White House news

• Top GOP House lawmakers want Nvidia's Jensen Huang to come to Congress

  05-11-2026 23:58 via House News
  
  House Select Committee on China Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fl.) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following reports he sent intelligence to China. The GOP lawmakers requested Huang appear in a joint, closed-door briefing on...
  
  Read more

• Scalise directs GOP chairs to start 'taking inventory' of coming Democratic investigations

  05-11-2026 23:55 via House News
  
  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) encouraged his GOP colleagues to “maximize our remaining days in power” by preparing for an expected onslaught of Democratic investigations. In a letter to current GOP chairman, Scalise said the party needs to begin “taking inventory” of expected Democratic probes, asking the group to also assemble a list of...
  
  Read more

• Trump signs proclamation making Oval Office, Cabinet Room national monument

  05-11-2026 23:32 via Administration News
  
  President Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday making the Oval Office and Cabinet Room in the White House a national monument.Trump noted Congress would have to ratify the proclamation, and that “no major modifications” would be able to be made to the rooms without approval from Congress.“It’s a symbol of our country, and...
  
  Read more

• Sean Casten launches bid for House Financial Services chair

  05-11-2026 23:19 via House News
  
  Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) has formally launched a bid to chair the House Financial Services Committee, setting up a challenge to the panel's longtime Democratic leader, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). In a letter to his Democratic colleagues Thursday, Casten asked for their support as he seeks the gavel in the new Congress. Democrats are set...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Democrat who won surprise US House race facing felony charge

  05-11-2026 23:04 via House News
  
  Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack (D-N.C.) who won a surprise House race in North Carolina is still facing felony charges for allegedly not returning a rental car in 2019. Womack was a part of the blue wave in North Carolina that saw Democrats oust Republican candidates. In her race, she defeated outgoing Rep. Tim Moore (R-N.C.) in...
  
  Read more

• Democrat, who clinched surprise House win, facing felony charge

  05-11-2026 23:04 via House News
  
  LaKesha Womack (D), who clinched a surprise House win Tuesday in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District, is still facing felony charges for allegedly not returning a rental car in 2019. Womack was a part of the blue wave in North Carolina that saw Democratic candidates oust their incumbent Republican opponents. In her race, she defeated...
  
  Read more

• Hegseth amid impeachment threats: 'Didn't work against' Trump, 'won't work with me'

  05-11-2026 22:48 via Administration News
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday shot back against threats of impeachment. In a video posted on the social platform X Thursday afternoon, Hegseth said that “a disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly,” referencing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). “Just like they tried...
  
  Read more

• State Department: Reports of Rubio mulling exit 'baseless hoax'

  05-11-2026 22:28 via Administration News
  
  The State Department called recent reports of Secretary of State Marco Rubio mulling an exit from the Trump administration following the Democrats’ victories in the midterm elections a “baseless hoax.” On Thursday, reports surfaced from outlets such as The Independent and Bloomberg that said Rubio was weighing on leaving the Trump administration as he allegedly...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• NCPC virtual meeting for Trump triumphal arch crashes during public testimony

  05-11-2026 21:02 via Administration News
  
  The virtual National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) meeting on Thursday to likely approve President Trump's triumphal arch crashed after 90 minutes. The livestream went down during public testimony largely against the project and after a tense exchange with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.). NCPC tech experts were looking into the issue, Reuters reported. Commissioners and NCPC...
  
  Read more

• Greg Steube to run for House GOP conference chair 

  05-11-2026 20:20 via House News
  
  Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) is running for House GOP conference chair, setting up a three-way contest between him, Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) and current head Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich). A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill that Steube is entering the race. The GOP conference chair will play a pivotal role in...
  
  Read more

• DOJ sues Penn State over in-state tuition for undocumented students

  05-11-2026 20:09 via Administration News
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pennsylvania State University for allegedly allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students, saying the move discriminates against U.S. citizens. “Congress made a deliberate policy choice that states and their public institutions may not grant tuition benefits to illegal aliens unless those same benefits are made to...
  
  Read more

• Live updates: DOJ's Dhillon resigns; DC arch could get final approval

  05-11-2026 19:48 via Administration News
  
  Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon resigned from the Trump administration on Thursday, the first big-name departure since the midterm election results swung hard against Republicans. Dhillon led the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. President Trump said Thursday that he does not intend to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even as a push...
  
  Read more

• Stevens pulls out of election analysis event at DC university

  05-11-2026 19:36 via House News
  
  Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will no longer appear as a panelist at a George Washington University (GW) post-election analysis event Thursday, just a few days after she controversially endorsed the Republican candidate in the Michigan Senate race. Stevens was set to appear alongside CNN’s Manu Raju, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales, Morris...
  
