A White House budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would reduce NASA's funding by about 25%, from about $24 billion to about $18.8 billion.
October 01, 2026
high
temporal
Budget proposal numbers specifying an approximate percentage cut and dollar amounts for NASA for FY2026.
Karoline Leavitt was serving as White House press secretary as of 2025-11-12.
November 12, 2025
high
temporal
Identifies the official role held at the time of the article.
When lawmakers or congressional members do not have subpoena power, letters requesting information function as voluntary requests and recipients are not legally obligated to comply with those requests.
November 07, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the legal effect of oversight letters issued without subpoena authority.
White House press briefings are forums in which reporters ask questions of the White House press secretary and the press secretary responds on behalf of the administration.
October 24, 2025
high
general
Describes the standard function of White House press briefings and the role of the press secretary.
Congressional oversight investigations commonly request documents such as administrative claims filed with executive agencies, correspondence between private counsel and agency attorneys, communications between the White House and agency officials, internal agency memoranda or legal analyses, and records indicating the current status of claims or matters under review.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
Typical document categories that congressional investigators seek during oversight and investigatory requests.
The White House East Wing is a two-story structure that contains drawing rooms and offices, including workspace for first ladies and their staffs.
October 23, 2025
high
structural
Describes the historical physical layout and use of the White House East Wing.
The White House complex includes two subsidiary structures—the East Wing and the West Wing—that are smaller and lower than the main Executive Residence, contributing to the overall classical design balance of the White House.
October 23, 2025
high
architectural
The East and West Wings are distinct, lower additions flanking the main Executive Residence.
Public tours of the White House include public rooms in the East Wing and residence rooms such as the Vermeil Room, Library, China Room, Blue Room, Red Room, Green Room, and State Dining Room.
October 22, 2025
high
descriptive
Lists rooms that are typically part of public White House tours.
The East Room is the largest formal reception room in the White House and has a capacity of about 200 people.
October 22, 2025
high
capacity
Provides a baseline capacity figure for the White House East Room used for events and receptions.
The White House visitors' office handles public tours and events for the White House.
October 21, 2025
high
organizational
Defined function of the White House visitors' office.
The White House Military Office organizes White House transportation, food service, medical, and hospitality functions.
October 21, 2025
high
organizational
Overview of responsibilities of the White House Military Office.
White House senior officials and presidential physicians may consider administering a cognitive examination as a method to assess a president's cognitive fitness.
October 21, 2025
high
temporal
Potential method used by senior officials and medical staff to evaluate a president's cognitive abilities.
The White House does not have a formal ballroom as part of its existing structure.
October 20, 2025
high
temporal
Structural characteristic of the White House building
The East Wing of the White House houses several offices, including those of the first lady.
October 20, 2025
high
organizational
Functional use of White House spaces
The East Room is the largest room in the White House with an approximate capacity of 200 people.
October 20, 2025
high
structural
Room capacity and relative size within the White House
The White House East Wing is a separate wing of the White House complex.
October 20, 2025
high
descriptive
Structural description of the White House complex.
The White House East Wing serves as the official entrance to the White House and is designated as space for the First Lady.
October 20, 2025
high
institutional
Describes the functional role and designated use of the White House East Wing.
An administration has used a federal government funding shutdown as a basis to terminate federal employees for the first time.
October 18, 2025
medium
temporal
Describes a historical precedent in how funding shutdowns were used with respect to federal employment actions.
A planned White House ballroom renovation is proposed to encompass 90,000 square feet in the area currently occupied by the East Wing.
October 16, 2025
high
numeric
Physical size and location of a proposed renovation project at the White House.
The planned White House ballroom renovation has been estimated to cost $250,000,000.
October 16, 2025
high
numeric
Estimated budget for a proposed White House renovation project.
The White House has stated that the planned ballroom would have a 650-person capacity.
October 16, 2025
high
numeric
Capacity figure provided for a proposed White House ballroom.
The planned White House ballroom is intended to have all four exterior sides made of bulletproof glass, with color, window shape, and molding designed to match the White House exterior.
October 16, 2025
high
descriptive
Design specifications reported for a proposed White House ballroom.
Karoline Leavitt was the White House press secretary as of 2025-10-16.
October 16, 2025
high
temporal
U.S. executive-branch communications role (press secretary).
U.S. presidents and first families commonly undertake design and construction changes to the White House to leave a personal imprint on the presidential residence.
October 16, 2025
high
political
General pattern of presidential modifications to the White House over time.
In 2025, the White House ballroom construction project was reported to be privately financed with an estimated cost of $250 million.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Reported financing and overall cost estimate for the White House ballroom project.
In 2025, the planned White House ballroom was reported to have a capacity of 999 people, up from an initial estimate of 650 in July 2025.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Reported changes in the reported capacity for the planned White House ballroom.
In 2025, President Donald Trump reported that an unnamed firm committed $37 million in steel to the White House ballroom project.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Reported in-kind materials commitment for the White House ballroom construction.
