Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2018


Checklist of White House Press Releases

December 31, 2018


The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements.

January 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Text of an op-ed by James P. Pinkerton for the Hill: Tax Bill Is the Rising Tide That Will Lift All Americans' Boats (published December 31, 2017)

Text of a Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial: Donald Trump Repeals Yet Another Obama Regulation (published January 1)

January 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

Joint statement by the White House, the office of the Senate Majority Leader, and the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Federal budget legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4661, S. 1536, and S. 2273

Text of an op-ed by Sen. Charles E. Grassley for the Des Moines Register: Tax Reform Is a Promise Kept to Iowa Families (published January 2)

Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Busting Illusions About Iran (published January 2)

Text of an article by Josh Mitchell of the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Factory Activity Gained Momentum in December

January 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for the Washington Post: Unlike Obama, Trump Will Not Be Silent on Iran (published January 3)

Text of an article by Fred Imbert of CNBC: Dow Breaks Above 25,000 for the First Time Ever After Strong Jobs Data

Text of an article by Chloe Aiello of CNBC: Job-Cut Announcements in 2017 See Lowest Level Since 1990, Challenger Report Says

January 5

Transcript of a background press briefing by Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Agricultural Trade, and Food Assistance Ray Starling; Special Assistant to the President for Technology, Telecom, and Cybersecurity Policy Grace Koh; and Senior Adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture Rebeckah Adcock on the President's remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention (embargoed until January 7)

Statement by the Press Secretary on pay raises for workers following passage of tax reform legislation

Text of a Washington Times editorial: The Market and the Economy (published January 4)

Text of an op-ed by Jay Timmons for RealClearPolitics: Manufacturers Intend To Deliver on Tax Reform's Promise

Text of an article by Philip Bump of the Washington Post: Trump's First-Year Jobs Numbers Were Very, Very Good

January 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on expanding broadband availability in rural America

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Working To Rebuild Rural America

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 560, H.R. 1242, H.R. 1306, H.R. 1927, S. 1393, S. 1532, and S. 1766

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 267

Text of an op-ed by Andy Puzder for the Wall Street Journal: Raise Wages via Growth, Not Mandates (published January 7)

January 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin, Assistant to the President for the Office of American Innovation Reed Cordish, and National Security Council Defense Policy Staffer Leonard G. Litton III previewing the Executive order titled "Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition From Uniformed Service to Civilian Life"

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump's Speech to the American Farm Bureau and the Rural Prosperity Task Force Report

Statement by the Press Secretary following the President's meeting with Members of Congress to discuss immigration reform legislation

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters prior to the President's meeting with Members of Congress to discuss immigration reform legislation

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue III for CNN: Rural Broadband Is Our Duty to Farmers (published January 8)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Care of Veterans From the Battlefront to the Home Front

January 10

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Iran

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 381, H.R. 699, H.R. 863, H.R. 2142, H.R. 2228, and H.R. 2331

Statement by the Press Secretary on a proposed amendment to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017

Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional action on immigration reform legislation

January 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on new withholding guidelines under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Statement by the Press Secretary: Another Week of Positive Economic News

Statement by the Press Secretary on Libya's successful destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile

Text of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: Help for Vets: Trump Deploys More Firepower Against Suicides

January 12

Transcript of a background press call by Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Richard J. Baum and Drug-Free Communities Support Program Administrator Helen Hernandez announcing the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Funding Opportunity

Transcript of a background surrogate press call by senior administration officials on Iran sanctions

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Iran sanctions Statement by the Press Secretary on China's decision to reduce trade with North Korea Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 518, H.R. 954, and

H.R. 2611

Text of a Washington Times editorial: Tax Cuts Hit Home (published January 11)

January 15

Statement by the Press Secretary on the mudslides in California

January 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Physician to the President Ronny L. Jackson

Statement by the Press Secretary: United States and Kazakhstan: An Enhanced Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century

Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of the President's medical exam

Text of a memorandum from Physician to the President Ronny L. Jackson to Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: The President's Periodic Physical Exam

