The President and First Lady’s Message on National Read Across America Day, 2025

Today, we join students, parents, teachers, librarians, and Americans all across our country in commemorating National Read Across America Day—an occasion to celebrate the importance of reading and the unparalleled power of literacy. Books have always been the bedrock of a great life and a great future.  The simple act of opening a new book

Waltz: US Officials Advised Trump Not to Go Ahead With Zelenskyy Meeting After Oval Office Clash

Waltz recalled telling Zelenskyy, ‘Look, Mr. President, time is not on your side here.’ National security adviser Michael Waltz said on March 1 that administration officials had advised President Donald Trump to avoid a follow-up meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the latter clashed with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in a heated

Israel Cuts All Aid To Gaza in Step Toward Resumption of Full-Scale War

TEL AVIV—Israel halted any entry of goods into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, signaling the start of a more aggressive phase of its war to destroy Hamas. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision was a response to Hamas’s rejection of a proposal by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to extend the phase