In 2025, Representative Mark Takano proposed two bills: one to ban donor names from being displayed on White House structures or grounds unless approved by the House speaker, the minority leader, and the White House, and another to prohibit federally funded construction at the White House during a government shutdown.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Legislative proposals addressing donor recognition on federal property and construction funding during shutdowns.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States and is awarded by the President of the United States; the Congressional Medal of Honor is the United States military's highest honor.
October 12, 2025
high
definition
U.S. civilian and military honors
A 2025 White House higher education compact proposed that universities make commitments on admissions, women's sports, free speech, and student discipline.
October 10, 2025
high
policy
Summary of topics included in a White House proposal described as a 'higher education compact'.
A 2025 White House 'higher education compact' proposal asked invited universities to commit to policies aligned with the president's political agenda on topics including admissions, women's sports, free speech, and student discipline in exchange for favorable access to federal grants.
October 10, 2025
high
policy
Description of the content and incentive structure of the 2025 White House higher education compact proposal.
U.S. presidents can receive basic medical care at the White House from the physician to the president, and presidents typically go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for more extensive examinations and procedures.
October 09, 2025
high
administrative
Describes typical locations and providers for routine versus more extensive medical care for the U.S. president.
The U.S. Department of Justice traditionally maintains a degree of independence from the White House in investigations and prosecutions to help insulate those functions from partisan politics.
October 07, 2025
high
institutional
Describes a long-standing institutional norm intended to separate prosecutorial and investigative decision-making from the executive branch's partisan political interests.
In 2025, the White House stated that the president has lawful authority to deploy federal forces to protect federal officers and federal assets amid violent riots or lawlessness.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
This reflects the executive-branch position about deploying federal forces to protect federal personnel and property.
The White House's 2025 20-point proposal for Gaza included an immediate end to hostilities once both sides accept, a pullback of Israeli forces to a designated 'initial line' inside Gaza to allow hostage handovers, and suspension of military operations during those transfers.
October 06, 2025
high
policy
Elements of a proposed ceasefire framework
The White House's 2025 20-point proposal specified that all 48 hostages, living and deceased, would be returned within 72 hours of both sides publicly accepting the agreement.
October 06, 2025
high
temporal
Proposed timeline for hostage returns in the ceasefire framework
The White House's 2025 20-point proposal called for Israel to release roughly 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and about 1,700 Gaza residents detained since the war began in exchange for returning hostages.
October 06, 2025
high
policy
Proposed prisoner-for-hostage exchange terms
A White House webpage listed total investment commitments at $8.8 trillion in 2025.
October 06, 2025
high
temporal
Government-published aggregate of reported investment commitments
Stephen Miller is the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and serves as a Homeland Security advisor.
October 06, 2025
high
position
Federal executive branch staff and advisory roles.
Members of Congress commonly expect bipartisan briefings from the White House on military operations and view such briefings as important for oversight.
September 30, 2025
high
temporal
Norms around congressional oversight and information-sharing for national security actions.
U.S. law requires the White House to notify Congress when it conducts a military attack under provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act.
October 24, 2024
high
legal
Notification requirement in U.S. federal law relating to executive military actions and congressional oversight.
A 2024 White House memo proposed offering universities preferential benefits such as research funding, approval of student visas, preferential tax treatment, access to student loans, grant programs, and federal contracts in exchange for adopting specified campus reforms.
October 10, 2024
high
policy
Summary of benefits-for-reforms proposal contained in a 2024 White House memo aimed at universities.
A 2024 White House memo asked universities to accept the U.S. government's definition of gender and to apply that definition to campus bathrooms, locker rooms, and women's sports teams.
October 10, 2024
high
policy
Proposed campus policy requirements included in the 2024 White House memo.
A 2024 White House memo asked colleges to refrain from considering applicants' sex, ethnicity, race, nationality, political views, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious associations, or proxies for any of those factors in admissions and to require undergraduate applicants to take the SAT or ACT.
October 10, 2024
high
policy
Admissions-related requirements proposed for universities in the 2024 White House memo.
In November 2023, Stephen Miller, then White House deputy chief of staff, said a second Trump administration would order National Guard units from Republican-led states to carry out immigration arrests or operations in Democrat-run states that refuse to cooperate with mass deportation efforts.
November 01, 2023
high
temporal
Policy proposal/statement about using state National Guard units across state lines for immigration enforcement.
When the White House lacks a sufficiently large indoor space for state dinners and other large gatherings, organizers have sometimes used large tents erected on the South Lawn.
January 01, 2010
high
procedural
Outdoor tenting on the South Lawn has been used as a practical solution for large White House events requiring more space than available indoors.
President Barack Obama established a White House Kitchen Garden in 2009.
January 01, 2009
high
temporal
Example of a White House modernization/initiative in the early 21st century.
The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit organization founded by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961 that aims to protect, preserve, and provide public access to the White House.