Text of an op-ed by Paul Sperry for the New York Post: This Town Is Proof That Trump's Wall Can Work (published January 13)

Text of an op-ed by Stephen Moore for the Washington Times: Why Taxes Matter After All (published January 14)

Fact sheet: Our Current Immigration System Jeopardizes American Security

January 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan

January 18

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah

Statement by the Press Secretary: America's Economic Comeback: Another Week of Jobs, Growth, and Investment

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Hardworking Americans and Our Manufacturers

January 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office of Management and Budget John M. "Mick" Mulvaney and Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short on the potential Federal Government shutdown

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom in Davos, Switzerland

Statement by the Press Secretary on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Federal Government shutdown

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 139 Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Standing Up for the Sanctity of Life January 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office and Management and Budget John M.

"Mick" Mulvaney and Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short on the Federal Government shutdown

January 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3759 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 195 January 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, National Security

Adviser H.R. McMaster, and National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn

Text of an op-ed by the President for the Washington Examiner: A Year of Real Change (published January 20)

January 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Economic Policies Are Delivering for American Workers

Statement by the Press Secretary on the International Partnership Against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons

Statement by the Press Secretary on White House core principles for immigration reform submitted to Congress

Statement by the Press Secretary on the dispute over the governorship of Afghanistan's Balkh Province

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act

Text of an op-ed by Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III for USA Today: Trump Promised To End "American Carnage." Promise Delivered (published January 23)

January 25

Statement by the Press Secretary: NASA Day of Remembrance 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Framework on Immigration Reform & Border Security

Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom in Davos, Switzerland

Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Davos, Switzerland

January 26

Transcript of a background press briefing previewing the President's address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on the State of the Union Address (embargoed until January 27)

Statement by the Press Secretary: More Jobs, More Opportunity, More Growth

Readout of the President's meeting with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Chairman of the African Union, in Davos, Switzerland

Readout of the President's meeting with President Alain Berset of Switzerland in Davos, Switzerland

January 27

Text of an op-ed by Saagar Enjeti for the Daily Caller: Poll: Majority of Americans Agree With Trump on DACA (published January 22)

January 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Special Guests for the State of the Union Address

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 984 and H.R. 4641

Text of an op-ed by National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn for CNN: Trump Shared a Vision of Economic Progress in Davos (published January 28)

January 30

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Additional Special Guests for the State of the Union Address

Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's "American Model" Economy Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reshaping the Government

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Promoting Free, Fair, and Reciprocal Trade

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Will Rebuild American Infrastructure and Forge a Path Towards Greater Prosperity

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Wants Immigration That Makes America Stronger and Safer

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Foreign Policy Puts America First

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects America Through Lawful Detention of Terrorists

January 31

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address

Statement by the Press Secretary: Commentators and Editorial Boards Applaud President Donald

J. Trump's State of the Union Address

Statement by the Press Secretary: Tax Cuts and Reforms Are Helping American Workers and Businesses

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 117

Fact sheet: Good News Keeps Rolling in for American Workers and the American Economy Following Tax Reform

Fact sheet: Common-Sense Immigration Reform That Keeps Families Together

February 1

Text of an op-ed by Ned Ryun for The Hill: Trump's State of the Union Speech Was Magnificent (published January 31)

Text of an op-ed by Matt Mackowiak for the Washington Times: Sullen Democrats Sit Out Trump's Offer of Bipartisanship (January 31)

Text of a Washington Examiner editorial: Trump's Immigration Deal Is, Well, the Real Deal

February 2

Statement by the Press Secretary: Today's Job Gains Top Off an Impressive Week of Economic News

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's declassification of a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence majority staff memorandum concerning the use of surveillance tools by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's State of the Union Address Continues To Earn Applause

Fact sheet: Responsible Immigration Reform Will Secure Our Borders

February 5

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah Statement by the Press Secretary on inquiries regarding the stock market

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Achieved the Biggest Tax Cuts and Reforms in American History

February 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice John P. Cronan

Statement by the Press Secretary on creation of the National Vetting Center Statement by the Press Secretary on inquiries regarding a military parade

