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White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order

The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the same time that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs has disrupted its observance elsewhere. The ceremony comes as Trump has called DEI programs “discrimination” and pushed to eradicate diversity programs from the government, directed that DEI workers eventually be laid off and exerted similar pressure on the private sector to shift to an exclusive focus on merit. […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025 2

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Paula White, who called BLM the ‘anti-Christ,’ named by Trump as head of new White House Faith Office

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he would create a new White House Faith Office and named television evangelist Rev. Paula White to lead it. Trump shared the news while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., where faith leaders and bipartisan members of Congress gathered for the annual event. It’s not exactly clear what the function of the new White House Faith Office will be, and the White House did not immediately respond to an email […]

todayFebruary 6, 2025 1

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‘We are going to be on your a-es!’: Trump White House and Dems trade war of words over Musk and DOGE protests

The Trump White House on Wednesday accused Democrats of inciting violence after an explosive congressional-led protest against recent actions taken at several federal agencies by Elon Musk and his newly formed task force called the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. “For Democrat officials to incite violence and encourage Americans to take to the streets is incredibly alarming, and they should be held accountable for that rhetoric,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at Wednesday’s press briefing. […]

todayFebruary 5, 2025

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Can Democrats’ message on DEI convince white women to dump Trump?

As Democrats have pushed back against President Donald Trump‘s executive actions on eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion and their potentially far-reaching implications, some leaders are emphasizing the attacks on DEI will impact not just Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ Americans but also women — namely white women. Following Trump’s Thursday press conference, where he essentially blamed the deadly plane and helicopter collision near D.C.’s airport on DEI, Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., in a statement last week noted […]

todayFebruary 4, 2025 1

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Amber Ruffin named as entertainer for 2025 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

Comedian, actress and writer Amber Ruffin has been announced as the 2025 entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. The annual event hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) will honor the achievements of journalists covering the White House throughout the association’s 111-year history. Ruffin joins a long list of comics to serve as the WHCA dinner’s entertainment, including, most recently, Colin Jost from “Saturday Night Live” and, before him, Roy Wood Jr. and Trevor Noah. “When […]

todayFebruary 4, 2025

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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

President Donald Trump‘s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Monday evening order from the White House Office of Management and Budget sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington and left the White House scrambling to explain what […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Trump press secretary says White House intends to celebrate Black History Month and contributions of ‘all Americans’

Amid concerns about whether President Donald Trump‘s anti-DEI orders should be interpreted as the federal government ending its tradition of observing Black History Month, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House “certainly still intends to celebrate.” “We will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all Americans, regardless of race, religious creed, have made to our great country,” Leavitt said during the Trump administration’s first official press briefing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20. […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Karine Jean-Pierre bids tearful farewell to historic role as White House press secretary

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fought back tears as she delivered her goodbyes at the final press briefing of the Biden-Harris administration. On Wednesday, Jean-Pierre announced the very last press briefing before President Joe Biden leaves office on Jan. 20. This marked her 306th White House briefing out of a total of 537 throughout the administration’s four years. Reflecting on the Biden-Harris White House’s first day in office, Jean-Pierre noted that the administration held its very first briefing on […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

 In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape, the scenario set to unfold in an austere Manhattan courtroom was unimaginable only a few years ago. A state judge is to say what consequences, if any, the country’s former and soon-to-be leader will face for felonies that a jury found he committed. […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025 1