The White House said on Friday there likely will not be a release of inflation data next month due to the U.S. government shutdown.

Leading Democrats said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a new White House ballroom Donald Trump’s top priority as president. But Leavitt said it was his top priority compared only with other White House construction projects.

Rumours circulated widely on Friday afternoon claiming Trump would name the ballroom after himself. The White House has responded to such reports.

It’s quite a scene: The East Wing of the White House has unexpectedly, and suddenly, been demolished as President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom in its place, one that’s nearly double the size of the White House residence with a price tag of $300 million.

Its interest in acquiring all or parts of Warner Bros. Discovery is facing significant opposition from Trump’s regulatory apparatus.

The demolition of the East Wing is underway, but as estimated costs rise, who is footing the bill to build the ballroom?

The Trump administration is weighing export restrictions against China that would bar the purchase of a wide swath of critical software, a White House official said Wednesday.

"Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine.