The Latest Breaking News from the White House

On Trump indictment, deafening silence from many Texas Republicans in Congress

WASHINGTON — A handful of Texas Republicans in Congress have energetically defended Donald Trump since the Justice Department accused him of mishandling classified documents he shouldn’t have kept after leaving the White House.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023

Who is Walt Nauta? Donald Trump’s ‘body man’ charged over classified documents

Guam-born valet finds himself thrust into the centre of the most high profile criminal investigation in the country

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

CREW: 14th Amendment can bar Trump run

Trump’s indictments don’t “necessarily disqualify him … but the Constitution’s 14th Amendment does,” CREW said

Salon · Jun 13, 2023

White House rejects any involvement in Trump prosecution as ex-president under arrest

Biden holds firm to judiciary’s independence as Trump vows to weaponse DoJ for revenge

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

White House hits out at influencer who posed topless at Biden’s Pride event

Rose Montoya, a trans model, will not be invited to any future administration events

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision

Section 702 of Fisa is set to expire at the end of the year, but its reauthorization is facing backlash

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2023

Rick Scott likens Trump indictment to tactics of Cuban, Venezuelan dictators

MIAMI — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, with the bolstering of human rights activists and former political prisoners from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, accused the Biden administration of utilizing a tactic commonly found in dictator playbooks: Weaponizing the legal system to go after the president’s opponents.

Miami Herald · Jun 13, 2023

Surveillance has caught hackers and fentanyl smugglers, White House says in promoting spying law

The Biden administration is releasing what it says are newly declassified examples of how U.S. surveillance programs are used

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Trump indictment - live: Trump greets fans with free food after arrest, not guilty plea at Miami arraignment

Donald Trump has entered a plea at his arraignment to face 37 charges laid out in a federal indictment over his handling of classified documents

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Donald Trump to appear in court on federal charges in documents case

Ex-president to be arraigned in Miami, accused of intentionally retaining hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2023