28 h. ago ‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation“That’s the tactic they use,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island senator, pondering whether Donald Trump might attach his name to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.”Whitehouse was sitting in his Senate office and speaking to the Guardian at 11am on Thursday 18 December. Two hours later, his words proved prophetic. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on X that the Kennedy Center board had “voted unanimously” to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

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3 d. ago Trump keeps reposting messages from a fake Karoline Leavitt account

The president shared content from the account, which is clearly labelled as a ‘parody,’ as part of a flurry of posts from his Truth Social account on Christmas Day

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6 d. ago Karoline Leavitt reveals she's pregnant with a baby girl: 'Greatest Christmas gift we could ask for'

Leavitt, 28, and her husband Nick, 59, are expecting their second child in May 2026. Their first son, Niko, was born in July 2024.

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6 d. ago White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expecting a baby girl: ‘My husband and I are thrilled’

Karoline Leavitt and Nicholas Riccio welcomed their son in July 2024

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2 w. ago Unrepentant Vanity Fair photographer breaks silence on nasty Karoline Leavitt close

Photographer Christopher Anderson has defended his decision to publish the photo, insisting he was not 'intentionally trying to make' her look bad.

Culture

2 w. ago Has Karoline Leavitt taken a page out of George Orwell’s 1984? A historian thinks so

The lack of transparency depicted in ‘1984’ has an uncanny echo in our current political moment

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2 w. ago Trump to deliver primetime address after ramping up Venezuela tensions with oil tanker blockade: Latest

Donald Trump will address the nation at 9 pm EST, with Karoline Leavitt claiming he will discuss his ‘historic accomplishments over the past year’

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2 w. ago Karoline Leavitt calls out ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair article after Susie Wiles’ Trump interview as writer fires back

Karoline Leavitt has criticised what she says is a “disingenuous” Vanity Fair article, after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles called out the publication for allegedly changing the context of her words.

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2 w. ago Trump to deliver prime time address after ramping up Venezuela tensions with oil tanker blockade: Latest

Donald Trump will address the nation at 9pm, with Karoline Leavitt claiming he will discuss his ‘historic accomplishments over the past year’

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2 w. ago Karoline Leavitt calls out ‘disingenuous’ Vanity Fair article after Susie Wiles’ Trump interview

Karoline Leavitt has criticised what she says is a “disingenuous” Vanity Fair article, after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles called out the publication for allegedly changing the context of her words.

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2 w. ago Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew in shock over ICE detention: ‘I’m heartbroken for my son’

‘You’re a mother. How would you feel if somebody did this to you?’ Bruna Ferreira asks White House press secretary

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2 w. ago Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew questions press secretary's faith and slams White House as 'liars' in furious first interview after ICE arrest

Bruna-Caroline Ferreira, 33, the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew, slammed the White House press secretary in a fiery interview after she was detained by ICE for almost a month.

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3 w. ago White House on the defensive when asked how billionaire Trump can tell average Americans to limit kids’ Christmas gifts

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also ignored a question on why President Donald Trump has falsely claimed a farm bailout program is funded by tariffs

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3 w. ago Donald Trump health update as Karoline Leavitt gives excuse for mystery bandages

Trump has previously covered the bruising on his hand up with makeup concealer - but in recent weeks he's been spotted with sticking plasters over the purple discolouration on his hand

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3 w. ago Trump raises eyebrows with latest ‘creepy’ praise of Karoline Leavitt’s looks

It’s not the first time Trump has made comments about his press secretary that the Internet found creepy

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3 w. ago Karoline Leavitt gets mad at Republicans for not being nice enough about Trump: ‘They need to be more vocal’

“As President Trump has been screaming from the rooftops, Republicans need to remain tough and smart, and they need to be more vocal about telling the accomplishments of this administration,” the White House press secretary said

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3 w. ago Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew promises to respond to each text and call offering support following ICE arrest

Bruna Ferreira released from ICE custody as she continues to fight against her removal from the country

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3 w. ago Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from immigrant detention while she fights potential deportation

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3 w. ago Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House portrayal of her after ICE arrest

Bruna Ferreira, who was released from ICE custody Monday on bond, denies claims that she’s an absentee parentThe Brazilian-born mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew – who was recently detained by US immigration authorities – has rejected the Trump administration’s characterizations of her as an absentee parent.Bruna Ferreira, who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in November during a traffic stop in Massachusetts and was being held at a Louisiana detention center, said in an interview with the Washington Post that the White House’s statements that she had never lived with her son or spoken with Leavitt “in many years” were incorrect. Continue reading...

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