At a White House dinner Trump shares plans to bring home more hostages captured by Hamas, predicts stronger GOP majorities in 2026 and celebrates legislative achievements of first 6 months.

The over-the-top clip featured computer-generated eagles soaring over the White House as bills rained from the sky and fireworks exploded. It was set to the 2006 song “ Make It Rain ” by Fat Joe and Lil Wayne. “POV: You just stepped into Day 179 of the Trump Golden Age,” the post read.

A Minnesota mom who testified for tougher fentanyl penalties was invited to the White House to see the bill become law. Bridgette Norring was in the room when President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Wednesday. She told WCCO that losing her son to fentanyl poisoning drives her to try to save lives.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins covers another busy week at the White House where President Trump has struggled to move attention away from the Epstein saga.

The Democratic New York City mayoral nominee responded after Leavitt butchered his name during a briefing. Experts weigh in on the mispronunciation.

The president invited Republican senators to the White House for dinner.

A deal to resolve allegations that the university failed to protect Jewish students from harassment is expected to include a fine of about $200 million.

OMB chief Russell Vought expressed excitement that Congress appeared to be on the verge of codifying into law roughly $9 billion in cuts.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed the president's sentiment on Thursday in regard to critics of the administration's handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.