White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed President Donald Trump contacted the FBI and Secret Service for more information earlier this year about his first assassination attempt.

The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

Hyundai chief executive José Muñoz said on Wednesday that the White House has apologised to him over a massive immigration raid at a factory in the US state of Georgia.

“Nothing to see there,” Kimmel said. “Just the president alone in the White House blasting ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at full volume while rage tweeting about how everybody’s out to get him.”

An image of the American flag lying on the ground at the White House has circulated online, sparking questions and concerns.

According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal government shutdown actually ended a week ago, the White House's shutdown clock continued to tick on Tuesday until it was pointed out to the White House by ABC News.

The Trump administration has been secretly formulating a new plan to end the war in Ukraine in consultation with Russia, Axios reported Tuesday, citing U.S. and Russian officials.

A concolor fir selected for display as the White House’s Christmas tree was cut down, baled and loaded onto the back of a truck at the Michigan farm where it was grown (AP video: Mike Householder)