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 held a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the White House Situation Room and is considering entering the conflict according to CBS News citing five unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Military action is one of several options that Trump is weighing after meeting with his national security advisors in the Situation Room in the White House on Tuesday afternoon, the officials said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The plan will go in effect seven days after it is published in the Federal Register, the White House said.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 18 June 2025
That continued through the transition and then through some things that have happened in the early days of his administration and at the White House.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Military action is one of several options that Trump is weighing after meeting with his national security advisors in the Situation Room in the White House on Tuesday afternoon, the officials said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The plan will go in effect seven days after it is published in the Federal Register, the White House said.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 18 June 2025
That continued through the transition and then through some things that have happened in the early days of his administration and at the White House.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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“The White House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20White%20House. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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