The White House Easter Egg Roll is one of Washington’s most enduring traditions — but it didn’t start as an official event. While the tradition is formally traced to 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes, first-hand accounts suggest children were already rolling
The White House is ramping up pressure on Congress to cut short its Easter recess and return to Washington to resolve the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding standoff — a dispute now stretching past six weeks and increasingly affecting air travel
First Lady Melania Trump has released the first details for the 148th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, set to take place on Monday, April 6, 2026, on the South Lawn. Families with children 13 and under are invited to join the
Easter Monday may soon join the list of official U.S. federal holidays if a new Republican-led legislative effort gains traction in Congress. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) are spearheading a bill to designate the day after Easter Sunday as
President Donald Trump marked the beginning of Holy Week with a spirited message to Christians across the nation and around the world, declaring “HAPPY EASTER!” in a Palm Sunday post on his social media platform, Truth Social. The message, filled with religious
Melania Trump is getting ready to roll out the first White House Easter Egg Roll of President Trump’s second term. The springtime tradition will take place on April 21, the White House announced Thursday. An online lottery for free tickets to the event on
