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President Donald Trump arrives at the South Lawn of the White House on June 9. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

White House

Sept. 11 commemoration again tests Trump’s uneven record as consoler in chief

President jabs at predecessor, political foes in Pentagon remarks

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2025 at 1:17pm

President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House on Wednesday aimed at keeping transgender women out of women's sports.

White House

Trump signs executive order to block transgender athletes from women’s sports

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 5, 2025 at 5:43pm
President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at the White House on Thursday. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump turns briefing on DCA disaster into attack on DEI, Democrats

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 30, 2025 at 2:49pm
President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Friday.

White House

Biden kicks off outreach to Black voters as protest threat looms at Morehouse

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 17, 2024 at 2:22pm
Leaders of three powerful minority caucuses in Congress want to see a revival of the House’s diversity office. From left, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragán and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu arrive for a news conference at a Democratic retreat in Leesburg, Va., on Feb. 8.

Tri-Caucus leaders call for restoration of House diversity office

By Justin Papp
Posted April 9, 2024 at 12:16pm
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik arrives for a news conference with leadership on Nov. 14 in the Capitol Visitor Center, where they addressed the continuing resolution to fund the government and the war in Israel.

Campus antisemitism hearing includes attacks on diversity, liberals

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2023 at 6:04pm
The Capitol dome is lit by the morning sun on March 14, 2022.

Increased accessibility on Capitol Hill should be a priority, not a joke

By Adam Veale
Posted September 15, 2023 at 3:22pm
Senate Banking Committee member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is urging the president to choose a Latino to join the Federal Reserve Board.

Senate pressure mounts on Biden to nominate first Latino to Fed

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 16, 2023 at 4:53pm
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., introduced corporate diversity disclosure legislation that is now part of the House's fiscal 2023 defense policy bill.

Boardrooms add diversity as Washington mulls disclosure rules

By Ellen Meyers
Posted August 4, 2022 at 7:00am
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the board diversity requirements into law in 2020.

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed

By Ellen Meyers
Posted April 7, 2022 at 7:00am