the White House
noun
1
: the place in Washington, D.C., where the U.S. President lives
2
: the executive branch of the U.S. government
The White House announced the new appointments to the Cabinet.
White House staffers
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His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit opens a new front in the legal battles the White House is waging against state and local officials, coming just hours after a federal judge blocked a similar deployment of the guard to Portland, Oregon.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition to furloughing employees, during the lead up to the shutdown, the White House also threatened mass layoffs (a reduction in force, or RIF) of federal employees should the government shut down.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
But the terms of the Pfizer agreement are confidential, so how, exactly, the White House plans to assure global price parity remains unknown.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit opens a new front in the legal battles the White House is waging against state and local officials, coming just hours after a federal judge blocked a similar deployment of the guard to Portland, Oregon.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition to furloughing employees, during the lead up to the shutdown, the White House also threatened mass layoffs (a reduction in force, or RIF) of federal employees should the government shut down.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
But the terms of the Pfizer agreement are confidential, so how, exactly, the White House plans to assure global price parity remains unknown.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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