The Latest Breaking News from Oval Office

Biden praises Ardern for ‘galvanising action’ on gun control and climate change

US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootings

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

Biden to meet with Powell to discuss economy as inflation bites

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will hold a rare Oval Office meeting on Tuesday with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid the highest inflation in decades, which has angered Americans and hurt his standing with voters.

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Obama reconnects with youth - now graduating high school - in famous ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo

Reflecting on one of the most iconic photos of his presidency, former President Obama said, “I think this picture embodied one of the hopes that I had when I first started running for office.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2022

Esper book details Trump rage at Pence and proposal to hit Mexico with missiles

Memoir from ex-defense chief Mark Esper details extraordinary outbursts he says he helped to defuse

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022

An Oval Office visit and a Moscow trip: Inside the Reed deal

A series of factors helped pave the way for Trevor Reed's release from a Russian prison this week as part of a prisoner exchange

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Timothy L. O'Brien: How did Jared Kushner get $2 Billion from the Saudis?

Jared Kushner’s new private equity firm got $2 billion from Saudi Arabia because maybe that’s how you can cash in when your investing experience is slender but your father-in-law may wind up back in the White House. It’s also possible that you can get billions for a firm with no…

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

RBG jokes with KBJ in SNL sketch

Biden left KBJ in the Oval Office, suggesting she imagine the people who came before her. And RBG appeared

Salon · Apr 11, 2022

Jay Ambrose: Biden can't handle his job

Someone forgot to tie him to his Oval Office chair, and so it was that President Joe Biden took off for Europe to discuss the Ukraine horror with NATO and European leaders, visit Poland and fumble enough rhetorically to conceivably make the situation worse.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

Scoop: Key Trump aide’s absence a new clue in Jan. 6 records gap

Molly Michael's absence for much of Jan. 6 may play a role in explaining the incomplete records.

Axios · Mar 31, 2022

Biden, Singapore's Lee call for North Korea's return to nuclear talks

U.S. President Joe Biden and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after talks at the White House, urged North Korea on Tuesday to halt its ballistic missile launches and return to negotiations over its weapons programs.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022