Text of an article by Jed Graham of Investor's Business Daily: IBD/TIPP Poll: Economic Optimism Hits 13-Year High on Trump Tax Cuts

Fact sheet: Protecting American Communities From the Violence of MS–13

February 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis

Statement by the Press Secretary on Iran's return of detained U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi to prison

Statement by the Press Secretary on White House Staff Secretary Robert R. Porter

Text of a statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on White House Staff Secretary Robert R. Porter

February 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah Fact sheet: President Trump Has Been a Champion for Religious Freedom Fact sheet: Ending the Economic Harm Caused by Our Immigration System February 9

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Reforming Biopharmaceutical Pricing at Home and Abroad

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Reforming Biopharmaceutical Pricing at Home and Abroad

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts Are Boosting American Workers' Paychecks

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1892 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1301

Text of a letter from Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn II to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin G. Nunes on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence minority staff memorandum concerning the use of surveillance tools by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Text of a letter from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein to Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn II on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence minority staff memorandum concerning the use of surveillance tools by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

February 10

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's infrastructure principles

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Syria and Israel

February 11

Statement by the Press Secretary on the crash of Saratov Airlines Flight 703 near Moscow, Russia

Text of a Turkey-U.S. joint press statement on National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's travel to Turkey

February 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office of Management and Budget John M. "Mick" Mulvaney on the President's fiscal year 2018 budget

Text of a White House report: Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America

Fact sheet: Building a Stronger America: President Donald J. Trump's American Infrastructure Initiative

February 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Infrastructure Initiative Announcement

Fact sheet: Building a Stronger America: Addressing America's Infrastructure Needs

February 14

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's immigration framework

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Calls on the Senate To Support the Grassley Bill, Oppose Bills That Fail To Deliver for the American People

Statement by the Press Secretary: Polling: Americans Overwhelmingly Support President Trump's Commonsense Immigration Reforms

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4708 and S. 534

Text of an op-ed by Sen. Timothy E. Scott for USA Today: New Tax Law Will Spur Opportunity in Distressed Communities

Fact sheet: Building a Stronger America: America Wants Infrastructure Reform

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Expanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Underserved Communities

February 15

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's immigration framework

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Schumer-Rounds-Collins amendment regarding immigration reform legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Russian military's "NotPetya" cyber attack

Statement by the Press Secretary on the meeting between senior administration officials and Mexican officials

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate failure to pass immigration reform legislation

February 16

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the President's Infrastructure Initiative

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Senate Minority's Obstructionism on Immigration

Statement by the Press Secretary on the indictments brought by Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III against 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities for interference in the 2016 Presidential election

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 582

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for the Orlando Sentinel: Let's Invest in U.S. Future (published February 15)

February 19

Statement by the Press Secretary on legislation to strengthen the Federal background check system for gun purchases

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's participation in the Gridiron Club dinner and the White House Correspondents' Association dinner

February 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for the Des Moines Register: Rural America Will See Major Benefits From Trump's Infrastructure Plan (published February 19)

Text of an article by Kate Rogers of CNBC: Small-Business Confidence Hits Record High in 2018 After Trump Tax-Reform Win

Text of an article by Tristan Justice of the Washington Examiner: Majority of Americans Now Support Tax Law: Poll

Fact sheet: Building a Stronger America: Rural Infrastructure for the 21st Century

February 21

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett and CEA members Richard V. Burkhauser and Tomas J. Philipson on the Economic Report of the President

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Syrian Government's attacks on Eastern Ghouta, Syria

Fact sheet: Building a Stronger America: Rural Communities Need Reliable, Modern Infrastructure

Fact sheet: Growing the American Economy: The Economic Report of the President

February 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett

Statement by the Press Secretary: Support Continues To Build for the President's Infrastructure Initiative

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1438

Text of an op-ed by Sens. James M. Inhofe and Sheldon Whitehouse for the Wall Street Journal: Both Sides of the Aisle Want Better Roads and Ports (published February 21)

February 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin on North Korea sanctions

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on North Korea sanctions

Statement by the Press Secretary: What the President's Infrastructure Plan Will Do To Expand Rural Broadband Access

