2014
Hurricane, The Most Decorated Dog In U.S. History Who Stopped WH Intruder, Has Passed Away
Hurricane the K-9, the most decorated dog in United States history, has died at 15-years-old.
Andrew Bailey
Federal Appeals Court Delivers Final Blow To Biden’s $500M Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals put an official end to former President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday.
Business
Report: Social Security Chief Resigns Over DOGE Requesting Access To Recipient Data
The acting Social Security Administration’s chief stepped down from her role after multiple requests from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access recipient data, according to multiple reports.
Associated Press
Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Mineral Deal, Warns of Imminent Russia-NATO War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Sunday that he refused to accept the United States’ proposal which would have provided the U.S. with Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for military aid.
bilateral talks
White House Envoy Travels To Saudi Arabia For Peace Talks With Russian Officials
White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff stated on Sunday that he will be traveling to Saudi Arabia later in the day, along with Security Advisor Mike Waltz, to speak with Russian officials on ending the war in Ukraine.
Air Force One
White House Indefinitely Bans AP News From Oval Office And Air Force One, Citing ‘Irresponsible, Dishonest Reporting’
Following earlier reports this week regarding the Associated Press being temporarily banned from the White House Oval Office, Trump’s deputy chief of staff announced on Friday that the outlet is now indefinitely barred from entering both the Oval Office and Air Force One.
Administration
Senate Committee Advances Kash Patel For FBI Director, Setting Up Final Vote
Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, was approved by a Senate panel in a party-line vote Thursday, which now moves him to a final confirmation vote possibly next week.
AP
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Defends Decision To Ban AP News Over ‘Gulf Of America’ Defiance
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended blocking the Associated Press from the Oval Office briefing room after the outlet refused to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
2013
Trump Confirms Phone Calls With Putin And Zelensky, Discusses Ending Ukraine-Russia War
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he had “highly productive” phone calls with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. His phone call with Putin ended in having their respective teams “start negotiations immediately” to end the almost three-year war.
ABC News
Trump Envoy Secures Release Of American Teacher Marc Fogel By Russia
The White House has announced that American school teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison, has been freed.