White House claims pro-Trump ad it paid Fox to air was ‘public service announcement

Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/white-house-pro-trump-ad-fox

Major TV networks decline White House pool duties - POLITICO

The move could make it more difficult for images and video of President Donald Trump’s activities at the United Nations General Assembly this week to get to the American public. The television pool provides video from events where space constraints prevent every outlet from sending its own camera crew, with footage then made available broadly to news organizations…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/21/networks-white-house-pool-duty-01086044

Trump: CNN, MS NOW and Politico banned from the White House : NPR

President Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming — offering his administration's latest test of constitutional First Amendment protections guaranteeing the freedom of the press…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/g-s1-144112/trump-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house-media

 

More Money Than Iconic U.S. Parks Combined

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hbIZgEhcB18

 

Trumps White House Ugly-Off | Paula Poundstone #shorts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u6vtoBM454k

 

Should White House promote a branded nicotine product? #nicotine

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZT0A7yKcirY 

The White House Isn't Yours, Donald | Paula Poundstone

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2QRJtIqpeLQ

 

Lafayette Park permanent fencing proposal worries protesters : NPR

Pearl said it might, paradoxically, make it easier to convey his message, since more fencing would have the practical effect of funneling tourists into an even smaller area. But he's upset about the symbolism of the White House — which is funded by taxpayers — being further closed off from the public it is supposed to serve. 

"What this fencing represents, to me, is the worst of what the new attitude toward politics represents. And that is imperialism, fascism, dictatorship," Pearl said. "Because what dictators do is isolate themselves from the people they rule. That is not, for me, the way democracies can possibly work."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5893465/dc-lafayette-square-park-permanent-fencing-proposal 

Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump’s birthday - POLITICO

 The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents contends the Trump administration’s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the towering arch overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/07/lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-the-ufc-fight-on-the-white-house-south-lawn-for-trumps-birthday-00953084 

Trump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroom - POLITICO

The National Trust’s lawsuit argues that the White House grounds, a designated national park, cannot be updated without congressional approval. The park, like Yellowstone, they contend, can’t simply be repurposed at the whims of the administration. 

“They just don’t want to go to Congress,” the trust’s attorney, Tad Heuer said, stressing that, under the Constitution, “Congress controls federal property.” 

While other, more modest changes at the White House, such as the installation of tennis courts and a pool, may well have been unauthorized, they were never challenged in court, Heuer said. But the ballroom, which required the demolition of the White House’s entire East Wing, is of a different scale...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/white-house-ballroom-donald-trump-00951892

White House site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials : NPR

While many may dismiss the wordplay as a joke, even one of bad taste, said Castañeda, "for a few people, it may be another license to act violently against people that they may think are aliens, undocumented. They may be another incitement to hate crimes and to profiling people." 

 The website is yet another example of the Trump administration making light of the toll of immigration enforcement through a "memefied communication style," said Shannon McGregor, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who studies the role of media and social media in political processes. The government's communication, and even governing style, is "wrapped up in 'everything's a joke, nothing matters,' as an excuse for pushing the envelope over and over," she said...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5843359/white-house-gov-website-alien-immigration

 

UFC arena under construction on White House lawn to mark Trump’s 80th birthday

Photos of cranes and other construction equipment on the White House lawn on Tuesday showed the beginnings of the temporary construction. Trump has said that the finished project will feature “a 5,000-seat arena right outside the front door of the White House”...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/ufc-arena-white-house-trump-birthday 

 

Trump’s White House Is Hosting a Christian Nationalist Rally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNXXH-OBu3E 

 

The White House will host a Christian Nationalist rally!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jAGpIMwyhIU

 

Ballroom security can’t be privately funded, Mullin tells GOP lawmakers - Live Updates - POLITICO

The DHS secretary made a new pitch for a $1 billion Secret Service funding request to centrist Republicans…

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/13/congress/white-house-ballroom-markwayne-mullin-00918878

 

Trump ballroom project security funding included in $72B GOP enforcement bill - POLITICO

The proposal Senate Judiciary Republicans unveiled late Monday night — a piece of the forthcoming party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol — would direct $1 billion to the Secret Service for “security adjustments and upgrades,” including at the White House. This is on top of the almost $3.3 billion the agency received already under the fiscal 2026 DHS funding bill signed into law Thursday...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-ballroom-funding-senate-00906322

Secret contract for Trump's White House ballroom revealed

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kERCrhiwfzA

 

Federal judge orders Trump pause construction on White House ballroom - POLITICO

The judge said work on the $400 million project must halt pending congressional authorization...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-order-00852455 

 

Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan

Calling the White House "a special place", he added: "This is an iconic symbol of this nation." Trump, he said, was not the owner, but a steward on behalf of the nation...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/trump-white-house-ballroom-plan-lawsuit

 

BOOS JEERS ALL NIGHT OUTSIDE WHITEHOUSE

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jee1qd2GsVI