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Obstruction of the President's Nominees

Statement by the Press Secretary: New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for President Trump's Immigration Priorities

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Saudi-led coalition's expansion of humanitarian efforts in Yemen

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Meeting With Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Strengthens the United States-Australia Alliance and Close Economic Partnership

February 24

Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence minority staff memorandum concerning the use of surveillance tools by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen

February 25

Statement by the Press Secretary on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

February 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 96

Readout of a breakout session involving Governors and administration officials on improving infrastructure

Readout of breakout session involving Governors and administration officials on workforce development

Readout of breakout session involving Governors and administration officials on combating opioids

February 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on prison reform

Statement by the Press Secretary on the reduction in U.S. assistance to the Government of Cambodia

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prioritizes Historically Black College and Universities

February 28

Statement by the Press Secretary: America's Resurgent Economy

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the resignation of White House Communications Director Hope C. Hicks

Statement by Hope C. Hicks on her resignation as White House Communications Director

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Policy Agenda and Annual Report for Free, Fair, and Reciprocal Trade

March 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on an NBC News report regarding National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster

Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Michael N. Anton on an NBC News report regarding National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster

Advance text of remarks by Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy David J. "D.J." Gribbin IV at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Washington Briefing

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Combatting the Opioid Crisis

March 2

Statement by the Press Secretary on recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria, Mali, and Burkina Faso

March 4

Statement by the Press Secretary on Russian and Syrian Government attacks on Eastern Ghouta

March 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel

Text of an article by Sarah Kent and Timothy Puko of the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Will Be the World's Largest Oil Producer by 2023, Says IEA

Text of an op-ed by Gov. Mary Fallin and Secretary of Transportation Mike Patterson of Oklahoma for the Tulsa World: Trump's Infrastructure Plan Brings Needed Attention for Improvements (published March 2)

March 6

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on North Korea

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the resignation of National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn

Statement by Gary D. Cohn on his resignation as National Economic Council Director

Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for the Des Moines Register: Tax Cuts Are Working in Iowa (published March 5)

March 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Reform Is Delivering for All Americans

March 8

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the announcement that President Trump would meet with Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un of North Korea

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the President's proclamations adjusting imports of aluminum and steel into the United States

Transcript of a background surrogate call by a senior administration official on the President's proclamations adjusting imports of aluminum and steel into the United States

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know: Section 232 Investigations and Tariffs

Statement by the Press Secretary on the announcement by National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong of South Korea that President Trump had accepted an invitation to meet with Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un of North Korea

Transcript of remarks by National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong of South Korea outside the West Wing at the White House

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Will Protect American National Security From the Effects of Unfair Trade Practices

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Addressing Unfair Trade Practices That Threaten To Harm Our National Security

March 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: February's Strong Jobs Report Is Another Sign of a Resurgent Economy

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About February's Blockbuster Jobs Report

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1725, H.R. 3122, and

H.R. 4533

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., for the Wall Street Journal: Why We Imposed the Metal Tariffs (published March 8)

March 11

Transcript of a press call by Secretary of Education Elisabeth P. DeVos and Domestic Policy Council Director Andrew P. Bremberg on school safety

March 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the Global Health Security Agenda

White House report: Implementing the Global Health Security Agenda: Progress and Impact From U.S. Government Investments

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Immediate Actions To Secure Our Schools

March 13

Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the White House conference on the situation in Gaza

Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the President's upcoming roundtable discussion on tax reform in St. Louis, MO

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Sanctuary Cities

Statement by Director of Central Intelligence Michael R. Pompeo on his nomination to be Secretary of State

Statement by Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Gina C. Haspel on her nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Working To Build Stronger Borders Fact sheet: President Donald Trump Is Rebuilding American Strength and Confronting Threats Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Working To End Human Trafficking

March 14

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump's Nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the STOP School Violence Act of 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Lawrence A. Kudlow as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council

Statement by the Press Secretary on the United Kingdom's decision to expel Russian diplomats

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Readout of the White House conference on the situation in Gaza

Text of an op-ed by Lt. Gov. Michael L. Parson of Missouri for the Kansas City Star: Trump's Tax Reform Reaps Benefits for Missourians (published March 13)

Fact sheet: Mike Pompeo's Distinguished Career as CIA Director

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts Are a Windfall for Americans

March 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background briefing by senior national security officials on sanctions imposed by the Department of the Treasury on Russian cyber actors for interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and malicious cyber attacks

Statement by the Press Secretary: Cabinet Secretaries Testify on the President's Proposal for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Infrastructure Funding

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Simon-Skjodt Center: "Syria, Is the Worst Yet To Come?"

