Amazon, Apple and Google are helping to pay for Trump’s $300m ballroom as donor list revealed Big Tech giants helping to bankroll president’s $300m White House project, full list of sponsors reveals The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Trump Reveals First Question He'll Ask Xi Jinping In South Korea Next Week President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday. Benzinga · Oct 24, 2025
Trump in Asia: five key questions as US president prepares for diplomatic tour Donald Trump will travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea for the Apec and Asean summits. Will he meet Xi Jinping, and what tariff deals might be secured? The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2025
Trump’s East Wing destruction sparks series of memes mocking what’s next for the White House While Trump previously said he wouldn’t interfere with the existing structure of the East Wing, his construction crews began to tear it down this week The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump pardons Binance founder convicted on money laundering charges to end ‘war on crypto’ Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren said the pardon was evidence of ‘corruption’ by the president The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $300M and the entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make space Trump admitted the price of his gold-plated 90,000 square-foot ballroom was likely going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
White House East Wing will be torn down ‘within days’ even as no plans filed for Trump’s new ballroom Demolition has drawn fierce backlash, with National Trust for Historic Preservation saying plans are ‘legally required’ The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats being ‘jealous’ for outrage over White House demolition for Trump’s ballroom ‘He’s the builder-in-chief,’ the White House Press Secretary said of the president while defending his new ballroom project The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
‘Your mom’ becomes trending reply in Trump administration labelled ‘moronic’ and ‘childish’ It’s a comeback that every teenager has used. However, when several members of the Trump administration turn to the reply "your mom" to answer newsworthy questions, many online have become concerned about the White House and government officials behaving like puerile teens. Euronews · Oct 22, 2025
Trump Says He Spoke With Narendra Modi On Diwali: Calls Indian PM 'A Great Friend' Amid Tariff Tensions President Donald Trump said that he spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Diwali, while celebrating the Hindu festival in the White House on Tuesday. Benzinga · Oct 22, 2025
Karoline Leavitt shares wild text exchange with reporter that ended in ‘your mom’ response Leavitt has brushed off reporters or their questions when defending the administration The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025
What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City Fully peaceful protesters who hate President Donald Trump with intensity but not much specificity took to the streets on Saturday. Reason · Oct 18, 2025
‘A stone-cold liar’: Hakeem Jeffries destroys Karoline Leavitt after her kindergarten-level smear attempt If there were a test for political decency, Karoline Leavitt would’ve failed it in record time. The Trump White House press secretary just delivered one of the most openly antisemitic and deranged statements of the year on live television, but Hakeem Jeffries didn’t let it slide. The Mary Sue · Oct 18, 2025
White House’s Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Cheung say ‘Your mom’ when asked who suggested Hungary for Putin-Trump meeting Trump said he will meet with the Kremlin leader in Budapest to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025 House Minority Leader Jeffries Calls Karoline Leavitt 'Sick' and 'Demented' After Claims on Democratic Party Supporters House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sharply criticized White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, calling her "sick" and "out of control" after she described Democrats as being aligned with "terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Karoline Leavitt calls Democratic base ‘Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals’ White House Press Secretary also insisted that Democrats were ‘antisemites’
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 He ‘freed Palestine, literally’: Karoline Leavitt rips protesters who hacked into airport systems to mock Trump Leavitt asks why pro-Palestine demonstrators aren’t praising Trump as ceasefire teeters on the edge
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025 Trump again makes a weird statement about Karoline Leavitt’s lips: ‘They move like a machine gun, right’ Trump abruptly switched gears from foreign policy to comment on his press secretary’s physical appearance
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025 JD Vance in fiery exchange with ABC host over Tom Homan’s $50,000 bag of cash: ‘Why fewer and fewer people watch your show’ Vance repeatedly declined to say whether FBI has video of Homan accepting $50,000 in cash before being cut off by ABC
The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2025 Trump completes ‘semiannual’ physical before traveling to Middle East White House had described doctor visit as ‘routine yearly checkup’ although president had annual physical in April
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 White House is looking into case of convicted killer of a 6-year-old who was released a decade early Ronald Exantus was given a 20-year prison sentence but was released a decade early due to Kentucky law
The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025 Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president
Benzinga · Oct 8, 2025 Trump Administration To Use Tariff Revenues To Fund Nutrition Program For Mothers And Babies Amid Shutdown White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday that the Trump administration plans to use tariff revenues to support a key nutrition program for low-income mothers and babies amid the government shutdown.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 White House claims tariffs will keep food program for moms and babies running during shutdown — raising serious legal questions Critical constitutional concerns emerge as the president subverts Congress to create his own tax and spending policies