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Protestors try to topple statue outside White House
Several hundred protestors are pushed back by at least 100 security force personnel after they had thrown ropes around the statue of Andrew Jackson
White House says China's Tiananmen Square 'slaughter' not forgotten
Open discussion of the brutal suppression, in which hundreds if not thousands are believed to have been killed, is forbidden in mainland China
Trump denies sheltering in White House bunker
'It was a false report,' Donald Trump tells Fox News radio, before elaborating that he did go into the secure area but only for a 'tiny, little, short period time'
White House dares Twitter in war over Trump tweets
The tit-for-tat marks a new escalation in the row between Twitter and Donald Trump, who has more than 80 million followers and uses tweets daily to announce policies, attack opponents, and comment on breaking news
U.S. vice president's spokeswoman tests positive for coronavirus
News that staffer Katie Miller had fallen ill boost fears that the White House is at risk of becoming a viral hot spot
Former Fox News figure takes over as White House press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany makes the formal announcement a week after her predecessor Stephanie Grisham stepped down
White House asks Congress for $2.5 billion to fight coronavirus
Democrats slam the request as too low, and the House Appropriations Committee releases a statement calling it 'woefully insufficient'
Billionaire candidates shake up Democratic White House race
Billionaires Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer invest hundreds of millions of dollars in their efforts to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. And so far, it seems like that strategy is working.
Former White House chief of staff rips Trump
Kelly also blasts Trump's portrayal of illegal immigrants as dangerous criminals, saying 'in fact, they're overwhelmingly good people'
Trump impeachment witnesses lose their jobs
(UPDATED) The firings come two days after the Senate acquitted Trump of charges he abused his office, and one day after he gave a victory speech branding his opponents as 'evil'
China hits out at Taiwan VP's visit to White House
The White House meeting angers Beijing, which sees self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary
Iowa White House vote turns to fiasco as results delayed
Republicans led by President Donald Trump gloat over the setback, and candidates who normally rely on the Midwestern state's caucuses for momentum as the primary season unfolds are denied that bounce
White House lawyers say voters should decide Trump's fate
Pat Cipollone argues that Democrats are asking the Senate to 'tear up all of the ballots' from the 2016 presidential election and attempting to prevent Donald Trump from running for reelection in November
Washington airspace alert sparks White House lockdown
The North American Aerospace Defense Command deploys a US Coast Guard helicopter to investigate what appeared to be an unidentified aircraft nearing tightly controlled Washington airspace but found nothing
Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas
Judge Ketanji Jackson says in the decision, 'No one, not even the head of the Executive branch, is above the law'
Former Trump advisor accuses White House of blocking Twitter access
White House spokesperson Stephanie Grisham says John Bolton simply didn't know how to use the platform
'Hero' dog to get a White House homecoming – Trump
According to the US account, Conan was injured chasing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a dead end tunnel in his Syrian hideout, where the cornered ISIS leader detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and two children
New impeachment witness shakes White House
National Security Council Ukraine expert Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman is the first witness to have personally listened in on the July 25 phone call at the core of the impeachment inquiry
Trump seeks to discredit entire impeachment
(UPDATED) In an eight-page letter signed by the White House counsel, the administration bluntly announces it will not cooperate with the Democratic-led House of Representatives, calling its impeachment push illegitimate
White House blocks U.S. diplomat impeachment probe testimony
'The failure to produce this witness...we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of Congress,' says House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff
Democrats threaten to subpoena White House for Ukraine scandal docs
'The White House's flagrant disregard of multiple voluntary requests for documents have left us with no choice but to issue this subpoena,' says the chairmen of House committees on intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight
Chronology of events in the Trump phone call scandal
Here is a chronology of events in the Ukraine scandal which prompts the opening of an impeachment into inquiry President Donald Trump
White House sought to bury Trump-Ukraine call – whistle-blower
(UPDATED) The top-secret complaint, declassified by the administration and released by Congress, caps a stunning week of revelations that have put Donald Trump in the sharpest political and legal jeopardy of his presidency
Netanyahu, Trump deny report of Israeli spying near White House
The Israel president says: 'I have a directive: no intelligence connection in the United States, no spying... It's rigorously enforced without any exception'
Trump says Iranian leadership 'wants to meet'
The US president has repeatedly indicated he is ready to meet with President Hassan Rouhani, who is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this month
U.S. says will deny citizenship to immigrants who use public benefits
Announcing a new definition of the longstanding 'public charge' law, the White House says migrants will be blocked from entering the country if they are likely to need public assistance
Trump escalates war on social media at White House 'summit'
Trump claims that firms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter – who were not invited to the summit – discriminate against him and his supporters, even though his own Twitter account has nearly 62 million followers
Rapinoe: World Cup champions USA to snub White House invite
'You're excluding me. You're excluding people that look like me. You're excluding people of color,' Team USA star Megan Rapinoe tells President Donald Trump
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media 'summit'
President Donald Trump has invited conservative critics of Big Tech but excluded the platforms themselves
Trump announces exit of 'warrior' spokeswoman Sarah Sanders
Sanders is one of Trump's most loyal foot soldiers, almost constantly at his side during his tumultuous two and a half years at the White House and during the campaign.
