The Trump administration is steaming forward on its plan to dismantle the Education Department. Many state and local education leaders say they are bracing for disruption and new bureaucratic hurdles.

The newly reopened Washington Monument, which typically offers sprawling views of Washington, DC from 555 feet high, now provides a peek at the White House’s East Wing renovations. Andrew Leyden, a freelance photographer in Washington, D.C., posted photos of the scene from the top of the obelisk on X last week.

This will be the third time on record that a Michigan grower is supplying the official White House Christmas tree.

For the first time since the government shutdown ended, the sweeping construction of the new White House ballroom is visible.

The White House will host the week’s main events. On Monday, First Lady Melania Trump receives the Blue Room Christmas tree from Michigan. The delivery kicks off the annual White House holiday decorations, which will be unveiled to the public in December.

Under a deal between the Commanders and D.C., the team will return to the nation's capital in a new stadium expected to cost nearly $4 billion.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The White House quietly lobbied senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein even as President Donald Trump publicly insisted his administration had nothing to hide and urged Congress to act, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdan visited the White House Friday to meet with President Donald Trump for the first time.