A federal judge weighing whether the project may proceed has focused on whether the administration can use private donations to bypass congressional approval.

President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.

Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.

WASHINGTON — The White House deleted a meme video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes — after a prominent GOP senator called the clip the “most racist thing I’ve seen” and demanded it be taken down.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that she does not have a timeline for U.S. President Donald Trump's stated plan to increase "reciprocal" and other tariffs on South Korea. Leavitt made the remarks during a press briefing,

Democratic leaders are rejecting a White House proposal tied to immigration enforcement, describing it as lacking substance and warning they could block funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless significant policy changes are introduced.