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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As Vance navigates the rest of the second administration, a Republican close to the White House warned him not to get ahead of the president amid the GOP infighting.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
The Nucor alliance anticipated the ideologically flexible spirit in which Navarro entered the White House.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Catholic Church calls for immigration reform The plea to the White House and the Florida governor comes at a time when the Catholic Church has been ramping up unified efforts to call for more humanity in the immigration system and condemn the White House’s mass deportation agenda.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The decision to pull the piece — highly unusual so close to its airdate — quickly drew criticism over the motives and whether the network was put under pressure from the White House.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
The Nucor alliance anticipated the ideologically flexible spirit in which Navarro entered the White House.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Catholic Church calls for immigration reform The plea to the White House and the Florida governor comes at a time when the Catholic Church has been ramping up unified efforts to call for more humanity in the immigration system and condemn the White House’s mass deportation agenda.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The decision to pull the piece — highly unusual so close to its airdate — quickly drew criticism over the motives and whether the network was put under pressure from the White House.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
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