March 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 294, H.R. 452, H.R. 535, H.R. 3656, and S. 831

March 18

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's travel to New Hampshire

March 19

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Venezuela

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the visit of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Christopher P. Liddell as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the appointment of Christopher P. Liddell as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination

Readout of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's meeting with National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong of South Korea and Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat Shotaro Yachi of Japan

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Initiative To Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand

March 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump's Initiative To Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1208, H.R. 1858, and

H.R. 1988

Fact sheet: Sanctuary Cities Undermine Law Enforcement and Endanger Our Communities

March 21

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's discussion with Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul D. Ryan and Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell regarding the omnibus spending bill

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

Readout of the President's meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on March 20

March 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney and White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Transcript of a background press call by Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter

K. Navarro and National Economic Council member Everett H. Eissenstat on the President's upcoming announcement on the section 301 investigation of China

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Approves Section 232 Tariff Modifications Statement by H.R. McMaster on his resignation as National Security Adviser

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the resignation of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Standing Up for American Innovation

Fact sheet: The American People Win as President Donald J. Trump's Priorities Are Funded Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Building a Stronger American Workforce

March 23

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Section 301 Trade Actions

Statement from the Press Secretary on service by transgender individuals in the military Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1625

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2254, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2464, H.R. 2672, H.R. 2815, H.R. 2873, H.R. 3109, H.R. 3369, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3655, H.R.

3821, H.R. 3893, H.R. 4042, and H.R. 4285

March 24

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters on the "March for Our Lives" rally to address gun violence

March 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the expulsion of Russian intelligence officers by the U.S.

Transcript of a background briefing for regional reporters by senior officials from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Statement by the Press Secretary: Widespread Support for John Bolton as National Security Adviser

Statement by the Press Secretary on the expulsion of Russian intelligence officers by the U.S. Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1177

Readout of the trilateral meeting of the National Security Advisers of the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates

March 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on South Korea-U.S. trade

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Sparks Renewed Focus on American Infrastructure

Statement by the Press Secretary: Optimism Abounds: The American Economy Is Coming Back Strong

Statement by the Press Secretary on Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un of North Korea's travel to Beijing, China

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Education Elisabeth P. DeVos for the Washington Examiner: How the Omnibus Spending Law Makes Schools Safer (published March 26)

March 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's travel to Ohio

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Economic Benefits and Impacts of Expanded Infrastructure Investment

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Economic Benefits and Impacts of Expanded Infrastructure Investment

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2154, S. 188, and S. 324

Text of an article by Martin Crutsinger of the Associated Press: US Economic Growth in Q4 Revised Up to 2.9 Percent Rate

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Plan To Expand Infrastructure Investment Will Build a Stronger American Economy

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Fulfilling His Promise on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement and on National Security

March 29

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters and a senior administration official

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump Securing Improvements to the U.S.-South Korea Trade Agreement

Statement by the Press Secretary on Russia's expulsion of U.S. diplomats

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Energy J. Richard Perry for the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Rising LNG Exports a Sign Trump Administration's Infrastructure Policies Are Paying Off

Fact sheet: Building Up American Infrastructure and American Workers

March 30

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Infrastructure Remarks in Richfield, OH

Statement by the Press Secretary on the efforts of Yemen's Houthis to destabilize the Arabian Peninsula

April 2

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement catch-and-release program and illegal immigration

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Catch and Release

Statement by the Press Secretary on a potential meeting between the President and President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Czech Republic's extradition of Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin to the U.S.

