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The White House is the official residence of the United States President, located in Washington, DC. It is also the workplace of the president and his advisors.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally

Trump slams Bolton over tell-all book

Bolton could become a key witness in Trump's impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2020
Donald Trump

Watchdog: White House broke US law over Ukraine aid

Meanwhile, Ukraine announced an investigation into possible illegal surveillance of former US Ambassador Yovanovitch.
CrimeJanuary 16, 2020
Rick Gates

Trump associate sentenced to prison

A US federal judge has sentenced Rick Gates for lucrative political consulting despite cooperation in the Russia probe.
PoliticsDecember 17, 2019
Russland Sergei Lawrow Mike Pompeo

Trump meets Russia's top diplomat in Washington

Sergey Lavrov discussed a host of issues with Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo, including arms control and Ukraine.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2019
US Supreme Court in Washington DC

Trump's bid to resume federal executions blocked

A Supreme Court decision spoiled the Trump administration's plan to execute five federal inmates in the coming weeks.
CrimeDecember 7, 2019
Conan, on a leash, in the Rose Garden with Trump, Mike Pence, Melania Trump and a dog handler

Trump honors IS-fighting dog

Conan was injured as it helped track down "Islamic State" leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwest Syria last month.
TerrorismNovember 25, 2019
US President Trump shaking hands with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy

US admits, then denies, tying strings to Ukraine aid

A top White House official said his statements about trading favors for aid form Ukraine to an were misconstrued.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2019
Donald Trump at the White House

Democrats subpoena White House for Ukraine documents

US Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry have said they had "no choice" but to subpoena the Trump administration.
PoliticsOctober 5, 2019
Donald Trump talks to reporters in Washington

US president lashes out at whistleblower's sources

Trump said anyone who fed information to the whistleblower was "close to a spy," alluding that they committed treason.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 2019
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers brief remarks surrounded by other student environmental advocates in Washington.

Greta Thunberg brings climate protests to White House

The Swedish climate activist joined protesters in Washington after arriving in the US by yacht.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 14, 2019
U.S President Donald Trump, U.S. first lady Melania Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron participate in a tree-planting ceremony

Trump praises his green credentials

The US president once again denounced the "unfair, ineffective and very, very expensive" Paris climate accord.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2019
US Customs and Border Protection photo of immigrants in Texas

US: Dangerous overcrowding at migrant facilities

After lawmakers toured the US detention centers, the agency watchdog warned of "dangerous overcrowding."
PoliticsJuly 3, 2019
Frauenfußball-WM | Spanien - USA | Elfmeter

US captain Megan Rapinoe stands by White House jibe

Trump warned Rapinoe against "disrespect" after her refusal to visit the White House if the US wins the World Cup.
SportsJune 27, 2019
Stephanie Grisham

US first lady's spokeswoman to be new press sec

With her predecessors known for being confrontational, it remains to be seen what direction Grisham will take.
PoliticsJune 25, 2019
Sarah Sanders in the White House garden

Sarah Sanders to leave Trump administration

President Trump has announced the news that press secretary Sarah Sanders will leave the White House.
MediaJune 13, 2019
US President Donald Trump with the paper in his hand outside the White House

Trump reveals details of Mexico migrant deal

The US president told reporters outside the White House he was happy with the progress made on controlling immigration.
PoliticsJune 12, 2019
The sapling in its youthful glory days, before it perished (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Macron-Trump oak tree has died

The sapling, meant to symbolize friendship between the two nations, had been living in US quarantine for the last year.
PoliticsJune 10, 2019
US Destroyer im Südchinesischen Meer

White House plan to hide USS McCain from Trump?

The White House wanted to move a ship named for a critic of the US president during his visit to Japan, a paper says.
PoliticsMay 30, 2019
A liquefied natural gas tank in Florida

White House touts 'freedom gas'

The US Department of Energy has said it wants to export "molecules of US freedom" to allies all around the world.
PoliticsMay 30, 2019
President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2019.

Trump praises Orban at White House

President Donald Trump has praised Hungary's action on curbing migration, saying Viktor Orban had "kept Hungary safe."
PoliticsMay 13, 2019
US President Donald Trump stands in front of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in 2017

Orban to meet Trump ahead of EU election

Trump and Orban are due to meet at the White House on May 13 for talks on national security and trade.
PoliticsMay 7, 2019
man standing in front of drapes

'You're fired' — Trump administration casualties

US President Donald Trump is shedding top-level White House employees faster than you can say "covfefe."
PoliticsApril 30, 201932 images
A person holds up a pro-life sign at a March for Life Anti-Abortion Rally

White House, US states strive to limit abortions

The White House watering down a resolution condemning rape in war is one step toward outlawing abortions in the US.
PoliticsApril 25, 2019
USA President Donald Trump with South Korean President Moon Jae-In

Trump and Moon discuss North Korea at White House

US President Trump at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In said a deal with North Korea was possible.
PoliticsApril 12, 2019
The US-Mexico border in Tijuana

White House admits family reunifications could take 2 years

In a court document, the government said it would need 24 months to review 47,000 cases of child migrants.
PoliticsApril 6, 2019
White House Communications Director Bill Shine at a Cabinet meeting

