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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An America 250 flag outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
That call, echoed almost immediately in the White House’s budget request, put a big question mark on the future of Boeing’s beleaguered rocket after roughly a decade of development.
—Sana Pashankar, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
But the president had proceeded with the biggest structural change to the White House in more than 70 years before seeking input from the commissions.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
That call, echoed almost immediately in the White House’s budget request, put a big question mark on the future of Boeing’s beleaguered rocket after roughly a decade of development.
—Sana Pashankar, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
But the president had proceeded with the biggest structural change to the White House in more than 70 years before seeking input from the commissions.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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