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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO's tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House

Musk calls Trump's budget bill a 'disgusting abomination'

Billionaire Elon Musk has plunged into the congressional debate over US President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the federal deficit.

Business • 04 Jun

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Amazon's move was not a surprise given a 2021 report by Reuters that the tech company had partnered with a 'Chinese propaganda arm'

Amazon denies it planned to disclose tariff cost on site

Amazon has said its low-cost Haul unit had considered listing import charges for goods in light of new US tariffs but denied looking at such a plan for its main website, after the White House accused it of a hostile political act.

Business • 29 Apr

Conor McGregor met US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Photo via @WhiteHouse)

McGregor comments don't reflect Irish views - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have said remarks by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor at the White House, in which he was highly critical of Ireland's immigration policies, are not the views of the people of Ireland.

Ireland • 18 Mar

Tim Scott's debate performances were viewed as lacklustre

Republican Tim Scott ends White House bid

US Senator Tim Scott has suspended his run for the 2024 Republican presidential election nomination after months of burning through campaign cash at a blistering rate without making a significant dent in national opinion polls.

US • 13 Nov 23

A view of the US Capitol, where Congress will return today to deal with a series of spending bills before funding runs out and triggers a partial US government shutdown

US House to press on with spending cuts despite risk

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts this week that stand no chance of becoming law and could force a partial shutdown of the US government by next Sunday.

Business • 26 Sep 23

The two US political parties remain deeply divided about how to rein in the federal deficit

Time running short for US debt ceiling deal

Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to reconvene on Wednesday morning, seeking a deal to raise the United States' $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.

Business • 24 May 23

President Biden said Ajay Banga had made combating climate change and the green transition a priority

US to nominate former Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank

US President Joe Biden has said that Washington is nominating former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga as a candidate to lead the World Bank, after its current head announced plans to step down early.

Business • 23 Feb 23

A failure to raise the debt ceiling could have the opposite effect

White House bets Republicans will blink under pressure

The White House is refusing to negotiate with hardline Republicans on raising the debt ceiling because it believes enough of them will eventually back off their demands, as a growing chorus of investors, business groups and moderate conservatives warn of the dangers of edging towards a default.

Business • 20 Jan 23

The White House as seen from Lafayette Park

Two dead after lightning strike near White House

A woman and a man have died and two people are in critical condition after a lightning strike near the White House last night, police in the US capital said.

US • 05 Aug 22

Tech and car giants to attend White House meeting on chip shortage

Firms to attend White House meeting on chip shortage

Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger plans to attend a virtual White House meeting on the global chip shortage, along with representatives from companies including Apple, Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, GM, Ford and Stellantis.

Business • 23 Sep 21

Donald Trump has granted pardons or sentence reductions to several political allies

Trump dismisses pardon bribery inquiry as 'fake news'

US President Donald Trump has dismissed as "fake news" reports that an investigation has been launched into a potential "bribery-for-pardon" scheme at the White House.

US • 02 Dec 20

A member of the White House cleaning staff sanitizes the James S Brady Press Briefing Room

Which White House staff members have Covid-19?

A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for Covid-19 since US President Donald Trump revealed last week that he had contracted the respiratory disease.

News Lens • 07 Oct 20

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been diagnosed with Covid-19

Trump timeline: Where has the US leader been this week?

US President Donald Trump is self-isolating at the White House after he and his wife Melania tested positive for Covid-19, but where has the US leader been in the last few days?

World • 02 Oct 20

Democrats have questioned whether Mike Pompeo's speech violated the Hatch Act

Pompeo's RNC speech criticised as breach of protocol

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump's foreign policy record in a Republican National Convention speech that Democrats criticised as a breach of protocol and perhaps the law.

US • 26 Aug 20

General Mark Milley (R) was wearing his battle uniform when he accompanied Donald Trump on the walk

Top US general apologises for Trump photo op

The US's top general has said he was wrong to appear with President Donald Trump in a photo op near the White House last week, staged after the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters.

US • 12 Jun 20

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 'let the country down' with testing

White House says CDC 'let country down' over Covid-19

The White House has rebuked the top US health agency, saying "it let the country down" on providing testing crucial to the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus • 17 May 20

Masks to figure in White House dress code

White House staff have been ordered to wear a mask or facial covering to enter the West Wing, as Donald Trump confronts cases of the coronavirus at the heart of his administration.

Coronavirus • 11 May 20

An aide to Mike Pence has tested positive for the cornavirus

Pence not in quarantine after aide tests positive

US Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House today, a spokesman said, despite media reports that Mr Pence was self-isolating after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus.

Coronavirus • 11 May 20

Donald Trump said he had no idea how popular the task force was

Trump says coronavirus task force to shift focus

US President Donald Trump has appeared to backtrack on plans to shut down the task force advising him on the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus • 06 May 20

Donald Trump has tested negative on a second coronavirus test

Trump tests negative on new coronavirus test

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has taken his second coronavirus test at the White House since the outbreak began and was found to be negative.

Coronavirus • 02 Apr 20

Listen: President vs Pandemic

Brian O'Donovan and Jackie Fox speak to one family split by the president's Covid-19 response and a long-time friend of Sanders

World • 23 Mar 20

Elizabeth Warren was the last woman among the top tier of Democrat candidates

Elizabeth Warren drops out of White House race

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has ended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

World • 05 Mar 20

Donald Trump has been accused of threatening to withhold military aid to Ukraine in return for an investigation that would help his 2020 re-election campaign

Trump invited to next phase of impeachment hearings

The US House Judiciary Committee has said it will begin hearings on 4 December in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

US • 27 Nov 19

Michael Bloomberg, 77, was mayor of New York City

Bloomberg enters 2020 Democratic presidential race

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has entered the Democratic presidential race.

World • 24 Nov 19

Democrats accuse Donald Trump of abusing the Office of the President

US House passes vote in Trump impeachment process

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have secured enough votes to pass legislation setting up the next steps in the fast-moving impeachment process involving Republican President Donald Trump.

US • 31 Oct 19