The Trump administration has transferred about $350 million from the Secret Service to White House security upgrades as President Trump builds a luxury ballroom on the grounds with a secure military bunker underneath. Two transfers, of $340.8 million and $10.75 million, were made last week, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The Washington…
For just the third time since the UFC was created in 1993, the promotion heads to Washington. The UFC is hosting an outdoor fight card at a custom-built, open-air arena on the White House’s South Lawn. In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria takes on interim titleholder Justin Gaethje to unify the belts….
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the White House South Lawn on Sunday for an unprecedented Ultimate Fighting Championship event. But forecasters warned that an unpredictable opponent could disrupt the event, with severe storms possible during the evening. Jared Guyer, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center, said a “fairly potent” weather system…
The UFC has held championship competitions in plenty of exotic locations from Australia to Dubai, but never from the front lawn of the White House in the nation’s capital. After months of preparation, that’s exactly the plan for UFC’s Freedom 250 event, scheduled to be held on the White House lawn in Washington D.C. on…
June 5, 2026, 10:06 a.m. ET White House rejoices over strong jobs report. The White House celebrated a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday, insisting that the uptick in hiring shows that the U.S. economy remains strong even as the war with Iran continues to elevate oil and gas prices. The report, which showed that employers…
Rep. Pat Ryan, D-NY., argued Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outdid his Saturday Night Live caricature when he reversed the punishment of two U.S. Army pilots who hovered Apache helicopters near musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee mansion in March. “Secretary Hegseth exceeded his SNL character’s ridiculousness when he made a deeply problematic and pathetic decision”…
The most audacious media spectacle in recent memory was hatched on the floor of Madison Square Garden, less than two weeks after the 2024 presidential election. On Nov. 16, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump walked into New York’s most famous arena to loud applause from a friendly crowd, as Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass” played. Trump was there for UFC 309,…
The U.S. Capitol is seen Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP A bipartisan majority in the Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to end the war with Iran, the clearest rebuke yet of President Trump’s handling of the conflict and the subsequent economic fallout. The war powers resolution passed by…
A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following a ProPublica investigation revealing that a top aide to the president intervened to secure a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup linked to the president’s eldest son. ProPublica’s reporting “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence peddling that superseded this…
The White House released a three-page report from President Trump’s physician late Friday detailing the results of his physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this week. Mr. Trump’s doctors in the past have released positive health reports that stress the president’s excellent condition and good health habits. Friday’s report, written by…
