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Willie Nelson Inhaled at the White House —and He Wasn't Alone

The country legend apparently lit one up with James Earl 'Chip' Carter III

(Newser) - Wonder what Willie Nelson would do on the White House roof? Nah, you probably know already. "When Willie Nelson wrote his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the White House one night when he was spending the night with me," Jimmy Carter says in a new...

Newly Renovated Rose Garden Being Renovated Again

South Lawn is also being re-sodded 'at no cost to taxpayers'

(Newser) - The White House's South Lawn and newly-renovated Rose Garden are undergoing repairs after suffering damage as a result of the Republican National Convention. President Trump accepted his party's nomination from the South Lawn, where a tent, stage, and lighting were erected, and more than a thousand people were...

Melania Trump Used Private Emails at the White House: Report

Former friend and colleague Stephanie Winston Wolkoff talks about their email use

(Newser) - Want to reach Melania Trump at the White House? You might try one of her private email accounts. Or iMessage. Or Signal. That's according to former advisor and friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who wrote the tell-all memoir Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the ...

Melania's Rose Garden Redo Is Turning Heads

Rich colors are gone, but the design is media-friendly

(Newser) - Melania Trump's redesign of the White House Rose Garden is making headlines—and not all for the better, Vox reports. The First Lady has torn out crabapple trees and vibrant tulips dating back to the Kennedy era for a more sedate color palette of white and pastel roses. She...

Trump Plans White House Funeral for Younger Brother
Trump Plans White House
Funeral for Younger Brother
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Aug 17, 2020 3:03 PM CDT

Trump Plans White House Funeral for Younger Brother

'I think he'd be greatly honored'

(Newser) - President Trump might say a final farewell to his younger brother at the White House. The president says he is considering a Friday afternoon service for Robert Trump, who died in New York City on Saturday . "We may do just a small service right here at the White House...

CDC Trump Appointees Suddenly Leave Their Jobs

Kyle McGowan and Amanda Campbell are moving on

(Newser) - Two Trump appointees have quietly left their posts at the Centers for Disease Control, Politico reports. Kyle McGowan, the CDC's chief of staff, and Amanda Campbell, the deputy chief of staff, announced their resignations to staff by email on Friday morning. McGowan said the two plan to open a...

Here's Why Trump Was Rushed From the Briefing Room

Secret Service officer shoots threatening man near White House

(Newser) - A uniformed Secret Service officer shot and wounded a man during a confrontation near the White House that led to President Trump being abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news conference Monday, authorities said. The White House complex was not breached and no one under Secret...

Melania Trump Has Big Plans for the Rose Garden

First lady set to announce a major renovation as an 'act of expressing hope and optimism for the future'

(Newser) - The Rose Garden is getting a redesign, and Melania Trump will be leading the efforts. The first lady will formally announce the revamp Monday, which in her words is meant to be an "act of expressing hope and optimism for the future," per prepared remarks seen by the...

Pelosi Slams GOP Over New Virus Relief Plan

The House Speaker criticizes White House 'dissaray'

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican "disarray" over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now, the AP reports. The California Democrat panned the Trump administration's desire to trim an expiring temporary federal unemployment...

'No Reason for Panic': Worker on White House Grounds Has Virus

Cafeteria worker at Eisenhower Executive Office Building tests positive

(Newser) - "There is no reason for panic or alarm." So reads an email sent to administration officials Wednesday after a cafeteria worker at the White House complex tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reports. Both the cafeteria and an eatery in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located across the street...

Trump Exiles Clinton, Bush Portraits at White House

Recent predecessors are moved out of sight, bumped by presidents from 100 years ago

(Newser) - President Trump can't remove former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from history, but he can make them less visible. Their official portraits have been taken out of the Grand Foyer at the White House and exiled to the Old Family Dining Room, a little-used room just off...

House Dems Slam 'Alarming' WH Response on CDC Chief Testimony

Robert Redfield reportedly blocked by White House from testifying next week on school reopenings

(Newser) - CDC Director Robert Redfield was apparently in the queue to speak before Congress at a public hearing next week on the reopening of schools during the pandemic, but reports now say he's been blocked by the White House from doing so. Politico and USA Today report that Redfield had...

&#39;Hey, Karen. Watch Your Mouth&#39;
'Hey, Karen.
Watch Your
Mouth'
Jul 17, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

'Hey, Karen. Watch Your Mouth'

Chicago mayor hits back at White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany

(Newser) - "Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth." That was the message Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent to White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Thursday, following McEnany's mention of Lightfoot during a press briefing. McEnany had referred to "the derelict mayor of Chicago" while speaking on gun violence, per...

McEnany: 'Science Is on Our Side' in Push to Reopen Schools

Studies show COVID-19 is less of a risk to children than the flu, she says

(Newser) - White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany argued Thursday that "science is on the side" of President Trump's push to fully reopen schools this fall. McEnany cited a study in JAMA Pediatrics that found "severe illness is less frequent" in child coronavirus patients. She said it showed that...

Trump Advisor: Fauci Is &#39;Wrong About Everything&#39;
Trump Advisor: Fauci Is
'Wrong About Everything'
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Jul 15, 2020 11:23 AM CDT

Trump Advisor: Fauci Is 'Wrong About Everything'

White House distances itself from Peter Navarro op-ed

(Newser) - White House economic adviser Peter Navarro has penned a blistering op-ed targeting Dr. Anthony Fauci, claiming he listens to the nation's top infectious-disease expert "only with skepticism and caution." "He has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on," reads the critique published...

'Explosive' Tell-All Involving Melania Is Coming

Former adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff left the East Wing in 2018

(Newser) - Mary Trump's book isn't the only tell-all about the Trump family due out before the election. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former aide to and confidante of Melania Trump, is set to release a book on Sept. 1. And it's said to be "explosive," reports the...

WH on Trump Flouting NJ Quarantine: He's 'Not a Civilian'

President visiting NJ golf course this weekend, would normally have to quarantine for 14 days

(Newser) - New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey announced earlier this week that visitors from coronavirus "hot spot" states will need to self-quarantine for 14 days before going about their business, or they'll face a fine. One visitor to the latter state this weekend, however, has no plans on following...

Secret Service Boots Media From White House Grounds

Claims move was 'for their own safety' amid ongoing demonstrations

(Newser) - The Secret Service says it "misdirected" members of the White House press corps to immediately leave the White House grounds on Monday amid a demonstration in Lafayette Square. Two of the four journalists were from CNN , which describes the move as "highly unusual" since the press corps is...

White House Scales Back Coronavirus Precautions

Mandatory temperature checks have ended

(Newser) - The White House is scaling back some of its coronavirus precautions—although it will be a different story for anybody who will get close to the president or the vice president. White House spokesman Judd Deere said Monday that mandatory temperature checks for all visitors to the White House complex...

Trump Sues to Block John Bolton Book

Lawsuit seeks order to have copies already printed "retrieved and disposed of'

(Newser) - John Bolton's White House memoir has been printed and shipped to warehouses ahead of a scheduled June 23 release date—but the Trump administration doesn't want it to see the light of day. The administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the release of The Room Where ...

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