White House boasts ties with Israel to defend "Trump diplomacy"

The White House on Tuesday hailed its ties with Israel to prove the global popularity of the foreign policy rolled out by the Trump administration.

White House 'has plan to replace Tillerson'

The White House is discussing plans to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA chief Mike Pompeo, US media say.

Trump to unveil new U.S. responses to Iranian 'bad behavior': White House

President Donald Trump will announce new U.S. responses to Iran's missile tests, support for "terrorism" and cyber operations as part of his new Iran strategy, the White House said on Friday.

Trump to sign bill imposing sanctions on Russia

The White House has said President Donald Trump will sign a bill into law imposing new sanctions against Russia, ending speculation over whether he would veto the measure.

White House: no imminent Trump visit to UK

The White House on Monday dismissed reports that U.S. President Donald Trump was mulling over a quick visit to Britain.

Iran minister rejects Trump's reaction to attacks as 'repugnant'

Iran's foreign minister rejected Donald Trump's condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the US president's words repugnant.

US not to draw red line on Korean Peninsula nuke issue

The White House said on Monday that it does not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to draw a red line on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the United States will continue work with China to solve it.

LA Times pledges to cover story of Trump administration despite White House's "media ban"

The Los Angeles Time, one of the most popular newspaper in the United States, released a statement early Saturday, pledging to continue to cover story of Trump administration with non-jaundiced view despite it was excluded from White House press briefing the day before.

White House Blocks News Organizations from Press Briefing

CNN and other news outlets were blocked on Friday from attending an off-camera White House press briefing that other reporters were hand-picked to attend, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs.

White House Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Istanbul

The United States condemned terrorist attacks near the football stadium in the center of Istanbul and expressed support to Turkey in its fight against terrorism, White House National Security Council (NSC) Spokesman Ned Price said Sunday.

US Senate renews Iran sanction law

The U.S. Senate Thursday voted without objection to extend an Iran sanctions law for 10 more years, to which the White House said it will "take a look"

Count so far Donald Trump: 254 Hillary Clinton: 218

Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton by margin of votes as final states draw closer to announcing the results in an unprecedented presidential race.

Rights group: US downplays civilian drone fatalities

The White House has said that up to 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other US strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya since Barack Obama took office in 2009, a figure that has been slammed by watchdog groups as an undercount, which suggests that the real figure could be as high as 1,100.

President Barack Obama wants to avoid a military invasion of Syria. Dissidents’ plan for Syria examined before

Proposals contained in a memo by 51 State Department officials who advocate military intervention to remove Bashar Assad from power, were “previously considered,” the White House said Wednesday.

White House says to review Russia's withdrawal from Syria

The White House said on Monday it will assess Moscow's decision to pull out its air forces from Syria.

US anti-ISIL chief: ‘US can’t succeed without Turkey’

President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the global counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) coalition stressed Turkey’s important role in the fight against ISIL, stating it was impossible for the United States to “succeed without Turkey,” during a White House press briefing on Feb. 23.

Obama won’t endorse a 2016 race candidate (White House)

US President Barack Obama will not publicly endorse any candidate before the 2016 Democratic primary election, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.

US unveils new initiatives to counter violent extremism

Facing increased threat of violent extremism at home, the United States on Friday unveiled new initiatives to fight homegrown violent extremists, including establishing a task force and a global engagement center.

US Urges Saudi Arabia to Respect Human Rights

The United States called on Saudi Arabia on Sunday to have fair judicial proceedings and respect human rights after Riyadh executed Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 other activists.

Washington Postpones Imposing New Sanctions on Tehran Over Missile Program

The White House has postponed the adoption of new financial sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program, media reported.