‘We have contracts upon contracts that we can send and provide this information to you,’ the White House press secretary said. The Trump administration released receipts of federal contracts that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has helped revoke in its efforts to downsize government spending, the White House said on Feb. 12. White House
The new releases come one day after an American school teacher was released by Russia and returned to the United States. President Donald Trump helped secure the release of three inmates held in Belarus, including one American, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Feb. 12. “It speaks to President Trump’s deal-making ability,” Leavitt said
Public tours of the historic residence will resume on Feb. 25. First Lady Melania Trump has announced that the White House will reopen to public tours on Feb. 25. “The President and I are excited to reopen the White House to those interested in the extraordinary story of this iconic and beautiful landmark,” the first
A 53–47 vote along party lines moved Kennedy one step closer to becoming HHS secretary. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s path to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received a significant boost on Feb. 12 when the Senate voted 53–47 to invoke cloture on his nomination for the post. The decision
A number of pages and datasets were taken down to comply with a Trump executive order. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complied with a judge’s order on Tuesday by restoring certain website pages and datasets that had been taken down to comply with a
Trump said he would follow up his call with the Russian leader by reaching out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 12 and the two agreed to “start negotiations immediately” to end the war in Ukraine. “I just had a lengthy and highly
Eight inspectors general allege their recent terminations were illegal. Eight inspectors general fired by the Trump administration are suing to have their jobs restored. A lawsuit filed on Feb. 12 in Washington asks a federal judge to recognize the dismissals as unlawful and reinstate the independent watchdogs to their respective offices. The plaintiffs are the