South Lawn, Rose Garden under repair after White House stages RNC events

The White House South Lawn and its iconic Rose Garden are undergoing extensive re-sodding and other work after last month’s Republican National Convention turned them into a muddy mess.

President Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Just weeks after helping to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic seeks pardon from Trump: report

"Tiger King" star Joe Exotic has reportedly submitted a case for a pardon, which is headed to the White House.

Gov. Cuomo: COVID-19 is already a problem at colleges

Cornell University, University at Buffalo, Hofstra University, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, Colgate University and SUNY Fredonia have seen outbreaks, the governor said.

Justice Department seeks to defend Trump in rape accuser's defamation lawsuit

The DoJ lawyers argue that Trump was “acting within the scope of his office” when he denied Carroll’s allegations last year that he raped her in a New York luxury department store in the mid-1990s.

Gov. Murphy stops removal of flag displays on highways

Murphy announced that the removal of flags would be suspended and that he did not like the idea during his afternoon coronavirus briefing on Tuesday. 

Mitch McConnell proposes 'targeted' coronavirus aid, Democrats say not enough

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid.

Trump floats using $300B in coronavirus relief for new stimulus checks

President Trump called on Congress to approve a fresh round of $1,200 stimulus checks for American families by reallocating $300 billion in unused coronavirus relief funds.

Trump threatens to defund schools that teach '1619 Project'

President Trump said Sunday that the Department of Education is examining the use of the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project in schools, and warned that institutions that teach this alternative narrative of American history could lose federal funding.

President Trump to campaign in battleground states, Florida and North Carolina, on Tuesday

The White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protection efforts in the Everglades region.

TikTok employee asks federal court to block Trump ban

TikTok employee Patrick Ryan is asking a federal judge to block President Trump's executive order potentially banning the app's U.S. operations.

Several boats sink during 'Trump Boat Parade' in Texas

Several boats sank and others were in distress as hundreds of people took to the water in a pro-Trump boat parade in Texas on September 5,

Trump targets 'white privilege' training as 'anti-American'

President Donald Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ anti-racism training sessions, calling them “divisive, anti-American propaganda.”