  Read more

• Hannity calls for public input on future of immigration enforcement

  05-11-2026 18:35 via Administration News
  
  Fox News host Sean Hannity in a recent segment called for the input of the American people on “what they want and what they don’t want” in terms of immigration enforcement. “If you’re like me, you want border security, it’s already happened. Donald Trump achieved that,” Hannity said on Fox News. “He achieved a secure...
  
  Read more

• Race for open Golden House seat in Maine heads to ranked-choice voting 

  05-11-2026 18:33 via House News
  
  The race for the Maine House seat represented by outgoing Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is headed to ranked-choice voting, the Maine Secretary of State’s office announced on Thursday.  between Republican Paul LePage and Democrat Matt Dunlap, In the first round of votes, Republican Paul LePage edged out Democrat Matt Dunlap with nearly 50 percent the...
  
  Read more

• Race for Golden's open House seat in Maine heads to ranked choice voting 

  05-11-2026 18:33 via House News
  
  The race for the Maine House seat represented by outgoing Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is headed to ranked choice voting, the Maine secretary of state’s office announced Thursday.  In the first round of votes, Republican Paul LePage edged out Democrat Matt Dunlap with nearly 50 percent of the initial vote to the Democrat's 48 percent....
  
  Read more

• Warren says populist economic messaging drove Democratic victories

  05-11-2026 18:26 via House News
  
  Progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday chalked up Democrats’ resounding midterm victories to populist messaging on the economy. “Anyone seeking to understand the midterm’s lessons should start here: Democrats won by being populist economic fighters who were unafraid to call out the corrupt politicians and corporate interests who have rigged the system at the...
  
  Read more

• Live updates: Trump stands up for Hegseth; DC arch could get final approval

  05-11-2026 18:17 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Thursday that he does not intend to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even as a push to impeach him awaits the House when it returns next week. But the president acknowledged it would be easier to confirm someone new to lead the Pentagon before Democrats take control of Congress next year. Two...
  
  Read more

• Jesse Watters: GOP coalition 'totally collapsed'

  05-11-2026 17:36 via Administration News
  
  Fox News’s Jesse Watters on Wednesday said the Republicans’ election coalition fell apart in this year’s midterms, with Democrats winning both the House and Senate. “If you're going to make people who are young, struggling, living paycheck to paycheck, have to pay more for stuff and make it harder for them to climb the ladder,...
  
  Read more

• Houchin challenges McClain for House GOP conference chair

  05-11-2026 17:36 via House News
  
  Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) is challenging House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) for the role, which will be central as Republicans work to sharpen their messaging in the minority next year and counter Democrats’ agenda heading into 2028. Houchin said in a Dear Colleague letter to Republicans on Wednesday that the road back to...
  
  Read more

• Massie says his Hegseth impeachment resolution 'much gentler' than what Democrats plan

  05-11-2026 17:28 via Administration News
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has sparred with his own party in the past year, said Thursday morning that his call to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “a much gentler version” of what could happen when Democrats take control of Congress. Massie told CNN he plans to call for a vote to impeach Hegseth....
  
  Read more

• Where things stand in the Mississippi Senate race

  05-11-2026 17:26 via House News
  
  It's two days since Election Day and some races are still uncalled. What is the latest in the Mississippi and Alaska Senate races? Where do final votes still need to be tallied? Will Democrats expand their majority? Plus, an analysis of the key Senate and House midterm results, including some of the biggest surprises. Join...
  
  Read more

• Pritzker says it seems like 'number one cheerleader' Vance is breaking from Trump

  05-11-2026 17:23 via Administration News
  
  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who won his third term as the governor of the Prairie State, criticized Vice President Vance’s social media post following the Republican party’s sweeping losses in the midterm elections saying Vance cannot “run away from what he’s been.” “Well, let’s face it, JD Vance has been Donald Trump’s number one...
  
  Read more

• Trump has 'transformed nothing that can't be turned back the day after he leaves office': Erick Erickson

  05-11-2026 17:21 via Administration News
  
  Conservative radio host Erick Erickson warned that President Trump may have to work with Democrats in his final two years if he hopes to leave office with a stronger legislative record, calling his current agenda “impermanent.” “This is the most impermanent second term of any president in American history,” Erickson told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert. “Every...
  
  Read more

• Massie to push a forced vote on second Epstein files bill next week

  05-11-2026 17:20 via House News
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the sponsor of the original Epstein Files Transparent Act, said Thursday he felt confident he could force a vote on a follow up bill once Congress returns following the election.  Massie wrote on the social platform X that he felt assured he would be able to get enough signatures for a...
  
