President Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with a symbolic gold key to the White House on Friday, praising Musk’s work as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The send-off, held in the Oval Office, marked the end of Musk’s special government employee tenure, limited by law to 130 days. Trump hailed Musk’s leadership in rooting out government waste, fraud, and abuse, calling him “one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced.”
The White House is pushing back hard on claims that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will add over $4 trillion to the federal deficit. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) projections “shoddy” and “anemic,” arguing they fail to account for the pro-growth effects of Trump’s economic agenda.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s much-hyped White House meeting with President Donald Trump fizzled into what critics are calling a humiliating retreat. After campaigning on bold promises to confront Trump, Carney instead praised him as a “transformational president” and appeared to concede ground on key trade and policy issues.
In response to the Trump administration's display of 100 mugshots of arrested illegal immigrants on the White House lawn, MSNBC has advised its reporters to blur the faces of these individuals during broadcasts.
President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to install two massive American flag poles—each nearly 100 feet tall—on the White House’s North and South Lawns. Trump himself will cover the costs for the patriotic addition, according to Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino.
The Trump administration is accelerating its trade agenda, with 18 countries submitting formal proposals for new trade agreements, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
President Donald Trump hosted the Navy Midshipmen football team at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to present them with the prestigious Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. The award, a longstanding tradition, is given each year to the winner of the round-robin football competition between the United States Military Academy (Army), the United States Naval Academy (Navy), and the United States Air Force Academy.
