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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Trump has made changes to the Presidential Walk of Fame on the White House Colonnade that include various digs at Biden.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Earlier this year, the CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot warned publicly about tariffs disrupting supply chains, were summoned to the White House as part of an internal campaign to make the case to Trump about the real-world impact of his policies, CNN reported last spring.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Even fewer want American bombs dropping all over the globe, leaving a mess that will cost billions of taxpayer dollars to fix while oil executives get invited to meetings at the White House to split up the spoils.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump is speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, as part of a White House effort to refocus attention on the White House’s economic agenda.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Earlier this year, the CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot warned publicly about tariffs disrupting supply chains, were summoned to the White House as part of an internal campaign to make the case to Trump about the real-world impact of his policies, CNN reported last spring.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Even fewer want American bombs dropping all over the globe, leaving a mess that will cost billions of taxpayer dollars to fix while oil executives get invited to meetings at the White House to split up the spoils.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump is speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, as part of a White House effort to refocus attention on the White House’s economic agenda.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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