  Read more

• Jeffries: Democrats won't let Vance 'run away' from record of Iran war support

  05-11-2026 16:53 via House News
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned that Democrats would not let Vice President JD Vance off the hook for his record of supporting the Iran war after President Trump’s second-in-command said the conflict cost the GOP in the midterms.  Jeffries told Punchbowl News on Wednesday that Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of...
  
  Read more

• El-Sayed backs Trump plan to end Israel aid: 'I agree with him on that'

  05-11-2026 16:34 via Administration News
  
  Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) on Thursday said he was in support of President Trump’s recent plan to stop aid to Israel. “I agree with him on that,” El-Sayed said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” “I don't think that we should be continuing to subsidize a foreign military that has done the worst things with our...
  
  Read more

• Watch live: Melania Trump hosts Russian, Ukrainian officials at White House

  05-11-2026 16:18 via Administration News
  
  First lady Melania Trump is set to bring Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House on Thursday, following her efforts to broker a temporary ceasefire in the region. The six-day pause in fighting, secured late last month in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, allowed humanitarian aid to reach civilians and hundreds of residents...
  
  Read more

• Slotkin: Vance should stop trying to 'cover' himself over Iran war

  05-11-2026 16:18 via Administration News
  
  Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday criticized Vice President Vance’s online post in which he blamed the war in Iran for the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterms. “Last night, the American people delivered a crystal-clear message about the mismanagement of this war, and what it has done to our pocketbooks,” Slotkin wrote in a...
  
  Read more

• Slotkin: Vance should stop trying to ‘cover’ himself over Iran war

  05-11-2026 16:18 via Administration News
  
  Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday criticized Vice President Vance’s online post where he blamed the war in Iran for the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterms. “Last night, the American people delivered a crystal-clear message about the mismanagement of this war, and what it has done to our pocketbooks,” Slotkin wrote in a post...
  
  Read more

• Pritzker: Raising minimum wage an 'easy way' for Democrats to start in new Congress

  05-11-2026 16:05 via House News
  
  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Wednesday that Democrats should pass legislation to raise the federal minimum wage on the heels of their midterm victories.  “Well, there’s an easy way to start. Let’s raise the minimum wage in the United States,” Pritzker told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, when she asked what Democrats in Congress should focus...
  
  Read more

• Former Trump staffer calls for Wiles to resign over midterm wipeout  

  05-11-2026 15:55 via Administration News
  
  Caroline Sunshine, a former staffer to President Trump, on Wednesday called for White House chief of staff Susie Wiles to resign over the massive losses Republicans saw in the midterm elections. Sunshine told Fox News's Jesse Watters on "Jesse Watters Primetime" that she was going to say "what a lot of people are saying privately."...
  
  Read more

• House Democrat: 'We're going to have one hell of a donnybrook over ending these tariffs'

  05-11-2026 15:51 via House News
  
  Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) said Wednesday that there is going to be a tough battle to end President Trump’s tariffs when Democrats take over Congress. “The president's policies, without any resistance from the Republicans, have directly led to increasing prices. Life is much less affordable under this president, starting with these tariffs,” Stanton told NewsNation’s...
  
  Read more

• Trump defends Hegseth but acknowledges easier path to replacing him before new Congress

  05-11-2026 15:39 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Thursday morning he intends to keep Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his current role, but acknowledged it would be easier to confirm someone new to lead the Pentagon before Democrats take control of Congress next year. The president told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl that he has “every intention” for Hegseth to remain...
  
  Read more

• Live updates: First lady hosts Russia, Ukraine representatives; Trump's arch could get final OK

  05-11-2026 15:01 via Administration News
  
  First lady Melania Trump will host Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House to discuss the localized ceasefire in the frontline city of Oleshky that she secured late last month. She's expected to make remarks around 11 a.m. EST. Two days after Election Day, two Senate races remain uncalled, along with a couple of...
  
  Read more

• Top Republican condemns sentencing of 'hero' Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

  05-11-2026 14:47 via House News
  
  Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Select Committee on China, condemned China's sentencing of activist Joshua Wong, calling him a "hero." A Hong Kong court sentenced Wong to 10 more years in prison under a Beijing-imposed national security law. "Joshua Wong is a hero who has stood up to an authoritarian superpower,"...
  
  Read more

• NASA telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere

  05-11-2026 14:09 via Administration News
  
  Experts say a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry.
  
