Sentences with phrase «white house since»

Michelle is quite the greenthumb (she's kept a garden at the White House since 2009) which means this large greenspace is bound to be full of fresh flowers, vegetables and herbs in no time.

The promotion of green jobs with stimulus money — a marriage of the Obama administration's environmental and economic agendas — has been a top priority for the White House since day one.

The country was entranced by his charisma, his stylish wife, Jackie and their two small children — the first young family to live in the White House since Theodore Roosevelt 60 years before.

Most reformers have long ago disavowed (or never held) the notion of the current president embracing the school reformer - in - chief mantle embraced by every occupant of the White House since Ronald Reagan.

In at least three interagency meetings at the White House since September, administration sources said, officials have debated whether the new goals should extend to 2025 or 2030.

And because of the tone of the event, local Republicans say, they aren't planning much of a formal welcome for the first native son of New York City to reach the White House since Teddy Roosevelt.

On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, Mayor Bill de Blasio called on New Yorkers to resist the new president — the first New Yorker to reach the White House since Franklin Roosevelt — at a celebrity - studded rally outside the Trump International Hotel on Thursday night.

I see him as the first chance we've had to put a true progressive Democrat in the White House since Kennedy.

Trump surprised the first group of visitors to tour the White House since his inauguration — but looming over his right shoulder was a portrait of his former nemesis, Hillary Clinton.

In other words, in the highly unlikely scenario that neither candidate receives an outright majority because a state or two went third - party, and House Republicans have enough gumption to oppose Trump, there is a strong possibility we will end up with the first split White House since 1796.

The Pentagon still has not received guidance from the White House since Trump tweeted that transgender individuals may not serve in the U.S. military.

Unusual things with Trump's presidency include the fact that some positions are still unfilled, sackings occurred on dubious grounds, sackings of recently hired staff occurred, vicious tensions have been occurring within the White House since the beginning, and vicious attacks by Trump himself are occurring on some of his own staff.

The governor had expressed initial hope in the aftermath of the 2016 election of working with President Donald Trump's administration, considering he was the first New Yorker in the White House since Franklin Roosevelt, especially on infrastructure issues.

President Donald Trump, the first New Yorker in the White House since Franklin Roosevelt, is unpopular in his (albeit heavily Democratic) home state, with a 33 percent favorability rating.

Eight years ago, Mrs. Obama planted the first kitchen garden at the White House since World War II, so she was happy to help plant cucumbers & peppers in the middle school garden today.

The sign is gone, however, and all has been quiet in the tiny blue - and - white house since it closed its doors for good earlier this month.

At RH Reality Check, Allison Stevens is keeping a close eye on the Democratic National Convention and asks, «Will Michelle Obama be women's rights activists best friend in the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt?»

They have been trying to get into the white house since 1848.

Trump could very well be the first of those individuals to make it to the White House since science became what America does best.

Trump hosted a series of meetings with advocates for the corn and oil industries at the White House since late last year aimed at reforming biofuels regulations in a way that cuts costs for refiners without reducing overall biofuels demand.

It was the first known security breach at the White House since Trump took office nearly two months ago.

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«So he just admitted everything the White House has been saying since Tuesday is a lie,» Meyers said.

Before the White House intervened on Tuesday, Qualcomm had been working its political ties behind the scenes at least since December, according to a revealing «tick - tock,» as we call such stories in the media biz, by Wall Street Journal reporters Ted Greenwald, Kate O'Keeffe, and Tripp Mickle.

This may be the last year Kenny, Ireland's leader since 2011, makes the White House pilgrimage on behalf of Ireland.

The speech marks Trump's first in - person remarks since the announcement of top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn's resignation.

The summit speech will mark Trump's first in - person remarks since top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn resigned Tuesday.

The White House has since denied the claims Trump pressed Comey to drop an investigation into former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, over his ties to Russia.

Hillary has been touting change, but with her in the White House it would be more of the same divisiveness we have seen since her husband was in office.

Bannon speaks at CPAC In his first speech since the inauguration, White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said the administration is on track and is dedicated to the «deconstruction of the administrative state.»

Ever since Trump was elected president, his hotels have become the preferred venue for GOP fundraisers, especially the Trump International Hotel, opened by the Trump family in 2016, mere blocks from the White House in Washington.

He had previously worked in the White House medical office treating Cabinet members and senior staff since 2006.

Though the White House has downplayed the severity of its breach since the fall, CNN noted that the hackers would have gained access to President Barack Obama's private itinerary — an undeniably irresistible target for foreign spies.

Trump has tweeted that he would only rejoin the agreement if it's changed substantially; the economic adviser he's tasked to lead the process has since made clear it's still preliminary; and an official clarified during a White House briefing Friday that any new deal would have to be very attractive for the U.S. to reconsider.

But taking stock of her priorities is a worthwhile exercise, since the prospect of another Clinton in the White House looks increasingly likely.

But the Trump army is nowhere near big enough to propel him to the White House, especially since he has made no effort to unify the party behind his candidacy.

Carlotta Gall writes that she also learned from sources that Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, had kept bin Laden prisoner since 2006 and that the CIA learned about his location from a Pakistani informer who sold the information for $ 25 million — not, as the White House claimed, by tracking bin Laden's couriers.

A White House tally shows at least 275 companies have increased wages, announced bonuses or promised new hires since the law's passage — a pace Trump said surprised him.

Joey Hudy wowed President Obama at the White House Science Fair and has since secured a spot as Intel's youngest intern.

Democrats and some Republicans have questioned the White House's motive and timing for the move since Comey was also investigating whether the Trump campaign had colluded with Russian officials to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

In the eight months since Benghazi, the debate about what happened in Benghazi has become deeply political, as Republicans continue to challenge the White House's actions during and after the attacks, which left four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, dead.

Relations between the U.S. and its closest ally have been repeatedly strained since Trump took office a year ago and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May became the first foreign leader to meet him at the White House.

Since the pledge was created under the Obama administration and wasn't binding for the tech firms that signed on, it's unclear if the new White House will continue to engage with the tech industry on diversity and inclusion issues.

He also requested documents and communications related to Kushner's contacts with Russians; all classified information that Flynn and Kushner have had access to since December 2016; any information on whether President Donald Trump or other White House officials granted access to classified information to individuals under law enforcement investigation or had been previously convicted of a crime; and their policies related to such individuals.

On Wednesday, after May announced the expulsion of the 23 Russian diplomats — the largest number ejected by the UK since the Cold War — multiple US officials, including the US ambassador to the UN and White House staff, said the US stands in solidarity with the UK.

Andrew Card, former White House chief of staff, weighs in on President Trump's performance since he took office.

On Thursday night, The New York Times indicated that White House general counsel Donald McGahn knew about the claims against Porter since late fall.

Brokers and homeowners in Palm Beach say Trump's seven visits to Mar - a-Lago, aka «The Winter White House,» since he took office in January have made it more difficult to sell multi-million-dollar mansions there.

Obama has mostly stayed in the background in American politics since Trump moved into the White House.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Former President Barack Obama endorsed a candidate in the race for France's presidency on Thursday, taking his first dive back into international politics since leaving the White House in January.

Since the January White House travel ban announcement, international tourism to the United States has seen a substantial decline.