White House
Trump orders powerful quantum computer built by 2028
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the construction of a powerful quantum computer for scientific research.
23 June 2026
AP reporter again barred from Oval Office over 'Gulf of America'
Asked about the restriction, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration was guarding against media "lies."
13 February 2025
White House urges TikTokers to apply for press passes
An effort to reach beyond the mainstream media
29 January 2025
Colombia caves on deportations after Trump threats
Trump said he would suspend implementation of the tariffs.
27 January 2025
Trump administration shutters White House Spanish language page
As of this week, visitors to whitehouse.gov/es now see an error message and the words "page not found" beneath an image of the White House.
23 January 2025
White House launches task force to address AI infrastructure and power needs
The White House has announced the formation of a new task force to tackle the growing infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence (AI) following a high-level meeting between U.S. officials and top executives from technology and power companies.
15 September 2024
US consistent on need for free, fair elections in Bangladesh: White House
The United States has reiterated its call for holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
6 June 2023
Biden nominates first human rights envoy for N Korea since 2017
The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme..President Joe Biden nominated Julie Turner, a lon
24 January 2023
USA's AI Bill of Rights: what you need to know
Made official in October this year, this AI Bill of Rights is based on five key principles identified by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
28 December 2022
Biden tests Covid positive
US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House said.
21 July 2022
PM Hasina invites US President Biden to Bangladesh
US President Joe Biden has been invited to visit Bangladesh.
25 June 2022
White House declines to attend impeachment hearing
US President Donald Trump's attorney says that the White House will not participate in congressional hearings set for Wednesday that will consider passing impeachment articles against the president.
2 December 2019
White House asked for options to strike Iran: Source
The White House’s national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran fired mortars into an area in Baghdad that is home to the US Embassy, a source familiar with the matter says.
14 January 2019
US Democrats maneuver to end govt shutdown
Democrats in the US House of Representatives plan to vote on a funding package to end the 10-day-old partial US government shutdown, without providing the $5 billion President Donald Trump has demands for a US-Mexico border wall.
1 January 2019
White House under fire for barring CNN reporter from event
The White House was under fire for barring a CNN reporter from attending an event with the president, allegedly for having asked questions that officials objected to.
26 July 2018
Kelly Sadler: Aide who mocked McCain exits White House
Donald Trump sacks an aide who said cancer-stricken Senator John McCain's opposition to a presidential nominee did not matter because "he's dying anyway," the White House announces.
6 June 2018
Kardashian at White House to push for prison reform
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West pays a visit to the White House Wednesday to make a star-powered case to President Donald Trump and his staff on behalf of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses.
31 May 2018
US hopes Korean summit will lead to 'future of peace': WH
Donald Trump's White House voice hope that a Korean summit would "achieve progress toward a future of peace," as the leaders of the two countries sat down to talk.
27 April 2018
Man shoots himself to death near White House
The Secret Service says a man shot himself to death Saturday as he stood near the fence along the north side of the White House.
4 March 2018
Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks: White House
The White House says that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, two days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
19 February 2018