April 3

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

April 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on border security

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Loopholes Allowing Unaccompanied Alien Children To Stay in the Country

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need to Know About the President's Authorization for the National Guard To Deploy to the Southern Border

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Houthi commercial maritime attack off the coast of Yemen

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary on the anniversary of the April 4, 2017, chemical weapons attack on Khan Shaykhun, Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3731, S. 2030, and S. 2040 on April 3

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4851

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta for the Columbus Dispatch: Trump Infrastructure Plan Provides Skilled Jobs

April 5

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Summit of the Americas

Statement by the Press Secretary: Tax Reform Is Paying Off for Workers and Businesses in West Virginia and Around the Country

Text of an op-ed by Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams for the Detroit News: Leadership Is Here To Fight Opioids (published April 3)

Text of an op-ed by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney for CNBC: "MAGAnomics" Is Working and Defying Critics

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Leadership on the Economy Is Making a Difference for All Americans

April 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on U.S. sanctions against Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary: America Is Open for Business

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About President Donald J. Trump's Actions Responding to China's Unfair Trade Practices

Statement by the Press Secretary on outgoing National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's departure from the White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement catch-and- release program

Statement by the Press Secretary on actions taken by Panama against the Government of Venezuela

Statement by outgoing National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster

Text of an op-ed by Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana and Gov. D. Phillip Bryant of Mississippi for the Baton Rouge Advocate: Louisiana, Mississippi Governors' Column: Trump's Infrastructure Plan Marks Progress (published April 4)

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for the Lexington

Herald-Leader: Trump Has Not Forgotten Rural America's Needs, Contributions (published April 5)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Standing Up to Russia's Malign Activities

April 7

Statement by the Press Secretary on the vehicular attack in Münster, Germany

April 8

Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Deputy Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications Michael N. Anton

April 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About President Donald J. Trump's Efforts To End Catch and Release

Text of an op-ed by White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter K. Navarro for the Financial Times: Donald Trump Is Standing Up for American Interests

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Improving Inefficient Permitting Reviews

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Working Every Day To Help Bring an End to the Opioid Crisis

April 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Executive order titled "Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility"

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Action To Improve Federal Infrastructure Permitting

Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert

Statement by the Press Secretary on the proclamation titled "Maintaining Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats"

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018

Text of an op-ed by Gov. Douglas A. Ducey of Arizona for USA Today: National Guard Needed at Border (published April 9)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Economic Mobility Reforms Will Restore Independence and Dignity to Millions of Americans

April 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump and senior administration officials on the Summit of the Americas

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1865

Fact sheet: By Signing the Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, President Donald J. Trump Provides Invaluable Tools Needed To Fight the Scourge of Sex Trafficking

Excerpts of prepared remarks by Director of Central Intelligence Michael R. Pompeo at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State

April 12

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters on the resignation of Deputy National Security Adviser Ricky L. Waddell

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Statement by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the Senate confirmation hearing for Director of Central Intelligence Michael R. Pompeo to be Secretary of State

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts Are Energizing American Employers of All Sizes

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reducing Barriers That Are Holding Back American Manufacturers

April 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan's official working visit to the President's residence at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About President Donald J. Trump's Success Opening International Markets to U.S. Agriculture

Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Government Assessment of the Assad Regime's Chemical Weapons Use

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's pardon of former Chief of Staff to the Vice President I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4547 and S. 772

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Has Taken Action To Stop Syrian Chemical Weapons Use

April 14

Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on Syria Transcript of a surrogate background press call by senior administration officials on Syria

Readout of National Security Adviser John R. Bolton's telephone conversation with National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates

April 16

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump's Tax Day trip to New Hampshire

Statement by the Press Secretary on additional U.S. sanctions against Russia

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts Will Generate Greater Economic Opportunity for All

April 17

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Lawrence A. Kudlow and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Matthew Pottinger on the official working visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

Statement by the Press Secretary: Saying Goodbye to an Outdated Tax Code

Statement by the Press Secretary on high-level talks between U.S. and North Korean officials

Statement by the Press Secretary on Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael R. Pompeo's travel

