White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby girl

Washington — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that she has given birth to a baby girl, whom she and her husband have named Viviana. Leavitt’s daughter was born May 1, she announced on Instagram. Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, also have a toddler-aged son named Niko. Leavitt began maternity leave shortly … Read more

Press gala shooting suspect moved off suicide watch in jail, records show

Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen has been taken off suicide watch at the Washington, D.C. jail where he is being held, his lawyers wrote in new court documents.  A Monday hearing had been set to discuss removing Allen from suicide watch. That hearing has been cancelled, the documents show.  In an earlier … Read more

Press freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday. The media rights watchdog also known as RSF cited as examples President Trump’s “systematic” attacks on journalists and Saudi Arabia, which executed a journalist in 2025. “For the first time in the (RSF) Index’s 25-year … Read more

Jerome Powell calls his time as Fed chair a ‘privilege’ during last press conference

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Jerome Powell calls his time as Fed chair a ‘privilege’ during last press conference 03:09 UP NEXT Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady for third straight time 03:19 Justice Department ends criminal probe of Powell 02:07 Stocks surge … Read more

A train ride. A selfie. A search of Trump’s schedule. Here’s what DOJ says happened in the minutes and days before the press gala shooting.

The suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting appears to have started planning the attack three weeks ago when he began to search online about the event, according to new details in a memorandum prosecutors filed Wednesday in federal court.  The filing includes more information about suspect Cole Allen’s alleged movements on Saturday night, … Read more

Cuccinelli says Dems undercut own redistricting defense as Virginia justices press ‘Yes’ camp

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court of Virginia heard oral arguments in a challenge to Tuesday’s redistricting amendment, as a former state prosecutor said Democrats’ eagerness to ram through early voting may help derail their redistricting effort. The state’s high court appeared to press the attorney for the Democrat-led “Yes” … Read more

Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume after press dinner shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally asked a federal judge to overturn the judge’s own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom. In a 9-page filing late Monday, Blanche argued that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is proof that the ballroom is necessary for the president’s safety and … Read more

Watch: Leavitt holds press briefing on correspondents’ dinner shooting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters Monday, just two days after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner forced Secret Service to rush President Trump to safety. Following the briefing, CBS News’ Aaron Navarro and Shanelle Kaul provided more reporting. Source link

Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House. “It’s time to build the ballroom,” acting Attorney General … Read more

Blanche says authorities believe suspect in attack at press dinner was targeting Trump administration officials

Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that investigators believe the armed man who charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was targeting members of President Trump’s administration. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the … Read more