NPR Topics: White House

Farm country has beef with Trump as midterms approach

Danielle Kurtzleben — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0400

President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.

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Trump leans into unprecedented power ahead of midterm elections

Franco Ordoñez — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:09:41 -0400

Less than two weeks before Election Day, President Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.

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What does a White House press secretary do?

Chandelis Duster — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:41:24 -0400

Katie Zacharia's short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role.

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Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red states

Tamara Keith — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0400

President Trump's midterm travel blitz ahead of Election Day includes several red states he won easily 2 years ago, showing the electoral landscape is more challenging for Republicans.

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Katie Zacharia is 'transitioning out' as press secretary, White House says

NPR Washington Desk — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:08:33 -0400

Katie Zacharia's first official day was on Monday.

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Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in

Carrie Johnson — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0400

The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

The Associated Press — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:09:39 -0400

The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct.

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New White House press secretary faces questions about credentials after first briefing

Brian Mann — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:17:43 -0400

Katie Zacharia worked for one of Trump's companies and raised her profile appearing on conservative-leaning talk shows. She also amplified right-wing conspiracy theories. Now she'll be the president's chief spokesperson.

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Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Tamara Keith — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:16:47 -0400

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

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Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

The Associated Press — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:24:13 -0400

Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.

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