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Barack and Michelle Obama unveil official portraits in White House ceremony
Add a CommentFormer President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday for the formal unveiling of their official White House portraits, revealing the paintings that will hang in the White House for years to … Read more →
Karine Jean-Pierre: White House names first black press secretary
Add a CommentPresident Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his new top spokesperson – the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held the role. Ms Jean-Pierre, 44, has served as the administration’s principal deputy press secretary since Mr Biden … Read more →
Barack Obama returns to White House and refers to Joe Biden as “Vice President”: “That Was A Joke”
Add a CommentBarack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time in five years and, as he started speaking, referred to Joe Biden as “vice president.” “That was a joke,” Obama said, with the current president and current vice president … Read more →
Trump leaves White House for last time as president
Add a CommentAccompanied by the first lady, Donald Trump is leaving the White House for the last time during his presidency. The last US president to skip his successor’s inauguration was the once-impeached Andrew Johnson, who served a single term immediately after … Read more →
US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Add a CommentDonald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters … Read more →
Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci
Add a CommentUS infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci is being targeted by the Trump administration as tensions rise between the health expert and the president. The White House has been increasingly critical of Dr Fauci, and on Sunday, an official shared … Read more →
White House ‘will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry’
Add a CommentThe White House has officially refused to co-operate with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. A letter sent to Democratic leaders rejected it as “baseless” and “constitutionally invalid”. Three Democratic-led House committees are investigating Mr Trump. The inquiry is … Read more →
White House approves social media background checks for visa applicants
Add a CommentThe U.S. is buttressing its paperwork walls with new requirements for social media disclosures as part of revised visa applications. Reported by Reuters earlier today, the decision from the U.S. government’s Office of Management and Budget was made over strenuous objections … Read more →
Obama phones Trump and invites him to White House
Add a CommentPresident Obama called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,” the White House said. Obama will discuss the election … Read more →
Snoop Dogg brags: ‘I smoked weed in the White House bathroom’
Add a CommentThe US rapper made the declaration while speaking to guest Jimmy Kimmel on his YouTube show GGN: The Double G News Network. He claimed that while at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue he asked “the CIA or the FBI” whether he might use … Read more →
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