White House News

Watch Genevieve Wood's interview with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer on his new book above, or read a lightly edited transcript of their conversation below. Genevieve Wood: We are joined here at The Heritage Foundation by Sean Spicer, on his new book entitled … And, your first book, right? Sean Spicer: It's my…

Over $20 million in taxpayer funds could be saved at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in office due to his leaner White House operation. A new report on the White House office personnel revealed that Trump has a significantly smaller staff than his predecessor did at this time, according to an analysis…

A Senate panel approved legislation that includes a 1.9 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees, even though the White House wants to give raises only when employees deserve them. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general government unanimously approved the general government services funding bill Tuesday with a pay increase for employees of the federal…

The process of undoing the Waters of the United States rule came closer to completion following the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that it was sending the White House a scaled-back version. The Waters of the Untied States, one of former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental achievements, was immediately met with controversy when it was enacted…

President Donald Trump intends to nominate former Capitol Hill staff lawyer Mary Neumayr to head a White House council that coordinates energy and environmental policy across the administration. Neumayr, whose name Trump announced Tuesday night to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, has the backing of conservative leaders and key Senate Republicans. Supporters see her as…

President Donald Trump will continue to target duplicative and ineffective regulations as part of his administration’s “spring agenda,” the White House announced Wednesday. Trump’s reform agenda will cut across many areas and top priorities for deregulation include infrastructure development, emerging technologies, and “relief for small business,” a senior White House official said during a conference…

After President Donald Trump tweeted about “smart” missiles to strike Syria that Russia couldn’t shoot down, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sounded more nuanced. “That’s certainly one option, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option or the only thing that the president may or may not do,” @PressSec says. “We are maintaining…

President Donald Trump had laudatory comments Wednesday about House Speaker Paul Ryan after the Republican congressional leader announced he would not run for another term. “The president has given us a chance to get a lot done, and we’ve gotten a lot done,” @SpeakerRyan says. But as the scramble begins for the GOP leader who…

David Shulkin, the ousted secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Thursday that the White House didn’t allow him to respond to allegations that he misused taxpayer dollars, but that he actually had responded three times. Shulkin improperly used government money to bankroll a trip to Europe for him and his wife and also improperly accepted…

March 14 is National School Walkout Day, with students across the country protesting against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland tragedy. The Daily Signal went to the White House, where students sat with their backs turned in protest. Beginning at 10 a.m., they sat in silence for 17 minutes—one minute for each of…

President Donald Trump will push states to make it easier to seize weapons from people a court finds dangerous, hold federal agencies more accountable for background checks, and promote arming teachers. The White House’s formal release of a school safety agenda is an early step, as the president is also naming a commission to come…

White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Tuesday after two of his ex-wives came forward accusing him of abuse while they were married to him. Porter called the allegations “simply false” before thanking the president for the opportunity to serve in the White House and announcing he would be leaving, reports Axios. “These outrageous allegations are…

Just a week after President Donald Trump’s much-hyped “Fake News Awards,” one of America’s closest allies took up the issue in a more official manner. The British government announced on Tuesday the creation of a unit to combat fake news in the country. This follows a similar announcement by the European Commission. When asked about…