Two more officials depart from Trump White House

Both Trump's communications director Bill Shine and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson have resigned from their posts.
PoliticsMarch 8, 2019
The White House in Washington

US House panel launches new Trump probe

A US congressional panel has sent document requests to 81 people linked to President Donald Trump and his associates.
PoliticsMarch 4, 2019
US Marine Corps tactical vehicles are escorted by a Syrian Democratic Forces

US will keep 200 troops in Syria

By keeping some soldiers in Syria, the US may try to pressure European allies to send troops to the country as well.
ConflictsFebruary 22, 2019
Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands with Donald Trump

White House pushed Saudi nuclear plan: report

White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia, a congressional report has found.
PoliticsFebruary 20, 2019
USA Texas El Paso - Arbeiten an der Grenzmauer zu Mexico

Trump to declare border emergency

The White House said Trump would sign a funding bill but also declare a national emergency at the Mexican border.
PoliticsFebruary 14, 2019
Republican strategist Roger Stone

Ex-White House lawyer: Stone indictment proves collusion

A former White House ethics lawyer tells DW what the indictment of Roger Stone means for Donald Trump and the US.
PoliticsJanuary 25, 2019
The White House in Washington DC

Man arrested over White House attack plot

His main mistake? Trying to obtain an anti-tank rocket and other firepower from undercover FBI agents.
CrimeJanuary 17, 2019
White House chief of staff John Kelly

Trump's chief of staff John Kelly to quit

Speculation about his departure has been rife after reports said he was no longer on speaking terms with the president.
PoliticsDecember 8, 2018
CNN reporter Jim Acosta

White House restores CNN reporter's credentials

The Trump administration announced new press conference rules while restoring White House access to CNN's Jim Acosta.
PoliticsNovember 20, 2018
Silhouette of US President Donald Trump

Jokes off the menu at White House press party

Earlier this year, comedian Michelle Wolf sparked controversy with a had-hitting act about US politics.
PoliticsNovember 19, 2018
Merkel and Trump talking

How the Trump White House views Germany

A briefing paper for Trump's last meeting with Merkel focuses on Germany's challenges, and includes trivial "tidbits."
PoliticsNovember 10, 2018
Horst Seehofer at Germany's Federal Press Conference

Where Donald Trump would lose his mind

Donald Trump revoked a pesky journalist's press pass this week — something that would be unimaginable in Germany.
MediaNovember 9, 2018
A White House intern tries to take away the microphone from CNN reported Jim Acosta, while US President Donald Trump watches

Did the White House publish a doctored video?

The White House published a video of CNN's Jim Acosta — but suspicions that it was doctored are mounting.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2018
USA Pete Souza Barack Obama

Obama's former photographer throws 'Shade' in new book

Former White House photographer Pete Souza's book Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents is full of nostalgia-inducing images.
CultureOctober 16, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Man held in ricin scare at Pentagon, White House

Authorities have arrested a US Navy veteran in Utah over suspicious envelopes sent to President Donald Trump.
CrimeOctober 4, 2018
Bacteria in a test tube

German health minister talks bioterrorism in White House

On his first visit, Health Minister Jens Spahn spent half an hour in the White House talking about bioterrorism.
PoliticsOctober 2, 2018
US President Donald Trump

Officials 'working diligently' to undermine Trump

A senior official has claimed in an op-ed that they are part of "the resistance inside the Trump administration."
PoliticsSeptember 6, 2018
Michael Knigge Kommentarbild App *PROVISORISCH*

New Trump book no game-changer

Michael Knigge
The expose of an incompetent president in Bob Woodward's new book riled partisans, but many Americans will ignore it.
PoliticsSeptember 5, 2018
Donald Trump

'We're in Crazytown' — Woodward's Trump book

The Watergate reporter's look into Trump's White House reveals aides who doubt the president's mental faculties.
PoliticsSeptember 4, 2018
USA US-Flagge auf Halbmast in Washington

McCain, in final letter, says 'do not despair'

In a final letter, he told the US not to "hide from history."
PoliticsAugust 28, 2018
US-China-Handelsgespräche

No breakthrough in China-US trade talks

Trade talks between China and the US resumed this week, with China saying the meetings were "constructive".
BusinessAugust 24, 2018
Omarosa Manigault Newman at the White House

Trump calls ex-staffer Manigault 'a dog' and 'a low life'

Omarosa Manigault Newman said she "would not be silenced" or "bullied" by the US president's threats and legal action.
PoliticsAugust 15, 2018
Omarosa Manigault-Newman

Trump on the defensive over explosive new book

More trouble for Donald Trump — a new book by a former aide describes the US president as racist and misogynist.
PoliticsAugust 14, 2018
Peking Donald Trump Xi Jinping

China vows new $60 billion tariffs against US

Another day, another tariff threat. This time it's China vowing to levy imports, following on from the latest US round.
BusinessAugust 3, 2018
China Qingdao - Containerhafen

US tipped to raise China trade tariffs further

US media reports say Trump is considering 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
BusinessAugust 1, 2018