All news on the topic: White House

US News • Views: 459
$185 million National Guard operation failed to reduce violent crime
The thousands of National Guard troops sent by the Trump administration to Washington, D.C., last summer had "no measurable effect" on reducing violent crime, according to a new study.
US News • Views: 625
Trump administration abandons controversial $1.8bn ’anti-weaponisation’ fund following intense backlash
The Trump administration has abandoned plans to create a $1.8bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted or investigated by the government, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
World News • Views: 599
Pentagon cover-up unmasked: Planet satellite blocks hide Mojtaba Khamenei’s precision strikes despite Mellett and Grieco warnings
Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC Verify show, suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged.
Politics • Views: 448
Volodymyr Zelenskyy presses world leaders to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin, saying stronger sanctions could force Russia to negotiate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that world leaders need to apply "more pressure," including sanctions, on Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring him to the negotiating table as Zelenskyy aims to end the war that has lasted for more than four years.
US News • Views: 517
Questions emerge after Trump’s Walter Reed visit as wounded Iran war soldiers say they were not seen by president
President Trump took the time to meet with U.S. service members during his trip on Tuesday to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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Treasury preparing for possible $250 Trump note despite federal ban on living faces on currency
The Treasury Department is contemplating the release of a $250 bill featuring President Trump; however, such a banknote would necessitate an amendment to federal law, an agency official informed CBS News.
World News • Views: 619
Fresh Iranian missile attack on U.S. base in Kuwait shatters fragile ceasefire and sends Gulf tensions soaring
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has stated that it targeted an American air base in the region, following recent US strikes on southern Iran overnight.
US News • Views: 517
Trump Jr.-connected startup lands $620 million Pentagon lifeline after unusual White House intervention
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup associated with Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company attempted to quell suspicions of cronyism.
US News • Views: 524
Jill Biden: “I was frightened” as Joe Biden struggled through critical televised showdown with Trump
Jill Biden has disclosed in a recent interview that she believed her husband Joe was "having a stroke" during his notorious 2024 debate with Donald Trump.
US News • Views: 487
Trump administration establishes Kenya Ebola treatment hub for exposed Americans as outbreak kills more than 230 in Congo
The United States is establishing a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola or infected with the deadly disease, multiple officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday.
Sports • Views: 605
Sheinbaum offers Mexico as base for Iran’s World Cup squad amid U.S. rejection and rising geopolitical strain
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Monday that her government has consented to host the Iranian national soccer team in Mexico during the World Cup, noting that the United States was unwilling to accommodate the team.
World News • Views: 403
Iran’s supreme leader reportedly hidden in secret bunker as regime struggles to communicate amid growing crisis
U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran’s supreme leader is essentially secluded in an undisclosed location with limited access to the outside world and can only be contacted through a network of couriers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the situation.
US News • Views: 523
Trump undergoes routine medical and dental exam after months of questions about bruising and circulation issues
Tomorrow’s visit to the Walter Reed Medical Center will be his third hospital visit in 13 months – this time, for a routine medical and dental check-up.
US News • Views: 455
Chaos outside the White House: two people wounded after armed confrontation with Secret Service near 17th Street
Two individuals were shot and injured during an encounter with the Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, as reported by a law enforcement official.
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Gunfire erupts outside the White House as President Trump remains inside during tense Saturday evening incident
Multiple News reporters stated that sounds resembling possible gunfire were heard near the North Lawn of the White House on Saturday evening.
US News • Views: 426
President Trump says he cannot attend Don Jr.’s wedding because “America comes first” amid mounting global tensions
President Trump announced on Friday that he will not attend his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson this weekend, due to his responsibilities at the White House.
US News • Views: 696
’Know your customer’ push expanded as Trump orders tighter scrutiny of banking access for undocumented immigrants
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday mandating that banks closely examine the citizenship of their customers, as a new measure in his administration’s efforts to crack down on people residing in the country illegally.
World News • Views: 637
“What we’ve lost is speed”: Experts say USAID dismantling may be costing critical time in Ebola containment
Up until last year, the U.S. Agency for International Development was a vital component of an established system for managing Ebola. Without its involvement, a dozen former federal employees reported to NBC News that the U.S. response to the escalating outbreak has been sluggish and uncoordinated.
US News • Views: 687
“My wife can be deported at any moment”: Active-duty soldier speaks out after ICE detains spouse during immigration appointment
An active-duty U.S. Army soldier and Afghanistan war veteran shared with CBS News his ongoing concern about the possibility that his newly freed wife might be deported to a country where she has no connections, thereby jeopardizing his long-standing career in the American military.
Politics • Views: 551
“Keep on going,” JD Vance tells UK immigration activists after controversial London rally draws police scrutiny and accusations of hate speech
The US vice-president, JD Vance, has encouraged anti-immigration activists in the UK to "keep on going" following a rally in London attended by tens of thousands.
Crime • Views: 585
Justice Department opens new Miami investigation into Nicolas Maduro amid fears current prosecution may not be enough to keep him behind bars
Federal prosecutors in Miami have been instructed to initiate a new criminal investigation focusing on detained former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro due to concerns that the ongoing prosecution against him may be insufficient, multiple sources familiar with the situation informed CBS News.
US News • Views: 413
Preacher stuns prayer gathering by declaring God sent Donald Trump to finally give America a ballroom after 200 years
A preacher has caused a stir by suggesting that God sent Donald Trump to provide the US with a ballroom.
Politics • Views: 636
US delegation threw away Chinese souvenirs before departing from Beijing
American delegation got rid of all Chinese gifts while departing from Beijing.
Business • Views: 544
Jho Low asks Trump for mercy as fugitive financier behind $4.5 billion 1MDB scandal seeks to erase US charges
Jho Low, the purported mastermind behind the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, has requested a pardon from Donald Trump, according to a US Department of Justice filing.
US News • Views: 687
Kevin Warsh takes control of the Federal Reserve as inflation rises, global war intensifies and political pressure from Donald Trump reaches new highs
The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the chair of the Federal Reserve, one of the most influential roles in the federal government that wields significant influence over the economy.