January 01, 1961
high
temporal
Describes the organization's founding and mission.
A major renovation and reconstruction overseen during the Truman administration took place from 1948 to 1952 and is largely responsible for the presidential complex layout that exists today.
January 01, 1952
high
temporal
Postwar renovation that reshaped the White House complex
Major structural renovations beginning in 1950 gutted the interior of the White House and forced President Harry S. Truman and his family to live in a temporary residence for nearly four years.
January 01, 1950
high
temporal
Mid-20th century structural rehabilitation of the White House.
A second story was added to the East Wing of the White House in 1942.
January 01, 1942
high
historical
Architectural modification to the East Wing
The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) is an underground bunker built beneath the East Wing of the White House during World War II.
January 01, 1942
high
historical
The PEOC is an established continuity-of-government facility associated with the White House.
The East Wing of the White House was built in 1902.
January 01, 1902
high
historical
Construction history of White House components
President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw construction of the West Wing of the White House in 1902.
January 01, 1902
high
temporal
Historical example of an early 20th-century White House expansion.
British troops set fire to the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812; architect James Hoban oversaw rebuilding and the restored White House reopened with President James Monroe's arrival in 1817.
January 01, 1814
high
temporal
Destruction and reconstruction of the White House following the War of 1812.
President John Adams and his wife were the first residents to inhabit the White House in November 1800 while the building was still unfinished.
November 01, 1800
high
temporal
Early occupancy of the presidential residence.
The White House was constructed between 1792 and 1800.
January 01, 1800
high
temporal
Original construction period of the White House
The cornerstone for the White House was laid in October 1792; the neoclassical building was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban and was constructed over eight years by a workforce that included enslaved and freed Black Americans and European immigrants.
October 01, 1792
high
temporal
Origins and construction of the White House.
The White House's original architectural design plans date to 1791.
January 01, 1791
high
temporal
Year of the original design plans for the White House
Notable later additions to the White House building include the Oval Office and the White House briefing room.
January 01, 1791
high
temporal
Examples of structural additions made to the White House after its original design
The White House historic residence was constructed in the late 1700s.
January 01, 1790
high
temporal
Era of construction for the main White House residence.
Off-year election cycles in the United States tend to disadvantage the political party that holds the presidency.
high
temporal
General electoral trend about turnout and partisan performance in off-year (non-presidential) election cycles.
The East Wing of the White House is traditionally the social side, houses the first lady and her staff, and serves as an entrance point for tourists and guests attending events.
high
descriptive
Describes the typical functions and occupants of the East Wing of the White House.
The East Room in the White House has a capacity of about 200 people.
high
descriptive
Provides a baseline capacity for the largest traditional public room inside the White House.
U.S. presidents have historically hosted large state dinners and other sizable events in tents erected on the South Lawn of the White House.
high
descriptive
Describes a recurring practice for accommodating large formal events at the White House grounds.
U.S. presidents have historically undertaken renovations, expansions, and modernizations of the White House to meet contemporary needs.
high
temporal
Describes the recurring practice of presidential-era modifications to the executive residence.
The White House complex uses physical security measures such as vehicle gates and security barricades to control vehicular access.
high
structural
Describes permanent physical security infrastructure used to manage and restrict vehicle access to the White House grounds.
The United States Secret Service maintains a Uniformed Division that performs uniformed law enforcement and security duties at locations such as the White House.
high
organizational
Identifies a standing branch of the Secret Service responsible for visible, uniformed security and law enforcement tasks at protected sites.
The compact would offer universities that agreed priority for federal grants and invitations to White House events as incentives for compliance.
high
policy
Incentives described as part of the compact for participating institutions.
The White House complex includes a distinct section known as the East Wing.
high
descriptive
The East Wing is a named structural component of the White House complex.
Room 140, also known as 'Upper Press,' is a West Wing space located near the Oval Office that houses offices for senior White House communications officials, including the press secretary.
high
structural
Describes the physical location and function of a named West Wing room used for White House communications staff.
The political party occupying the White House has historically tended to lose seats in the U.S. House of Representatives during midterm elections.
high
political-trend
This is a recurring historical trend in U.S. federal elections affecting the governing party's congressional representation.
The White House includes a room called the East Room that is used to host official events.
high
descriptive
The East Room is a named interior space within the White House commonly used for ceremonies and events.
The White House includes a section known as the East Wing, which is distinct from the main residence and houses offices and support spaces.
high
descriptive
The East Wing is a recognized component of the White House complex separate from the central Executive Residence.
The White House Correspondents' Association opposes efforts to restrict journalists' access to areas within the White House communications operations that have historically been open for newsgathering.
high
temporal
Organizational position regarding press access to established newsgathering areas within the White House.
Credentialed White House journalists historically had short-notice access to Room 140 (also called "Upper Press") near the Oval Office to speak with senior officials.
high
temporal
Describes prior press access practices within the White House communications area.