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Suspected coronavirus case among White House press corps -press group

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 07:25 AM

WASHINGTON - A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus, the White House Correspondents Association said on Monday, raising questions about the viability of press briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room each day. Read more »

White House calls for biggest NASA budget in decades to reach the moon, Mars

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday asked Congress for $25.2 billion for NASA in 2021, the agency's biggest budget in decades, calling for steady increases over five years to meet President Donald Trump's goal of landing astronauts on the moon and Mars. Read more »

Soldier who testified at Trump impeachment loses White House job

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 10:39 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - A US Army officer who testified in President Donald Trump's impeachment probe was pushed out of his White House job on Friday, his lawyer said. Read more »

White House holds off on suspending China-U.S. flights amid virus outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 08:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday opted not to suspend flights from China to the United States as it discussed ways to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. Read more »

US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:11 AM

US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate session of 2020. Read more »

Julian Castro drops out of US 2020 presidential race

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 03 01:24 AM

Julian Castro, an Obama-era cabinet member and the only Hispanic candidate in the US presidential race, ended his 2020 White House bid Thursday after failing to boost his flagging poll numbers. Read more »

Duterte to decline Trump's invitation to visit White House

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 02:25 PM

Trump first invited Duterte to visit Washington in 2016 over a phone call.  Read more »

Trump taps senior aide who defied impeachment subpoena for 5G post

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 09:26 AM

US President Donald Trump named Robert Blair to be the special representative for international telecommunications policy and work on the administration's 5G efforts under White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, the White House said in a statement on Monday. Read more »

White House rejects participation in 'baseless' impeachment probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 08:09 AM

The White House on Friday responded to a deadline on an invitation to defend President Donald Trump in his impeachment probe by denouncing the entire process as "baseless." Read more »

Democrat Kamala Harris ends 2020 White House bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:12 AM

Kamala Harris was the only African-American woman seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more »

Trump administration wants order for McGahn testimony put on hold

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 07:21 AM

WASHINGTON - Justice Department lawyers asked a U.S. judge on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify to lawmakers as part of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Read more »

Washington airspace alert sparks White House lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 11:20 PM

The US Air Force scrambled jets Tuesday after reports of an unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace over Washington forced a brief lockdown in the White House. Read more »

'Presidents are not kings': Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 09:03 AM

WASHINGTON - A Washington appeals court judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's top aides must comply with subpoenas issued by the impeachment investigation against him.   Read more »

Trump welcomes dog who helped catch Islamic State leader

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 07:27 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed an unusual guest to the White House on Monday - Conan, the military service dog who helped hunt down Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.   Read more »

'You will fail': Trump spokeswoman says Obama aides left mean notes in White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 09:51 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's spokeswoman claimed Tuesday that Barack Obama staffers left behind catty notes in White House offices for the incoming administration, telling them "you will fail." Read more »

Pinay na executive chef ng White House ginawaran ng honorary degree sa UP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 07:37 PM

Patuloy na ipinakikilala ni Cristeta Comerford ang mga pagkaing Pinoy sa mundo. Read more »

Cristeta Comerford, first Asian executive chef of White House, gets UP honorary degree

Karen Flores Layno, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 02:39 PM

The University of the Philippines has conferred an honorary degree upon Cristeta Comerford, the first Asian and first female executive chef of the White House.  Read more »

First impeachment transcripts go public as White House stonewalls

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:07 AM

Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the president in his call to Ukraine's leader. Read more »

Trump says Homeland Security official Chad Wolf will be new acting DHS secretary

Ted Hesson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 09:49 AM

WASHINGTON - Chad Wolf, a little-known policy staffer at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will be the agency's new acting secretary, said President Donald Trump, whose hardline immigration policies are spearheaded by the DHS.  Read more »

New impeachment witness rocks White House

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 07:40 AM

WASHINGTON - A decorated Iraq War veteran rocked the White House Tuesday with devastating testimony on Donald Trump's alleged extortion of Ukraine as Democrats laid out plans for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency. Read more »