Politics-shy Woods to be honored by Trump at White House
The 43-year-old golf icon will be awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, USA's highest civilian honor
Trump, U.S. media in open war on annual dinner date
President Donald Trump chooses to spend his day 1,100 kilometers away in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for a rally with his baseball cap-wearing supporters
Former U.S. VP Biden announces 2020 run for White House
The party's 76-year-old senior statesman is the most experienced and recognized Democrat in the race, a popular former vice president who has been dominating early polls following months of campaign planning
Trump to end waivers on Iran oil imports – White House
'This decision is intended to bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue,' the White House says in a statement
White House denies Trump inciting violence against Muslim lawmaker
(UPDATED) Ilhan Omar says in a statement on Sunday that many of the increased threats she had received were 'directly referencing or replying to the President's video'
Trump confirms he will skip 'boring' correspondents' dinner
Asked if he'd go to this year's gathering, on April 27, Donald Trump tells reporters that 'the dinner is so boring and so negative that we're going to hold a very positive rally'
Whistleblower reveals 'grave breaches' in White House security clearances
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings says on April 1 that White House security official Tricia Newbold detailed to his panel 'grave breaches of national security at the highest levels of the Trump Administration'
U.S.-backed Syrian forces fight last ISIS jihadists
Though the WHite House says the 'caliphate' has been wiped out, the Syrian Democratic Forces say clashes are still ongoing
Trump to host Brazil's far-right president Bolsonaro
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed 'South America's Trump', has vowed to forge close ties with Washington
U.S. downgrades its Palestinian diplomatic mission
The change means Washington's relations with the Palestinians will now fall under the authority of US ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who has been a supporter of Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank
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Trump defends 'executive time' after schedule leak
Trump tweets: 'When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President.'
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White House sought military strike against Iran
The report says the move came after a mortar attack launched by an Iran-linked group on the Baghdad diplomatic quarters home to the US embassy in September.
White House chief: Trump not building a 'wall'
Outgoing White House chief John Kelly's remarks oppose President Trump's rhetoric on the US-Mexico border
How George H.W. Bush secretly helped a Filipino boy for 10 years
The former US president helped a young Filipino boy fund his education, extracurricular activities, and meals
Trump signals retreat on wall funding, but shutdown threat remains
'The president asked every one of his cabinet secretaries to look for funding that can be used to protect our borders,' White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says
2018: Trump's year of disruption – and danger ahead
From trampling near-sacred allies like Canada to trying to make good with rival Russia and enemy North Korea, Donald Trump's foreign policy shook up the world
Trump's son-in-law Kushner possible next chief of staff – U.S. media
According to reports, Jared Kushner met with the Republican leader to discuss the job
Trump attacks Paris climate agreement, cites France protests
US President Donald Trump's comments came admi the UN climate talks in Poland, where 200 nations gather to agree on a rulebook on the 2015 climate accord
