Read The Times’s Letter to the White House

The New York Times sent five-page letters to the Trump campaign and the White House with detailed ... questions to former President Trump.) Dr. O'Connor's most recent letter noted that Mr. Biden ... Read More

Did Mike Johnson Just Get Religion on Ukraine?

The Speaker’s sudden willingness to bring foreign-aid bills to the House floor risks his Speakership—and Trump’s wrath. Read More

White House bashes 'dishonest' Republican criticism of Biden's transgender proclamation on Easter

A spokesman for the president rejected the attacks from the House speaker ... of every American," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement to ABC News. "Sadly, it's unsurprising ... Read More

Political News

The Senate voted to kill both articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. ABC News' Selina Wang reports from the White House. Jay O'Brien and Selina Wang ... Read More

White House news briefing: Watch live

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters and answer their questions Monday. The briefing comes as President Biden ... Monday’s White House news briefing is scheduled ... Read More

House Speaker News

By Robert Jimison and Catie Edmondson After hours of delay, the Senate overwhelmingly ... Right-wing anger over the speaker’s debt deal with President Biden has brought the House to a grinding ... Read More

Johnson makes his long-awaited move on Ukraine as House plans to vote on separate aid packages

House Republican leaders will try to pass four separate bills this week to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, according to three sources familiar, heeding demands from the far right to keep ... Read More

Who wants to be house speaker?

Mel Brooks said it’s good to be the king — but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives? You’re the most powerful legislator in Congress, if not the world, and just two heartbeats away ... Read More

White House Reacts to News Princess of Wales Has Cancer

However, she declines to say if President Biden has spoken with the princess or the Royal Family. White House Press Secretary reacts to news that Catherine ... This text was compiled from ... Read More

Ukraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills soon

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, more than two months after the Senate ... Read More

Gaza journalists urge US reporters to boycott White House dinner over Israel's war

Journalists in Gaza are urging their US-based counterparts to boycott the upcoming White House Correspondents' Association Dinner over Israel's war in Gaza. Read More