Senior White House officials on Thursday defended the controversial demolition of the East Wing, telling federal planners that the aging structure was beyond repair and posed serious structural and security risks. At the same time, architects unveiled plans for a new presidential
U.S. defense officials say the military conducted three lethal strikes Monday against four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean suspected of narcotics trafficking, resulting in 14 confirmed deaths and onNare survivor. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the four vessels were identified by
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) was widely mocked for his preposterous idea that any 2028 Democratic presidential candidate pledge to demolish President Donald Trump’s ballroom. “Don’t even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to
President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the White House said Thursday. Zhao, who previously served as CEO of Binance, pleaded guilty to charges in 2023 for violating anti-money laundering laws. He was sentenced to four months in prison.
On Thursday, the White House released a list of donors covering the costs to build Trump’s new ballroom. The White House confirmed the list to The Hill amid demolition of the East Wing to make room for the ballroom. The demolition has sparked controversy
The Trump-Putin Summit set to take place in Budapest is now on hold after Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday. Last week, President Donald Trump had announced that he would meet Vladimir Putin for another in-person meeting in a bid
Demolition crews started the process of tearing down part of the White House East Wing on Monday to begin construction on President Trump’s planned ballroom. The Washington Post published a photograph of crews demolishing a portion of the East Wing. According to
President Donald Trump on Sunday intensified his criticism of Colombia, calling the nation’s far-left leader, Gustavo Petro, a “lunatic” and “the worst president they’ve ever had.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declared that he would halt all U.S. payments
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet at the White House on Friday to discuss big-ticket defensive items and strategies to better counter Russia’s war. The meeting, announced earlier this week, comes just one day after Trump held a
The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro, and has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in the country, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, while citing United States officials. The authorization is the
President Donald Trump posted on his platform (Truth Social) on Thursday that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet in Budapest, Hungary, to attempt to end the “inglorious” war in Ukraine. He made this announcement following a phone call with Putin, describing that
