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Judge shuts down Trump’s White House ballroom project
A federal judge halted President Trump's plans to build a ballroom on the site of the old White House East Wing, saying he acted rashly in moving ahead without Congress and must go to Capitol Hill for permission before continuing any work.
Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center
Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery on Thursday in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month.
Thunder won’t visit the White House during trip to nation’s capital
The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their road trip to the nation's capital this weekend, a team spokesperson said Friday.
White House distances itself from counterterrorism official who resigned over Iran war
The White House on Wednesday sought to distance itself from Joe Kent, a top counter-terrorism official who resigned in protest of the Iran war, by depicting him as not involved in U.S. intelligence assessment.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announced Monday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
White House offers to let judge overseeing East Wing case tour construction site
The Trump administration on Friday offered to give a personal tour to Judge Richard J. Leon, the man overseeing the court case challenging President Trump's plans to build a ballroom in place of the now-demolished White House East Wing.
White House says U.S. is achieving its goals in Iran war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday reiterated the administration's reasoning behind the military strikes on Iran, saying that if the U.S. had not acted swiftly, the Islamic republic would have threatened America with its nuclear program and ballistic missiles.
Panel reviewing Trump’s White House ballroom project will vote on it April 2
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House has set April 2 for a final vote on the project, the chairman said as the agency prepared to give additional consideration to the construction plans.
Leavitt, CNN’s Collins argue over network’s coverage of service members’ deaths
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sparred with CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday over the network's coverage of the six U.S. service members killed in strikes by Iran.
Energy prices surge as tanker disruptions and facility shutdowns rattle global supply
Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
Fans flock to hotline to congratulate women’s hockey team after Trump controversy overshadows win
Hordes of fans are calling a new hotline to congratulate the U.S. women's hockey team on their Olympics gold medal.
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.
No joke: White House Correspondents Association taps mentalist as dinner headliner
The White House Correspondents' Association is once again ditching its tradition of having a comedian perform at its annual dinner and tapped mentalist Oz Pearlman to be the entertainment at the April 25 event.
Iran’s nuclear program appears operational, despite Trump’s assertion it was ‘obliterated’
President Trump insists Iran's nuclear program was "obliterated" by last year's U.S. airstrikes. But Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump's special envoy, said recently the Islamic republic is about a week away from having enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb. Which is it?
For subscribers: The powerful moments inside Trump’s record-breaking State of the Union
I'm Susan Ferrechio, national politics reporter with the Washington Times, and I'm joined by Kerry Picket, our White House reporter. We're here to unpack all of what happened at this year's State of the Union.
Trump says government will give up to $1,000 for retirement funds to those without employer matches
President Trump announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he will give Americans who do not have employer-sponsored retirement plans access to government-run plans and match up to $1,000 in annual contributions.
