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

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.

The White House was seeing red ahead of President Trump’s meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. “Tomorrow we have a communist coming to the White House because that is who the Democrat Party elected as the mayor of the largest city in the country,

Elon Musk was among the guests at a White House dinner for the Saudi crown prince, signifying the end of his bitter feud with President Trump.

The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.

The Trump White House made no effort to honor the late Dick Cheney as he was remembered across town on Thursday.

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.

Gary Walters saw a lot of history in a 37-year career at the White House. He started out as an officer assigned to help protect two presidents and ended as the chief usher, having served four presidents.

President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, to the White House with an elaborate military display Tuesday, signaling his administration's close ties to the Saudi kingdom as the president aims to lock in major business and national security deals.