President Donald Trump repeatedly told reporters Tuesday that he has personally donated to the White House ballroom project, which he has pledged will be constructed by private donations.In the past, Trump has stated that the renovation, which has ballooned up to roughly $400 million, would be funded through donations from...
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Vice President JD Vance will hold a press briefing at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the White House, filling in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave.Vance will head to the briefing room podium on one of the most closely watched primary days of the 2026 midterm...
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President Donald Trump has provided Iran with “two or three days” to make a counterproposal for a more permanent peace deal.Trump announced on Monday that he would delay a new attack on Iran, which had been planned for Tuesday, after Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates asked for...
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President Donald Trump summoned the press pool for an unscheduled viewing of the ongoing White House ballroom construction on Tuesday, claiming that the guest space and security facilities are both critical components of the project.Trump, speaking while construction workers hammered away in the background, reiterated that he and private donors...
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Trump made the remarks while showing reporters the construction of the new White House East Wing, which will house the 90,000-square-foot ballroom.“We’re right on budget, we’re right on plan,” Trump said. “The only budget change would be that we doubled the size at the request of the military. We doubled...
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will make an endorsement in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate battles by the end of the day, ending months of speculation about who would be boosted by his support.Trump said that around 1 p.m., he would reveal who he is...
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EXCLUSIVE — President Donald Trump is expressing confidence that Congress will be able to pass landmark bipartisan housing legislation despite disagreement between the House and the Senate over certain provisions.Trump spoke with the Washington Examiner on Tuesday morning during a brief phone call. He said that he was optimistic about...
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Vice President JD Vance will get behind the podium on Tuesday to host his first White House press briefing since press secretary Karoline Leavitt left for maternity leave.Vance will have a tough act to follow after Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first guest briefing and earned widespread praise...
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President Donald Trump is forging ahead with a sweeping overhaul of the White House and the nation’s capital that allies hail as beautification and critics say is costly and unnecessary. Undeterred by criticism of his plans to construct a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in place of the White House’s East Wing and...
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The White House hosted a somewhat unexpected visitor on Monday: billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban.Cuban’s presence wasn’t a total surprise. Outlets reported earlier in the day that he was one of many healthcare executives who’d be at the White House for President Donald Trump‘s announcement regarding TrumpRx, the federal government’s website...
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President Donald Trump said on Monday he wasn’t involved in the creation of a $1.776 billion Justice Department fund to compensate victims of alleged lawfare during the Biden administration. The fund was announced this week as part of a settlement resolving Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the...
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President Donald Trump quipped that Maryland may not even be majority Democrat as he ramps up his criticism of the state’s mail-in ballot rules.“I was told that it’s automatically a Democrat state, and I don’t believe that,” Trump told reporters on Monday. “I did really well there, and I don’t...
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