In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This is aimed at housing asylum seekers and individuals who enter the U.S. illegally before their cases are processed.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.

President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington.

President Trump spoke in the White House press briefing room Thursday morning in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

Trump acknowledged it was too soon to draw conclusions but nonetheless moved to assign blame. Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash.

Trump blamed previous administrations’ efforts to promote diversity at federal agencies for contributing to the crash.

At 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt is making history, as she is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary.

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

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.

Not only is Karoline Leavitt one of President Donald Trump's newest employess, she's also a new mom.The 27-year-old press secretary gave birth to a baby boy on

President Donald Trump appointed her as a spokeswoman ... he took office -- and she is is set to make her debut in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Tuesday afternoon.

At just 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt has set a record in the White House. Here's what she had to say in her first press briefing for the Trump administration.