After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, causing recipients to panic about their health insurance coverage. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid outage Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter, but said payments would not be impacted.

Melania Trump became the First Lady of the United States for the second time on Monday, January 20, and just like her first time, she got an official portrait made.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold the first press conference of President Donald Trump's new administration on Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST, according to the White House schedule sent to Newsweek.

When Leavitt, 27, walks out into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, she'll be the youngest press secretary to do so, since Ronald Ziegler, who held the title in former President Ronald Reagan's White House at age 29.

Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, the Israeli prime minister's office has said. The visit, yet to be confirmed by the Trump administration, is set to take place on 4 February.

Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals [who] enjoy flying drones ... it got worse due to curiosity; this was not the enemy,’ Karoline Leavitt says

A sweeping White House order to freeze federal grants and allocations reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign.

At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.

Karoline Leavitt is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary and was Trump’s national press secretary during much of the 2024 presidential race.

Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.

Colombia did an about-face at lightning-fast speed on accepting deportation flights in what President Donald Trump hailed as a victory for his "f--- around and find out" [FAFO] style of governing.