In his remarks, Trump was at times cordial and conciliatory, saying “the second time is always better”, joking and praising the media – saying he respects “most of them”. “As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump said. But there were also some pointed insults directed at several journalists, some of…
By Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to U.S. President Donald Trump on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon. Aoun, who served as the commander…
For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in poor and authoritarian countries. To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that Immigration and Customs…
A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated over allegedly using inside information to place bets and make nearly $100,000 on US President Donald Trump’s speeches. Gabriel Perez, who had worked at the White House since 2016, is accused of placing bets on words the president would use during major public addresses, including the State…
When Patrice Lawrence got the call asking her to become the UK’s next children’s laureate, her first response was disbelief. “I was in absolute shock,” she says, laughing. She is only just beginning to process what it means to join a lineage that includes Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen, Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman and,…
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration told it to, reports The Information. At a meeting this week, CEO Sam Altman reportedly…
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of it for “urgent needs” related to the Iran war, as well as for a response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. The request, posted on the White House website, included $67.15 billion for the military. The White…
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….
