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Trump blames vandalism for reflecting pool damage, defends response to algae bloom
There have been reports that the new reflecting pool coating has begun to peel as federal workers battle an algae bloom.
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Trump, Meloni photo request dustup latest sign of split between US president, Italian leader
Trump ‘totally fabricated’ claim she begged him for a photo, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni says.
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Trump holds the cards in Netanyahu’s shaky reelection chances
Is Trump playing coy, or genuinely weighing his options? Persistent defiance or attempts to sabotage the deal — seen by Trump as key to ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and stabilizing oil prices — would undoubtedly frustrate Trump and risk him pulling back support.
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White House Correspondents' Association cancels plan to have comedian headline annual dinner
President Trump did not attend the annual dinner during his first term
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Trump administration orders French companies holding government contracts to comply with DEI ban
The companies were sent a questionnaire called, “Certification Regarding Compliance With Applicable Federal Anti-Discrimination Law,” Reuters reported.
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Trump says US will help with Asia earthquake response
"We're going to be helping," Trump told reporters at the White House.
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Donald Trump taps journalist Sara Carter as next 'drug czar'
Carter, an investigative journalist who has covered the fentanyl crisis and border security, will officially serve as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
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Trump praises women as he answers question on what a woman is
The question comes after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new guidance that only recognizes two sexes, and defines sex as a person's "immutable biological classification."
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Trump urges House to vote on Senate-passed DC funding bill, dodging $1 billion cut from city budget
"The House should take up the D.C. funding 'fix' that the Senate has passed, and get it done IMMEDIATELY," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We need to clean up our once beautiful Capital City, and make it beautiful again."
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White House office moves to limit union rights for federal employees
The memo cites authority issued under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, which Trump is also using to end collective bargaining agreements with federal unions that represent agencies with national security missions.
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Trump moves to curtail 'divisive narratives' featured in Smithsonian museums
“Museums in our Nation’s capital should be places where individuals go to learn — not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history," the order reads.
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Trump signs order outlining plans to make DC 'safe and beautiful'
"As the Federal capital city, Washington, D.C., is the only city that belongs to all Americans and that all Americans can claim as theirs," the president wrote in the order.
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White House mocks arrested trafficker with Studio Ghibli-style post
The image depicts the arrest of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, discernably overweight illegal alien, whom authorities previously deported a conviction for fentanyl trafficking. The White House initially announced the arrest last week.