White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has not escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices fell after Energy Secretary Chris Wright falsely claimed in a tweet that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Pentagon has not allowed photographers to cover Defense SecrHegseth’s last two briefings on the war in Iran.

As some airports around the country are starting to see increased wait times due to federal screeners calling out, congressional Democrats and the White House remain far divided in reaching a solution to the current single-agency shutdown and are instead pointing the finger at each other for its consequences.

The White House is privately pushing congressional lawmakers to keep their cool as the war in Iran wraps up its 12th day, arguing it is critical to root out threats from the Islamic Republic

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek that the president "knows the Cuban regime wants a deal.”

The White House said President Trump's threats not to sign legislation until the SAVE Act is passed won't apply to Homeland Security funding.