Text of an op-ed by the President for USA Today: America's Economy Is Back and Roaring and Its People Are Winning

Fact sheet: Out With the Old, In With the New: Tax Cuts and Reforms That Look Out for Hardworking Taxpayers

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Are Working Together To Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Alliance

April 18

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and Senator Thomas B. Cotton on Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael R. Pompeo's nomination to be Secretary of State

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for the Trump Administration's Approval of Opportunity Zones

Statement by the Press Secretary calling on Congress to fix loopholes in immigration laws

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

Statement by the Press Secretary on media reports that Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis advised the President to seek congressional approval for U.S. military strikes in Syria

Text of an op-ed by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Kevin A. Hassett for the Wall Street Journal: The Wages of Tax Reform Are Going to America's Workers (published April 17)

April 19

Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Security Presidential Memorandum on United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy

Text of an op-ed by Small Business Administrator Linda E. McMahon for the Harrisburg, PA, Patriot-News: Here's How a Midstate Business Benefited From the Trump Tax Cut (published April 18)

Readout of National Security Adviser John R. Bolton's meeting with Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoliy Ivanovich Antonov of Russia

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Visits Joint Interagency Task Force South

April 20

Transcript of a background press briefing by a senior administration official on the upcoming state visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House National Security Adviser Announces Senior Staff Appointment

Text of an op-ed by Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro for the Washington Times: A Win for America and Its Allies (published April 19)

Excerpts of op-eds and editorials calling for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael

R. Pompeo to be confirmed as Secretary of State

April 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the opioid crisis

Statement by the Press Secretary: Editorial Boards Across the Country Call for Mike Pompeo To Be Confirmed as Secretary of State

Statement by the Press Secretary on the vehicular attack in Toronto, Canada

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Foreign Relations Committee approval of Director of Central Intelligence Michael R. Pompeo to be Secretary of State

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3445 and H.R. 3979

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., for the Washington Times: Unlocking America's Full Potential (published April 22)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump and President Emmanuel Macron Continue To Build the Trans-Atlantic Alliance

Advance text of remarks by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin A. Hassett to the New York Federal Reserve Bank

April 24

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Nicaragua

April 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Effective Entry Restrictions Protecting Our National Security

Text of an op-ed by White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner for the Wall Street Journal: Trump's "Forgotten Men and Women" Include Prisoners (published April 24)

April 26

Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Loopholes That Prevent the Removal of Many Dangerous Criminal Aliens

Statement by the Press Secretary on Physician to the President and Chief White House Physician Ronny L. Jackson

Statement by the Press Secretary on the meeting between President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un of North Korea

Statement by Physician to the President and Chief White House Physician Ronny L. Jackson on his decision to withdraw his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Prescription Drug Take Back Day To Fight the Scourge of Drug Abuse Across the Country

April 27

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for the Confirmation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Strengthen the Close Relationship Between the United States and Germany

April 30

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Approves Section 232 Tariff Modifications

Statement by the Press Secretary on Israel's announcement regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on White House Physician Ronny L. Jackson, Deputy Assistant to the President

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on his relationship with the President Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 167

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., for CNBC: President Trump's Tax Plan Is Working for America

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Recognizes the Importance of Small Businesses During 2018 Small Business Week

May 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

May 2

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short on the nomination of Gina C. Haspel to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for Gina Haspel, President Trump's Nominee for CIA Director

Statement by the Press Secretary on the retirement of White House Special Council Ty Cobb

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the appointment of Emmet T. Flood IV to represent the President in the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 Presidential election

Text of an article by Bryon Tau and Nancy A. Youssef of the Wall Street Journal: From Mother Teresa to Counterterrorism: CIA Unveils More on Gina Haspel (published May 1)

Fact sheet: Gina Haspel Is the Right Person To Lead the CIA

May 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: A Confident and Growing United States Economy Statement by the Press Secretary on religious violence in the Central African Republic Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in Nigeria

Statement by the Press Secretary on Ken Isaacs as U.N. International Organization for Migration Director General-designate

