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Trump’s plan to end U.S. involvement in Iran isn’t healing rifts within the GOP; while the ceasefire is praised by some, others warn of domestic costs and political risk ahead of the midterms, and Democrats push for further war-powers oversight even as Republicans back air strikes more than troop deployment, underscoring a party divided over how to handle foreign policy and its domestic implications.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt struggles to defend a fragile two‑week ceasefire with Iran as conflicting reports and breaches surface, with Iran claiming Hormuz disruption and Israel’s actions in Lebanon, while Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and shifting narratives complicate negotiations and Democrats in Congress push impeachment and 25th‑Amendment talk, with VP JD Vance taking a lead role in negotiations.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defends Trump after his Truth Social post threatening to wipe out Iran, as impeachment and 25th‑Amendment talk intensify over his fitness for office; the piece outlines the administration’s framing of the rhetoric, the two‑week ceasefire with Iran, ongoing disputes over the Strait of Hormuz, and a chorus of reactions from Democrats and MAGA allies alike.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged NBC’s question about whether Trump’s threat to escalate the Iran conflict could amount to war crimes, insisting the administration will act within the law and pressing Tehran to negotiate, as concerns about civilian harm and political backlash grow.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, a cradle Catholic, pushes back at Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday rebuke of Trump’s Iran operation, arguing it’s noble to pray for service members while defending U.S. leadership amid a escalating Middle East conflict.
Karoline Leavitt defended Trump’s White House ballroom after a New York Times feature exposed architectural flaws such as fake windows, obstructed views, an unusually large rooftop, and stairs that don’t connect to the ballroom. The 90,000-square-foot space would be more than three times the size of the White House and could disrupt its symmetry, according to the Times’ experts. While supporters say the project is privately funded and needed, public comments to the National Capital Planning Commission are overwhelmingly against it, and a vote is set for early April.
Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, despite an initial White House denial, with a June 28 Kennedy Center ceremony that underscores his long-running role in sharp, politically charged satire.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted the Vatican on Ash Wednesday after it declined to join Trump’s so‑called Board of Peace, a Gaza reconstruction effort the White House says is legitimate. Vatican officials argued such crises should be handled by the UN. The board, chaired by Trump and backed by more than 20 countries, has faced international skepticism, while Pope Leo XIV has criticized Trump’s policies.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Bad Bunny’s 'ICE out' Grammys moment and Hollywood’s reaction, arguing celebrities demonize law enforcement and public servants; she tied the backlash to immigration policy while noting the controversy shadows the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.
Audio obtained by the New York Times captures Karoline Leavitt warning CBS Evening News host Tony Dokoupil that President Trump’s 13‑minute interview must be aired in full or she threatened legal action; CBS says the interview ran unedited in full. The piece notes Trump’s past lawsuit against CBS and includes excerpts from the interview, including comments about Venezuela and political dynamics.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned CBS News that President Trump would sue if his 13-minute CBS Evening News interview wasn’t aired in full, a claim she later reaffirmed, arguing the American people deserve to see the unedited interview.
An audio recording reviewed by The Washington Post shows White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling CBS News to air President Trump’s interview in full or face a lawsuit; CBS says the interview will be aired unedited. The report notes Trump previously sued CBS over edits to a Kamala Harris interview, a case that ended with a $16 million settlement, and it places the dispute in the broader context of CBS’s leadership changes under new owners and Bari Weiss’s leadership at CBS News.
At a press briefing, Karoline Leavitt refused to answer a reporter’s question about ICE statistics and retaliated with personal attacks, while Kristi Noem later defended ICE as 'doing everything correctly.' The piece notes reported ICE custody deaths and detentions and cautions there’s no empirical evidence linking immigration to a crime surge.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called a reporter a "left-wing hack" after he asked about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis, accusing him of bias. The exchange highlighted tensions between the briefing room and the media, with Leavitt also criticizing CNN over a chyron about the incident.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, a self-described MAHA mom, discusses Trump-era health policies—returning whole milk to schools and updating the childhood vaccine schedule—and frames parental choice as central, noting bipartisan appeal and endorsements from influencers like Food Babe.