The White House is being criticised after it posted a Ghibli-inspired picture of an illegal migrant and convicted fentanyl dealer sobbing when she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers earlier this month. The image, posted on the White House’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighted the March 12 arrest of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez. … Read more
A young child slipped through the fencing outside the White House on Wednesday before being spotted by Secret Service officers. The entire incident was caught on camera. It shows one of the agents carrying the child wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt across the lawn and handing him off to another officer, who then takes the … Read more
London: The president of Signal defended the messaging app’s security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss a looming US attack on Yemen’s Houthis. Signal’s Meredith Whittaker did not directly address the blunder, which Democratic lawmakers have said was a breach of US national … Read more
Washington: The White House insisted Tuesday that no classified material was sent on a chat between senior officials about strikes on Yemen that was accidentally shared with a journalist. President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X that “no ‘war plans’ were discussed” and “no classified material was sent to … Read more
Washington: A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but in a shocking security breach, The Atlantic … Read more
Washington: The White House on Wednesday accused judges of “usurping” executive power after a series of rulings against Donald Trump’s administration, including one that blocked the deportation of Venezuelan migrants and drew the president’s ire. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt alleged there had been a “concerted effort by the far left” to pick judges who were … Read more
Washington DC: US Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Wednesday condemned the violence against minorities in Bangladesh during her press briefing. When asked about the recent remarks made by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding Bangladesh, Bruce stated that the US welcomed efforts by the interim government to reduce instances of such … Read more
US President Donald Trump had promised to “rescue” NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore “stranded” in space and has kept his promise, said the White House, as the two astronauts returned to Earth early morning, at 3:27 am (IST). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the White House shared the video of the … Read more
Putin mentioned a “key condition” to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. During an over two-hour call, US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed that the war in Ukraine “needs to end with a lasting peace”, the White House said on Tuesday. Full Statement From The White House Today, … Read more
During an over two-hour call, US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed that the war in Ukraine “needs to end with a lasting peace”, the White House said on Tuesday. Reaffirming that the two countries will move closer under the Trump administration, the two leaders “also stressed the need for improved … Read more
Washington: The White House is urging federal agencies to refrain from laying off their cybersecurity teams, as they scramble to comply with a Thursday deadline to submit mass layoff plans to slash their budgets, according to an email seen by Reuters. Greg Barbaccia, the United States federal chief information officer, sent the message on Wednesday, … Read more
Washington: Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg held meetings at the White House with Trump administration officials on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter. “Mark’s continuing the meetings he’s been holding with the administration on American technology leadership,” Meta spokesman Andy Stone said, without confirming the White House visit. (Except for the … Read more