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Why was White House press briefing interrupted during Dr Oz’s swearing-in; Trump was mid-Iran remarks

A White House press briefing held after Dr Mehmet Oz’s swearing-in as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was abruptly cut short on Friday following a medical emergency involving a child.The incident occurred in the Oval Office shortly after Dr Oz, a former heart surgeon and television personality, formally took the […]

White House revamps Covid-19 website to promote ‘lab-leak’ theory, targets Fauci and Biden

The White House on Friday launched a revamped version of its Covid-19 website, placing the controversial lab-leak theory at the centre of its narrative on the pandemic’s origins. The update marks a sharp shift in tone, accusing former president Joe Biden and his top medical advisor, Dr Anthony Fauci, of suppressing debate over the virus’s […]

Who’s in charge of the White House X account? Social media asks after it ‘corrects’ NYT headline

White House X handle took a potshot at NYT headline of El Salvador news. The X handle of the White House kicked up a storm over the Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man referred to as the ‘mistakenly deported Maryland man’ but whom the Trump administration prefers to call a member of the notorious MS-13 […]

Trump administration ‘continues to study’ option to fire Fed chair Powell: White House

US President Donald Trump and his administration will “continue to study,” whether it’s possible to remove Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, his top White House advisor said on Friday.“The president and his team will continue to study that matter,” National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told reporters, when questioned about the possibility of Powell’s termination, […]

Florida state university shooter ‘espoused so much white supremacist rhetoric’, says report

The gunman who opened fire at Florida State University, killing two and injuring six others, had a known history of promoting white supremacist rhetoric, according to former classmates and a new report.Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old student and son of a sheriff’s deputy, reportedly shared disturbing and hateful views during his time at Tallahassee State College […]

The Conservative Christian Network Inside the White House

From the moment President Trump was re-elected, his conservative Christian supporters have rejoiced in a second chance at political power. Elizabeth Dias, the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, describes what that looks like in the White House now. Source link

White House hosts Rachel Morin’s mother amid criticism over deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin murdered in Maryland, made a rare and emotional appearance at the White House on Wednesday. Her daughter was killed in 2023. The man found guilty recently, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, had illegally entered the United States from El Salvador. Morin, invited as a “special guest,” addressed reporters alongside White House […]

Trump says he’s joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House

US President Donald Trump (Source: AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he’s joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs and trade with a top Japanese official who is traveling to Washington for the talks. The Republican president said in a post on his social media […]

How the White House Press Briefing Is Changing

The Trump administration is considering taking control of the seating in the White House press briefing room from the independent White House Correspondents’ Association. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains why this matters and notes how questions at the briefings have already started to change. Source link

White House starting new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to president

Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press‘ access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by news agencies that serve media outlets around around the world. It was the latest attempt by the new administration to control coverage of […]