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Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One

Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One

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Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis are told by a U.S. President Donald Trump administration member that they have been denied from joining the White House press pool in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Reuters on Saturday objected to the restrictions placed on media outlets by the White House, after the Trump administration earlier this week barred the Associated Press from key spaces such as the Oval Office and Air Force One. “Reuters stands with the Associated Press and other media organizations in objecting to coverage restrictions imposed by the White House on the AP, because of the AP’s independent editorial decisions,” read a statement from the Reuters Press Team on X. “Reuters believes that journalists should be free to report the news reliably, independently, and without harassment or harm, wherever they are, including in the United States,” it continued. The comment comes after the White House’s decision earlier this week to ban all AP reporters from the Oval Office and Air …

Grimes criticises Musk for taking their son to Oval Office briefing | US News

Grimes criticises Musk for taking their son to Oval Office briefing | US News

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Grimes has criticised former partner Elon Musk’s decision to bring their son to an Oval Office news conference. The 36-year-old singer, who has had an on-off relationship with Mr Musk since 2018, apparently only learned via social media that he had taken X Æ A-12 – or X for short – to the briefing with Donald Trump on Tuesday. In response to a comment on X about her son being “very polite”, Grimes said: “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.” Mr Musk, 53, carried the four-year-old on his shoulders as he spoke to reporters about his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Image: X rests on his father’s shoulders as he addresses journalists. Pic: AP Image: Pic: Reuters X Æ A-12 also stood beside his billionaire father and Mr Trump as they spoke, at one point appearing to attempt to address the president as Mr Musk answered questions. He also interrupted …

SNL Mocks Trump, Biden’s Oval Office Meeting, With Alec Baldwin Cameo

SNL Mocks Trump, Biden’s Oval Office Meeting, With Alec Baldwin Cameo

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Saturday Night Live didn’t waste any time on the latest episode, spoofing Donald Trump and Joe Biden‘s historic Oval Office meeting at the White House earlier this week. “Hello everybody. Thank you to the press for joining us to document this very important presidential transition meeting. I’m being serious right now. Even though we disagree, I’m eager to sit down for a respectful conversation,” Dana Carvey’s Biden says. “Yeah, get a load of me. Instead of being rude and crazy like usual, I’m doing quiet and serene, which in many ways is a lot scarier,” James Austin Johnson’s Trump adds before Biden continues, “I’m gonna sit here and smile while ignoring the giant fire right behind me.” Trump later complains about how he “forgot how boring [being] president is.” “I love running, hate being,” he continues. “And I hate the White House, so old, so dated. So many of the carpets are stinky and sticky at the same time. Sort of like being at a Regal Cinemas. Now I have to live here for the …

Photos of the Week: Oval Office, Park Fire, Typhoon Gaemi

Photos of the Week: Oval Office, Park Fire, Typhoon Gaemi

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A water-dragon carnival in China, preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in Japan, a presidential campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, open spillways at China’s Three Gorges Dam, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here. Source link

Biden says it's time to pass torch to 'younger voices' in Oval Office address

Biden says it's time to pass torch to 'younger voices' in Oval Office address

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US President Joe Biden defended his decision not to seek re-election on Wednesday night in what could be his final speech as head of state. Speaking from the Oval Office, he said the move was intended to unify the nation under a new generation of leaders and hailed his effective successor Kamala Harris as “tough”, “capable”, and “experienced”.  Source link

Justice Jackson suggests Trump claims risk turning Oval Office into ‘seat of criminality’

Justice Jackson suggests Trump claims risk turning Oval Office into ‘seat of criminality’

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed to reject arguments from former President Trump’s attorneys Thursday that the justices must distinguish between personal and official acts to determine whether a president could be prosecuted, warning that the claims threaten turning the Oval Office into a “seat of criminality.” The court heard oral arguments Thursday for Trump’s immunity case, in which the former president claims he cannot be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed while he was in office, arguing that legal liability limits the president’s ability to act. Jackson noted that presidents have access to “the best attorneys in the world” to determine whether any of their actions are lawful. “Why would we have a situation in which we would say that the president should be making official acts without any responsibility for following the law?” she asked. But she later said she was concerned by Trump’s arguments that a president might be “chilled” in office if they must fear prosecution after they leave. “I think that we would have a really significant opposite problem if …

Biden praises passage of debt ceiling bill in Oval Office address ahead of signing it | Joe Biden

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Joe Biden celebrated Congress’s approval of a debt-ceiling suspension in a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Friday night, a day after the Senate passed the compromise bill brokered by the president and the Republican House speaker, Kevin McCarthy. Biden described the bill’s enactment as “essential to the progress we’ve made over the last few years” in “keeping full faith and credit of the United States of America and passing a budget that continues to grow our economy and reflects our values as a nation”. “That’s why I’m speaking to you tonight: to report on a crisis averted and what we’re doing to protect America’s future,” Biden said. Biden said he would sign the bill Saturday, with just two days left before the 5 June default deadline. Once enacted, the law will suspend the government’s borrowing limit until January 2025, ensuring the issue will not resurface before the next presidential election. The speech, which marked Biden’s first formal address from the Oval Office, came less than 24 hours after the Senate passed the debt …