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How Karoline Leavitt became the world’s most famous White House press secretary
Among the long line of presidential press secretaries, a role not usually known for celebrity, few are in a league of their own – and none have captured the world’s attention quite like Leavitt.
The US’s 250th anniversary celebrations come out swinging with a show of pumped-up machismo at the White House
The UFC event on the South Lawn, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday, was an aggressive display of physical prowess and patriotism.
TMZ goes to Washington: Can the Hill survive the Hollywood treatment?
As politics and pop culture continue to converge, tabloid outlet TMZ has opened a Washington bureau. Will its merciless lens garner greater transparency or does it merely mark a new low?
Trump’s new National Security Strategy picks a side. Hint: it’s not Europe’s
The White House has released a new 33-page National Security Strategy that formalises the Trump administration’s foreign policy and should leave no one in doubt, least of all Europe.
US mayors have a chance to keep the White House at bay – but they must be more vocal
The eternal internal conflict of the US is often delineated as between the federal government and the states. “States’ rights” regularly serve as a battle cry for the kind of conservatives – including, up…
Love loses out as corporate sponsors flee Pride in fear of the White House
Amid political pressures from the current administration, long-time sponsors are withdrawing their support from US Pride events. But despite the financial and political challenges, celebrations are full steam ahead.
New York isn’t blinking in its congestion-price standoff with Trump
There have been many calls for resistance against president Donald Trump since he returned to the White House in January – but surprisingly little action. New York, however, appears to be stepping up and…
The opener
Our pack of far-flung correspondents weigh in with a sampling of weird and wonderful things happening across the world, from a 100-year-old Canadian landscape designer’s achievements to some mind-beagling treats for your pooch.
Pete Souza
The former White House photographer on Barack Obama, presidential plates and high-class cuisine on Air Force One.
Toeing the party line
Capricia Marshall, Barack Obama’s chief of protocol, is the public face of the White House to visiting diplomats. She tells Monocle how she cements her legacy between black-tie dinners.
