White House officials last year awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the East Wing ballroom, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a
June 30, 2026
President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments
June 29, 2026
Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: ‘What a loser’
June 28, 2026
A renewed push by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for U.S. help to return home following devastating earthquakes in the South
June 27, 2026
Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital
June 25, 2026
Live Nation lawyers have revealed that President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary
June 25, 2026
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June 24, 2026
Bipartisan legislation that aims to speed the construction of more affordable housing in the United States was headed to passage in the U.S.
June 24, 2026
Authorities have arrested two more people in Missouri and Washington state in connection with a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month
June 23, 2026
Justice Department charges two more in alleged plot to attack White House UFC event
June 23, 2026
Trump threatens serious criminal penalties for those he says ‘vandalized’ the Reflecting Pool
June 23, 2026
President Donald Trump believes that winning a second term in 2024 instead of 2020 has allowed him to return to the White House even more emboldened
June 19, 2026
New book reveals how Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun
June 19, 2026
Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend
June 16, 2026
Two Democratic members of Congress on Monday pressed the administration of President Donald Trump to retain communication records related to pardons
June 15, 2026
President Donald Trump has celebrated turning 80 by announcing a preliminary agreement to end the war and a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn
June 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has confirmed a deal to end the war with Iran and allow oil traffic to begin again through the Strait of Hormuz
June 15, 2026
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June 14, 2026
Hockey stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were part of pre-fight festivities for UFC Freedom 250, the mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday
June 15, 2026
Crowds flock to White House Ellipse for fan event ahead of UFC fight
June 14, 2026
Throngs of UFC fans have descended on the nation's capital for an unusual fight night at the White House
June 13, 2026
Pakistan's prime minister says the United States and Iran have agreed on a final text for a peace deal
June 12, 2026
A federal judge declined on Friday to block President Donald Trump from hosting a special Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event on
June 12, 2026
A federal judge has ruled the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday
June 12, 2026
Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is anticipating a significant weekend for his presidency
June 12, 2026
As mixed martial arts fighters gather on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House in a cage match to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th
June 12, 2026
A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn
June 11, 2026
American pop star Ariana Grande told President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to stop using her music to promote its policies.
June 12, 2026
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June 12, 2026
Inside the ‘highly complex’ preparations for Trump’s UFC fight: $60M for staging, 494 port-a-potties and other logistics
June 11, 2026
Few Americans, including only a third of Republicans, approve of President Donald Trump's plan to hold mixed martial arts cage matches at the White House
June 11, 2026
Vance suggested Tucker Carlson interview Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein fallout, new book reveals
June 10, 2026
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June 10, 2026
Trump indicates to Speaker Johnson he won’t back down on Pulte despite fight over key surveillance authority
June 10, 2026
The White House's South Lawn has hosted many sports over the decades but never a UFC fight like the one President Donald Trump is organizing for his 80th birthday
June 09, 2026
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June 05, 2026
Lawsuit aims to stop UFC fight at the White House
June 08, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S.
June 06, 2026
A months-long dispute between Trump administration officials and AI firm Anthropic is showing signs of easing across parts of the U.S.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting U.S.
June 04, 2026
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
June 04, 2026
Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general
June 04, 2026
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June 04, 2026
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June 04, 2026
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill
June 03, 2026
Trump suggests he won’t take down UFC ‘Claw’ on White House lawn
June 03, 2026
Senate Republicans are weighing their next steps after the Trump administration's announcement that it is scrapping a $1.8 billion settlement fund for the president's allies who claim to have been politically prosecuted
June 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology
June 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has found multiple ways to harness the presidency to benefit himself
June 02, 2026
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is stalled, and some allies are urging him to scrap it entirely
May 30, 2026
Why is Trump building a ‘cage’ on the White House lawn?
May 28, 2026
A hulking metal arena is rising on the White House's South Lawn as U.S.
May 28, 2026
Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams
May 26, 2026
Trump’s advanced age and threats to his life serve as reminders of his own mortality
May 26, 2026
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May 25, 2026
Mullin’s first two months at DHS: deportations, threats against sanctuary cities — and a lower profile
May 25, 2026
Bettina Anderson floated a White House wedding to Donald Trump Jr. She got an island ceremony instead
May 23, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence
May 23, 2026
Republicans revolt over Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
May 21, 2026
The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence
May 22, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday said past U_S_ presidents have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades, but “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.”
May 21, 2026
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May 21, 2026
Judge halts White House’s rollback of presidential records-retention policies
May 21, 2026
The White House's Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a briefing for leading AI companies on a planned executive order that would empower intelligence and other government
May 21, 2026
Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday said a White House statement critical of the country's communist-run government was "superficial and misinformed."
May 20, 2026
Non-citizens in the U.S. will face greater scrutiny on their banking activities following an executive order by President Donald Trump on Tuesday,
May 20, 2026
A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote this week
May 20, 2026
A potential helipad and new parking spots are the latest changes at the White House
May 18, 2026
Why Trump put his ‘bad cop’ in charge of rescuing the GOP in the midterms
May 17, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial effectively postponed
Remains found miles from Nancy Guthrie home with ‘no indication’ of connection to case so far, sheriff’s department says
Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
US kindergarten vaccine coverage falls 0.1%, CDC says
'Rest in Power': Thousands gather in London for vigil honouring academic Arday
Joey Logano and Team Penske are making a push for NASCAR points as the Chase approaches
MLB approves sale of San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones