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White House staff secretary Will Scharf speaks during an event with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
August 10, 2026, 4:38 am
Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel
Former lawyer for Trump founded ‘Jews Against Soros’ group dedicated to combating the Jewish liberal megadonor; helped get approval for $400 million White House ballroom project
By AP and Luke Tress
Illustrative: A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 10, 2026, 1:28 am
Board of Peace envoy says full execution of Gaza plan only ‘guarantee’ Oct. 7 won’t recur
Nickolay Mladenov tells Channel 12 disarmament plan is ‘not built on trust,’ but complete verification of progress; White House said not worried about Netanyahu’s rejection of plan
By Stav Levaton, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump gets out of a THAAD missile truck at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
August 9, 2026, 9:15 am
Pentagon said to ask US arms firms to speed up output as Iran war exhausts supply
US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg tells contractors ‘years-long development cycles are not acceptable,’ but funding to boost production currently stuck in Congress
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
July 28, 2026, 11:07 pm
Netanyahu: Meeting with Trump was one of our best ever; White House: Productive, positive
Reporters kept out; PM’s aide claims Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility not discussed, president didn’t press Israel to advance reconstruction of Gaza, or to withdraw IDF from Syria, Lebanon
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
White House teleprompter operators, including Gabriel Perez (R) sets up a teleprompter before US President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 2026 Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
July 16, 2026, 10:55 pm
Trump’s teleprompter operator suspended for allegedly betting on what he’d say
Gabriel Perez accused of making more than $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president’s speeches
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump, center, talks to UFC head Dana White, left, alongside first lady Melania Trump, during UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)
July 10, 2026, 7:40 pm
8 indicted for US White House cage fight plot last month targeting Trump, Netanyahu
Conspirators allegedly planned to attack mixed martial arts event on White House lawn that Israel’s prime minister did not actually attend
By Luke Tress
Prof. Avi Loeb, center, on a scientific expedition off of the coast of Papua New Guinea in June 2023 to identify parts of a possible interstellar meteor that crashed in 2014. (Courtesy of Loeb)
July 1, 2026, 4:09 pm
Polarizing Israeli-born Harvard astronomer picked to lead White House UFO council
Avi Loeb vows to brief public and create website to share findings of team tasked with investigating origins of mysterious orbs and other objects reported by military personnel
By Collin Binkley
Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP /Mark Schiefelbein)
June 16, 2026, 4:33 pm
FBI foils explosive-drone, sniper-fire terror plot targeting White House UFC fight
Several suspects in custody after ‘multi-state operation’ to thwart plan for drone attack, mass shooting, and storming of White House gates; event took place Sunday without incident
By AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a State Visit arrival ceremony for Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 29, 2026, 12:22 am
US intel agencies examining how Iran would react if Trump declares victory in war
In initial days of conflict, intelligence community concluded such a declaration would be viewed by Iran as a win; White House says talks ongoing, US won’t be rushed into bad deal
By Erin Banco and Gram Slattery
Left to right: British Queen Camilla ajd King Charles III, and US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, wave from the Blue Room Balcony during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 28, 2026, 7:45 pm
Trump welcomes King Charles to Washington, where monarch set to address US Congress
British head of state kicks off four-day visit to celebrate 250th anniversary of American Revolution, emphasizing nations’ bond despite strains over Iran war, tariffs, and NATO
By STEVEN SLOAN and Josh Boak
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
April 11, 2026, 12:55 am
White House opted against announcing Iran ceasefire on TV, fearing it might not last
US official says Trump was ‘adamant’ about giving speech, aides talked him out of it; White House denies report as ‘fake news,’ says idea ‘never even discussed with the president’
By Phil Stewart and Nandita Bose
First lady Melania Trump speaking to reporters April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 10, 2026, 9:54 am
Melania Trump denies connection to Epstein case, calls accusations ‘baseless lies’
US first lady says Congress should hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epstein’s crimes, claims statements about her are financially and politically motivated
By Agencies
Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo)
April 1, 2026, 11:00 am
UAE said pushing for military op to reopen Strait of Hormuz, is willing to take part
Wall Street Journal says Abu Dhabi wants US to occupy islands held by Iran in waterway, is also pushing UN Security Council resolution to green-light use of force
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A screen grab obtained from undated and unlocated video included in a montage posted by the White House X account that wove snippets of Hollywood blockbusters and video games into real footage of military strikes on Iran. (White House via X)
March 7, 2026, 7:44 am
White House posts montage of movie clips and real strikes on Iran
Iron Man, Gladiator and John Wick appear alongside real war footage in official social media video; Ben Stiller demands Tropic Thunder clip be removed, saying ‘war is not a movie’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for Washington, January 22, 2026. (Evan Vucci/AP)
January 25, 2026, 10:38 pm
Trump causes flap with AI image of ‘Greenland penguin’
White House posts picture of US president walking with flightless bird, but social media users quickly point out they only live in southern hemisphere
By ToI Staff
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