• Trump says White House's East Room will be part of the 'future' entrance of his ballroom

    Trump says White House's East Room will be part of the 'future' entrance of his ballroom

    Nov 13, 2025 08:53 PM EST

    President Donald Trump was addressing an East Room event on Thursday when he paused to indicate the huge, active construction site nearby where a new ballroom is being built – and where the East Wing was demolished to make room. “In about two years from now, we’ll use a much ...

  • WATCH: Trump signs executive order on foster care with first lady Melania Trump

    WATCH: Trump signs executive order on foster care with first lady Melania Trump

    Nov 13, 2025 06:45 PM EST

    First lady Melania Trump kicked off an East Room event on Thursday to promote an executive order meant to help current and former foster youth. Watch in our video player above. President Donald Trump later signed the "Fostering the Future" executive order. Melania Trump said it was “truly inspiring to ...

  • Trump signs government funding bill, ending record 43-day shutdown

    Trump signs government funding bill, ending record 43-day shutdown

    Nov 13, 2025 02:36 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. WATCH: House passes bill to end longest government shutdown in history The...

  • News Wrap: Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu

    News Wrap: Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu

    Nov 12, 2025 11:50 PM EST

    ... is retiring in February, opening up a seat on the committee that sets the nation's interest rates. Raphael Bostic's departure comes as President Trump is trying to exert more control over the Central Bank. Bostic has served since 2017. His replacement won't be selected by the Trump ...

  • Trump faces fresh Epstein questions as new emails and files are released

    Trump faces fresh Epstein questions as new emails and files are released

    Nov 12, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    ... petition right now to release the Epstein files. (Cheering) Liz Landers: Providing the critical 218th signature needed to force a vote to release the files.Trump and members of his administration are reportedly pressuring Republicans not to release the files, the president writing on social media -- quote -- "There should be ...

  • 50-year mortgages? $2,000 tariff checks? What experts think of some of Trump's unique policy ideas

    50-year mortgages? $2,000 tariff checks? What experts think of some of Trump's unique policy ideas

    Nov 12, 2025 09:32 PM EST

    There are no formal proposals yet for these tariff dividends. Trump didn’t define the income cutoff and didn’t say whether children would receive the payment. He also hasn’t said what form the payments might take, such as a check or tax credit. There’s no certainty that ...

  • WATCH: White House says Trump's MRI was part of 'routine physical examination'

    WATCH: White House says Trump's MRI was part of 'routine physical examination'

    Nov 12, 2025 08:49 PM EST

    ... above. The press secretary said she was “glad” for the question but didn’t answer it. WATCH: Leavitt says Boebert meeting over Epstein files shows Trump administration ‘transparency’ Leavitt said Trump “received advanced imaging” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October “as part of his routine physical examination ...

  • WATCH: Leavitt says Boebert meeting over Epstein files shows Trump administration ‘transparency'

    WATCH: Leavitt says Boebert meeting over Epstein files shows Trump administration ‘transparency'

    Nov 12, 2025 08:28 PM EST

    The White House on Monday called newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails a "manufactured hoax’ by Democrats." Watch the clip in the video player above. “These emails prove absolutely absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the documents ...

  • Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his threat to sue BBC

    Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his threat to sue BBC

    Nov 12, 2025 07:27 PM EST

    ... an apology to the president and a “full and fair” retraction of the documentary along with other “false, defamatory, disparaging, misleading or inflammatory statements” about Trump. If the BBC does not comply with the demands by 5 p.m. EST Friday, then Trump will enforce his legal rights, the letter ...

  • Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over US influence

    Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over US influence

    Nov 12, 2025 05:49 PM EST

    JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country. It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf ...