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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After calls for its removal -- including by Republicans -- the White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously.
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Bill Barrow, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
But Costco was the highest-profile public company to do battle with the White House on tariffs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, Barron has been living at the White House while attending his second year of college.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Feb. 2026
President Woodrow Wilson talked with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the White House about the peace treaty with Germany after World War I.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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Bill Barrow, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
But Costco was the highest-profile public company to do battle with the White House on tariffs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, Barron has been living at the White House while attending his second year of college.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Feb. 2026
President Woodrow Wilson talked with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the White House about the peace treaty with Germany after World War I.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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