His first action after arriving at the White House was pardoning about 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, even if they had been convicted of assaulting police officers.
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Statues near White House vandalized during Gaza cease-fire protest
Thousands of demonstrators had surrounded the White House with a wide strip of red fabric Saturday, saying they were drawing a red line for President Biden.
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Gov. Mills joined White House state dinner with Biden, Kenyan leader
Gov. Janet Mills was invited to the state dinner in honor of the president of Kenya.
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Powder found in White House lobby tests positive for cocaine
The lobby is where many official visitors and staffers enter and is also open to staff-led tours of the West Wing.
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Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
The budget deal was being debated Thursday in the Senate, where lawmakers are working to meet a Monday deadline before the U.S. risks a devastating default.
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Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing truck into barrier near White House
After the crash, the 19-year-old man exited the truck with a Nazi flag and started shouting as Park Police and Secret Service officers approached him.
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‘We the People’ is the White House’s theme for the holidays
First lady Jill Biden drew inspiration from the nation’s founding documents to decorate for the holidays.
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Topsham florist picked to help deck the halls at White House
Crossing an item off her ‘bucket list,’ Topsham florist Wendy Herrick leaves this Sunday to decorate the White House for the holidays.
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White House insists fundamentals of US economy ‘very strong’
With eyes on 2020, the White House insists the fundamentals of the US economy are ‘very strong’
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Security experts, Trump allies alarmed by Omarosa recordings
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is drawing fire from President Donald Trump’s allies and national security experts for secret recordings she made at the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room. Manigault Newman said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that […]