  Read more

• DeSantis: 'No question' midterms a 'rebuke' of Trump, Congress 

  05-11-2026 14:01 via Administration News
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) cast blame on Congress and President Trump after Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterm elections.  “This midterm, no question, was a rebuke of the president and the Congress by Democrats, independents and some Republicans that crossed over,” he told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham.“But a lot of our voters...
  
  Read more

• Trump's redistricting was meant to save House GOP majority. It backfired

  05-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  President Trump’s redistricting campaign backfired on House Republicans in spectacular fashion Tuesday, helping Democrats achieve massive gains en route to flipping control of the lower chamber in the next Congress. The rare, mid-decade redistricting push was hardly the only factor challenging Republicans on Election Day, when GOP candidates were dragged down by the volatile economy,...
  
  Read more

• Republicans sort through election carnage for a message ahead of a new era

  05-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Republicans woke up Wednesday morning licking their wounds after a shellacking in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Many are now determining what the path forward for their party ought to be and how far to push back on President Trump from the minority.   After enjoying a governing trifecta for the first two years of the second Trump...
  
  Read more

• Midterm shellacking shakes up GOP 2028 presidential landscape

  05-11-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  The massive Democratic victories across the country on Tuesday are shaking up the 2028 presidential landscape for Republicans and raising questions about how badly Vice President Vance will be damaged in the fallout.Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress, including in red strongholds like Texas and South Carolina, in what was seen as...
  
  Read more

• Iran strikes kept quiet during midterm homestretch set off worries on transparency

  05-11-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  A series of reported secret U.S. military attacks carried out against Iran in the lead up to Tuesday's midterm elections is raising alarms around public transparency. The United States's Monday strike on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz — including an anti-aircraft facility on the strategic Qeshm Island — marked the latest in a...
  
  Read more

• Iran strikes kept quiet during midterm homestretch set off worries about transparency

  05-11-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  A series of reported secret U.S. military attacks carried out against Iran in the lead-up to Tuesday's midterm elections is raising alarms around public transparency. The United States's Monday strike on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz — including an antiaircraft facility on the strategic Qeshm Island — marked the latest in a series...
  
  Read more

• How Democrats plan to use their majorities to constrain Trump

  05-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Senate and House Democrats are gearing up for a multifront war with President Trump over the next two years, vowing to use their new majorities after Tuesday’s landslide wins to unwind as much of Trump’s agenda as possible and cement his status as a lame-duck president. Ending the war with Iran — which voters blamed...
  
  Read more

• Democrats signal oversight blitz as Trump officials lawyer up

  05-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Democrats made clear after Tuesday’s stunning midterm victories that they will use their historic gains in Congress to flex their investigative muscles, swiftly issuing warnings to Trump administration officials they say have thus far dodged their oversight.“Lawyer up,” was the two-word statement issued by incoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Robert Garcia...
  
  Read more

• Trump urges Congress to pass daylight saving bill after 'ridiculous' early sunset

  05-11-2026 03:48 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, after the day's "ridiculous" early sunset. "Too bad the Senate has not yet approved the Sunshine Protection Act or, the 'I Don’t Want to Change My Clocks Anymore Act,'" he wrote on Truth Social. "It’s...
  
  Read more

• Scott Wiener prevails in race to succeed retiring Pelosi

  05-11-2026 03:43 via House News
  
  Democrat Scott Wiener is poised to win the California seat to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), after his opponent San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan conceded Wednesday evening in a statement according to local Fox affiliate KTVU. Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), The Hill's partner, has not called the race yet, but Wiener leads Chan by about...
  
  Read more

• Democrats flip open Arizona House seat

  05-11-2026 02:44 via House News
  
  Former Democratic state Rep. Amish Shah is projected to defeat Republican former NFL kicker Jay Feely to win Arizona’s 1st District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), flipping a competitive seat Shah narrowly lost two years earlier. Shah led with 52.5 percent of the vote to Feely's 45.5 percent with over 95 percent of votes...
  
  Read more

• Gluesenkamp Perez holds on to Washington House seat

  05-11-2026 02:32 via House News
  
  Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) is projected to defend her House seat and defeat her GOP challenger, John Braun, in the race for Washington’s 3rd District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gluesenkamp Perez currently stands at about 55 percent of the vote to her Republican rival's 44 percent with 81 percent reporting, per DDHQ. Gluesenkamp...
  
  Read more

• None of the House Rs who voted to impeach Trump will be in Congress after this year

  05-11-2026 01:33 via House News
  
  None of the House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection will be in Congress after this year following Tuesday’s election. The last Republican still in the House was outgoing Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) who was defeated by Democrat Randy Villegas.Valadao was among the 10 House Republicans who crossed...
  
  Read more

Follow @NwslWhiteHouse on Twitter!