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Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

The new front line of American politics is young, female, and digital-first - and it is led by the youngest press secretary in the history of the White House.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.

|ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

Trump: US 'seeking immediate negotiations to discuss acquisition of Greenland' at Davos WEF

During his remarks at Davos, Trump said that the United States would not use force to acquire Greenland. • "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it," Trump said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS, CORINNE BAUM
Vice President JD Vance dances with his wife, second lady Usha Vance at the Marine Ball at the Washington Hilton on November 8, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha announce they are expecting fourth child

“We are very excited to share that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child... Both Usha and the baby are doing well, and we look forward to welcoming him in late July,” Vice President Vance shared.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Washington’s Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump Kennedy Center'

The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees unanimously voted for the name change, Center spokeswoman Roma Daravi announced in a statement released following the vote. 

DECEMBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025

Trump adds plaques criticizing Biden, Obama on White House ‘Walk of Fame’

One plaque refers to "Barack Hussein Obama," the first Black US president, and describes the two-term president as "one of the most divisive political figures in American history."

DECEMBER 18, 2025ByREUTERS
A portrait and plaque dedicated to US President Donald Trump at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025.

Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

DECEMBER 17, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Wiles says Trump has 'an alcoholic’s personality', claims Musk is microdosing, Vance conspiracist

Susie Wiles, Trump's campaign manager-turned chief of staff, made some less-than-flattering remarks about the president, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth in a candid interview with 'Vanity Fair.'

DECEMBER 16, 2025ByJACOB LAZNIK
U.S. President Donald Trump is reflected on the glasses of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as he speaks to the media, before he departs en route to Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025.

Trump mocks slain actor Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation

"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump," the president said.

DECEMBER 16, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.

White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

DECEMBER 16, 2025ByLEV STESIN
US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

Trump again says land strikes on Venezuela drug shipments coming soon

Trump has repeatedly threatened to begin strikes on narcotics being smuggled overland in recent weeks.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Israel agrees to fund Gaza reconstruction 'for time being' at US demand - Ynet

The estimated cost to repair the destruction from two years of fighting, bombing, and bulldozing is in the billions.

DECEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view shows large mounds of debris covering the site of the destroyed Firas public market in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on December 9, 2025.

Israel Allies Foundation convenes global pro-Israel conference in Washington

The three-day gathering will focus on international legislative cooperation, responses to global challenges facing Israel, and issues related to antisemitism and regional security.

DECEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Previous guests at the IAF Chairman's Conference include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Courtesy)

Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Trump to meet on Dec. 29, PMO confirms

The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will hold a meeting on December 29.

DECEMBER 8, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JAMES GENN
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.