President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that he's planning to pay for two nearly 100-foot flagpoles to be installed outside the White House.

President Donald Trump is standing by his embattled Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and brushing off concerns even as new details are emerging about the military information Hegseth shared in a second group chat on Signal that included his family and friends.

U.S. President Donald Trump is frustrated with the pace of talks on ending the war in Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is going in the wrong direction when it comes to negotiations, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.

"This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia," Trump said in a social media post. He said Crimea was lost years ago "and is not even a point of discussion." Zelenskiy on Tuesday reiterated that Ukraine will not recognize Russia's occupation of the Crimea.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump will not reduce tariffs on China without an agreement by both governments to de-escalate their trade conflict, which has unsettled global markets.

Melania Trump greeted children and rebooted her “Be Best” campaign in one of her first official appearances since the inauguration.

How egg-citing! Melania Trump hosted 147th White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878 during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes.