White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in June 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge is ordering the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when President Trump […]
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Why the East Wing helped women thrive in the White House : NPR
A section of the East Wing of the White House is torn down in Washington on Oct. 22. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images When workers tore down the East Wing to make room for President Trump’s new ballroom earlier this month, several longtime White House staples were also lost: the […]
White House fires arts commission that reviews federal building designs : NPR
The Jefferson Memorial and US Capitol are seen alongside the Tidal Basin in an aerial photograph taken on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, DC, on October 22, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The White House has fired six members of the […]
A look at the demolished White House movie theater’s cultural history : NPR
Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wear 3-D glasses during a Super Bowl party in the White House Family Theater in 2009. The White House/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption The White House/Getty Images It was, on occasion, used by presidents to rehearse important speeches such as the State of the Union […]