and historic moments as they happen.Dive into a dynamic media library packed with highlights.Stay connected on the latest policy breakthroughs.Send your voice and...

The White House @WhiteHouse·4h The people who know... already downloaded the app. TAP IN. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-white-house/id6759938088 https://play.google.com/store/apps/det March 28, 2026

Today, the White House launched its powerful new official mobile app — delivering President Donald J. Trump and his Administration directly to the American people like never before. This new app offers Americans a direct line to the White House — cutting through the noise with unfiltered, real-time updates straight from the source. With the official White House app, Americans can: Receive breaking news alerts on major announcements, executive actions, and other key priorities. Watch live streams of briefings, speeches, and historic moments as they happen. Dive into a dynamic media library packed with highlights. Stay connected on the latest...

First Lady Melania Trump is hosting the Fostering the Future Together summit in Washington, DC aimed at 'expanding access to educational tools' and protecting kids in digital environments, according to the White House. Trump, France's First Lady Brigitte Macron, and leaders from more than 40 other countries were joined by a humanoid robot named Figure 3 developed by the AI robotics company, Figure. The robot takes care of household tasks like laundry, cleaning, and doing dishes.

The reigning NBA champion OKC Thunder will not make the traditional White House visit prior to its road game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday. A team spokesperson told The Athletic that a "timing issue" prevented the visit from happening. OKC had a road game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. “We have been in touch with the White House and we are appreciative and grateful for the communication we have had, but the timing just didn’t work out,” the Thunder said in its statement shared with The Athletic.

ransomnote: Video quality is much better at the link. I broke it in two parts for the clips below.Joshua Reid | Redpills.tv@realjoshuareid·4hWhite House through history.3/18/2026

The Brief The White House has proposed building an underground security facility. The facility would be under nearby Sherman Park. The National Capital Planning Commission is having an open meeting at 1 p.m. on April 2 to discuss the project. WASHINGTON - The White House has proposed building an underground security checkpoint for visitors. White House underground security checkpoint What we know: The National Capital Planning Commission shared plans and renderings of the facility on Friday. The center would be built underneath Sherman Park, southeast of the White House. Prior to President Donald Trump tearing down the White House's East...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A van drove through a security barricade near the White House on Wednesday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and U.S. Secret Service (USSS). Around 6:37 a.m., D.C. police officers responded to the vicinity of the White House to assist Secret Service after the van drove through the temporary security barrier in the area of Madison and H Streets, Northwest. Authorities confirmed there were no injuries, and the driver was apprehended. The person is currently being questioned and criminal charges are pending, USSS said. … No further details about the driver or the motive have...

President Donald Trump has spent months touting his planned White House ballroom, but this week the public gets its first chance to formally offer him their thoughts. The verdict: They don’t like it. Members of the public sent more than 35,000 comments about the project to the National Capital Planning Commission ahead of its Thursday hearing to review the ballroom, according to a Washington Post analysis of comments posted on the commission’s website. The “vast majority” of comments came from those who oppose the plan, commission staff said. The Post found that more than 97 percent of comments were critical...

President Trump stunned Washington insiders Monday by announcing that he will attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25 — after snubbing journalists and skipping all prior dinners during his presidency. “The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these ‘Correspondents’ now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our...

"I wanna be clear about something: We will not profit from the White House event independently. We will not be making money on America's 250th anniversary," TKO president and COO Mark Shapiro said.As the UFC continues its planning for its blockbuster UFC bout at the White House in June, parent company TKO is warning investors that it is a one-time event that will likely cost it tens of millions of dollars … and that’s just fine. On TKO’s earnings call Wednesday, president and COO Mark Shapiro told Wall Street analysts that the White House event, currently slated for June...

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team visit the White House, February 24, 2026.

President Trump congratulates the men's and women's Olympic hockey teams, adding the women's team will "soon be coming to the White House." The U.S. women's team said it would decline President Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address a day after the president jokingly told the men's team that he would be impeached if he didn't also invite the women's team.

Livestream of President Donald J. Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address

Between the White House ballroom currently under construction, and the proposed Arc du Trump currently in the planning stage, Washington DC could look entirely different when President Trump leaves office. The classic elements are genuinely inspiring. PRESIDENT TRUMP – “This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much-anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built! It is a rendering from the Treasury Building, directly across the street, and replaces the very small, dilapidated, and rebuilt many times, East Wing, with a magnificent New East Wing, consisting of a glorious Ballroom that has been asked for by...