White House will choose news outlets who will have access to Trump in press pool

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that the White House press office will choose which outlets get to cover the president in close quarters, replacing the decision-making authority that has long rested with the 100-year-old White House Correspondents Association.  This development followed the White House announcement last week that it was removing the

This is who the White House says is the DOGE acting administrator

White House on email to federal workers White House pressed on email to federal employees, DOGE leadership 05:50 A White House official says Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, after the White House struggled to answer who is technically at the top of the organizational chart.  Gleason declined to

Judge continues to block Trump administration’s freeze on federal aid

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal assistance, delivering another blow to the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink federal spending. Judge Loren AliKhan from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of a group of nonprofit organizations in