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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What the White House presented on Friday as a hardheaded, realistic assessment of the geopolitical landscape more closely resembles France’s Maginot Line—a massive fortress built before World War II to stop a German attack that never came while failing to anticipate the one that did.
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
For more than 100 years, independent government agencies have regulated American monetary policy and stock trades, transportation systems and election campaigns, consumer product safety and broadcast licenses all free from direct political interference and supervision by the White House.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
After the New Jersey and Virginia elections last month, the White House began shifting its message to focus more on affordability.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Trade war hit Roughly $11 billion of the government assistance is set aside for the Department of Agriculture's Farmer Bridge Assistance program, which the White House has said will offer one-time payments to farmers for row crops.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
For more than 100 years, independent government agencies have regulated American monetary policy and stock trades, transportation systems and election campaigns, consumer product safety and broadcast licenses all free from direct political interference and supervision by the White House.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
After the New Jersey and Virginia elections last month, the White House began shifting its message to focus more on affordability.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Trade war hit Roughly $11 billion of the government assistance is set aside for the Department of Agriculture's Farmer Bridge Assistance program, which the White House has said will offer one-time payments to farmers for row crops.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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