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First lady Melania Trump arrives for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
From stilettos to safety concerns on Inauguration Day: 4 takeaways from Melania Trump’s new movie
In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House.
 
President Donald Trump arrives for the premiere of first lady Melania Trump's movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning
President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for Federal Reserve chairman on Friday morning.
 
First lady Melania Trump walks from the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Melania Trump’s documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release
Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
 
President Donald Trump, with architect James McCrery, left, surveys the grounds from the roof above the Colonnade that goes to the West Wing of the White House, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan
President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal panels reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom.
 
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners
President Donald Trump is thanking Iran for not following through on executions of more than 800 political prisoners.
 
Governor Wanda Vázquez speaks at a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says
President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said.
 
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Trump didn’t provide details Friday.
 
Architect Shalom Baranes points at a map on a board during a National Capitol Planning Commission meeting discussing the White House ballroom project, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
White House says it wasn’t economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction
The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing. Officials shared details of President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom at a public meeting Thursday of the National Capital Planning Commission.
 
President Donald Trump arrives at an annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party’s majority narrows
President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.
 
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump may have his name on the building but it’s still the Kennedy Center to Congress
President Donald Trump may have his name on the building but it’s still the Kennedy Center to Congress.
 
President Donald Trump departs on Air Force One from Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine didn’t target Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims, Trump says
President Donald Trump said that U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week.
 
Former White House chief usher Gary Walters, author of "White House Memories," is interviewed about his book, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump isn’t the 1st president to want more room to entertain, longtime White House usher says
The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too.
 
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House where the East Wing once stood, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job
The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump’s proposal to build a ballroom at the White House.
 
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Kennedy Center has added Trump’s name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump’s name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy.
 
The Kennedy Center is seen Thursday, Dec, 18, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump Kennedy Center.
 
President Donald Trump salutes as a Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return home
President Donald Trump has paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian who were killed in an attack in Syria last weekend.
 
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Dec., 9, 2025, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Federal judge says he’s inclined to deny preservationists’ request to halt Trump’s ballroom project
A federal judge in Washington says he’s inclined to deny a preservationist group’s request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.
 
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles listens as President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump’s second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday.
 
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Dec., 9, 2025, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons.
 
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. ‘could be a problem’ because of size of market share, Trump says
President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.
 
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, a touchstone in his attack against what he calls ‘woke’ culture
Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors.
 
President Donald Trump speaks at a Kennedy Center Honors reception for recipients Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford at the State Department, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony
President Donald Trump has presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
 
First lady Melania Trump reads "How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?" to children and their families at Children's National Hospital, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Melania Trump wishes strength and toys from Santa during visit with hospitalized children
Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays.
 
First lady Melania Trump claps after lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Melania Trump lights the National Christmas Tree after president counts down
First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital.
 
Construction of a new ballroom continues on the East Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House is expected to submit plans for new ballroom to planning commission this month
President Donald Trump has added a new architectural firm to his $300 million ballroom construction project at the White House.
 
People walk through a newly constructed covered walkway on the North Lawn while arriving for a White House tour, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as tours resume for the first time since construction of a new ballroom began at the White House. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
White House tours resume in time for Christmas, but they’re different than before
President Donald Trump’s decision to knock down the East Wing to build a big ballroom has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House.
 
SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states that don’t share data
The Trump administration says it will withhold funds for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide data about those receiving the assistance.
 
Christmas trees decorate the Cross Hall of the White House during a press preview of the Christmas decorations "Home is Where the Heart Is," Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, ‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’
Melania Trump and Usha Vance, who is married to the vice president, helped military spouses assemble care packages and write holiday cards for deployed service members during an American Red Cross event at a U.S Air Force base near Washington.
 
First lady Melania Trump accompanied by second lady Usha Vance speaks to students at Lejeune High School in Jacksonville, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Care packages and cardstock turkeys: first and second ladies visit Marines and their relatives
Melania Trump and Usha Vance have marked the Thanksgiving season by visiting with Marine Corps members in North Carolina and saluting the sacrifices of military families.
 
First lady Laura Bush, center, introduce from l-r, White House Chef Cris Comerford, White House Social Secretary Lea Berman, and White House Usher Gary Walters,as she hosts a media preview of the 2006 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
Gary Walters worked in the White House for 37 years. Here’s what the chief usher saw
Gary Walters saw a lot of history in a 37-year career at the White House. He started out as an officer assigned to help protect two presidents and ended as the chief usher, having served four presidents.
 
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