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Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty
Myanmar's former President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year, state-run media reported.
Judge who halted White House ballroom construction allows national security work to proceed at site
A federal judge who halted construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom clarified on Thursday that the administration can proceed with below-ground construction of a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.
White House invokes Trump assassination attempts as it fights to keep building new ballroom
The administration begged a federal judge on Tuesday to let construction continue on President Trump's grand ballroom project at the White House, reminding the court that he has faced "multiple assassination attempts" in recent years.
House Democrats call on Melania Trump to testify about Epstein
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are calling on first lady Melania Trump to testify before the panel the day after she denied knowing anything about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Trump hails the U.S. military, points to dropping egg prices at Easter Egg Roll tradition
President Trump celebrated Easter Monday at the White House by praising the U.S. military and the daring operation that rescued a downed American aviator in Iran over the weekend.
Pope urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica.
Federal commission approves Trump’s White House ballroom after judge halted construction
President Trump was given the green light to continue planning for his 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction until it received congressional approval.
Judge shuts down Trump’s White House ballroom project
A federal judge halted President Trump's plans to build a ballroom on the site of the old White House East Wing, saying he acted rashly in moving ahead without Congress and must go to Capitol Hill for permission before continuing any work.
White House: Iran privately negotiating with U.S. despite public rejection of demands
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are "going well," and the regime's public comments rejecting the Trump administration's demands are just for show.
White House pushes back against Pope Leo, says nothing wrong with praying for troops
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that it is appropriate to pray for U.S. troops, in response to Pope Leo XIV's message that God does not listen to the prayers of "those who wage war."
There’s an app for that: White House goes mobile with direct-to-phone news and alerts
The White House launched a mobile app on Friday, giving the Oval Office another outlet to meet Americans online.
Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center
Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery on Thursday in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month.
WATCH: Melania Trump’s tech summit gets a surprise guest — a talking humanoid robot
A talking humanoid robot joined first lady Melania Trump for her international summit on technology in Washington, an eye-popping start to the second day of the session.
Thunder won’t visit the White House during trip to nation’s capital
The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their road trip to the nation's capital this weekend, a team spokesperson said Friday.
White House distances itself from counterterrorism official who resigned over Iran war
The White House on Wednesday sought to distance itself from Joe Kent, a top counter-terrorism official who resigned in protest of the Iran war, by depicting him as not involved in U.S. intelligence assessment.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announced Monday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
White House offers to let judge overseeing East Wing case tour construction site
The Trump administration on Friday offered to give a personal tour to Judge Richard J. Leon, the man overseeing the court case challenging President Trump's plans to build a ballroom in place of the now-demolished White House East Wing.
White House says U.S. is achieving its goals in Iran war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday reiterated the administration's reasoning behind the military strikes on Iran, saying that if the U.S. had not acted swiftly, the Islamic republic would have threatened America with its nuclear program and ballistic missiles.
Panel reviewing Trump’s White House ballroom project will vote on it April 2
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House has set April 2 for a final vote on the project, the chairman said as the agency prepared to give additional consideration to the construction plans.