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom in the United States

May 4

Statement by the Press Secretary: Empowering American Small Businesses

Statement by the Press Secretary: Small Business Is Booming Across the United States

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the April Jobs Report

Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. trade delegation's meetings with Chinese officials in Beijing, China

Statement by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on U.S. troop levels in South Korea

Text of an op-ed by Small Business Administrator Linda E. McMahon for Fox News: SBA Boosts Woman's Dream To Expand Business (published May 3)

Readout of National Security Adviser John R. Bolton's meeting with National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong of South Korea

May 5

Statement by the Press Secretary on China's efforts to impose political correctness on U.S. companies and citizens

Readout of National Security Adviser John R. Bolton's meeting with National Security Adviser Shotaro Yachi of Japan

Text of a letter to the President from Hubbard, OH, resident Sharlene Thornton

May 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials previewing the President's budget rescission request

Statement by the Press Secretary: Gina Haspel Is the Best Choice for CIA Director Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 5674

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4300

May 8

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah on Central Intelligence Agency Director–designate Gina C. Haspel's Senate confirmation hearing

Statement by the Press Secretary on the civil war in South Sudan

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting American Taxpayer Dollars

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal

Fact sheet: Gina Haspel Has Defended Our National Security

May 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call on the Executive order titled "Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses"

Statement by the Press Secretary: Gina Haspel Continues To Earn Widespread Support Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Military Spouses in the Labor Market

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Military Spouses in the Labor Market

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Decision To End United States Participation in the Iran Deal

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Surge in Illegal Border Crossings and the Failures of Our Current Immigration System

Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of United States citizens detained in North Korea Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 447

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Enhancing Opportunity for Military Families

May 10

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials previewing the President's remarks on prescription drug costs

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Nominee for CIA Director Gina Haspel

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: The Trump Administration Secures the Release of Three Americans From North Korea

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the President's Victory for the World by Freeing Three Brave Americans

Statement by the Press Secretary on Iran's rocket attacks from Syria against Israel

Statement by the Press Secretary on the swearing-in of Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the economic reform program of President Mauricio Macri of Argentina

Text of an op-ed by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton for the Washington Post: The Iran Deal Was Betrayed by Its Own Abysmal Record (published May 9)

May 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the upcoming opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

Statement by the Press Secretary: Gina Haspel's Confirmation Is Central to Our National Security

Statement by the Press Secretary on Iran's aggressive actions against Saudi Arabia and Israel

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma for Fox News: Help Is On the Way for Americans Facing High Drug Prices

Text of an op-ed by Anthony Tersigni for the Wall Street Journal: Congress's Chance To Do Right by Veterans (published May 9)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Blueprint To Lower Drug Prices

May 13

Statement by the Press Secretary on the May 12 terrorist attack in Paris, France

May 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah

Transcript of a press call by Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan M. Gordon on the nomination of Gina C. Haspel To Be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the President's tweet regarding U.S. regulatory action involving ZTE Corp.

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Keeps His Promise To Open U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel

May 15

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on enhancing the effectiveness of agency Chief Information Officers

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to the White House (embargoed until May 16)

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie, Jr., on the Veterans Choice Program

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for the Opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem

Statement by the Press Secretary on a report from the Yonhap News Agency of Seoul, South Korea, regarding the President's upcoming meeting with Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un of North Korea

Text of an op-ed by Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats for USA Today: At CIA, Gina Haspel Will Make Sure "We Never Have To Relearn Lessons of the Past"

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers

May 16

Statement by the Press Secretary: Gina Haspel Earned Praise Leading Up to Committee Vote

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Community Movement Against Sanctuary Policies

Statement by the Press Secretary: The United States and Uzbekistan: Launching a New Era of Strategic Partnership

Statement by the Press Secretary: Trump Administration Officials To Host Trade Delegation from China

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the VA MISSION Act Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on California's sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants

Text of a USA Today editorial: Trump Supporters Across America: The President Is Delivering on His Agenda

May 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie, Jr.

Statement by the Press Secretary on the United States-United Arab Emirates Open Skies Understanding

Statement by the Press Secretary on the move of the Guatemalan Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel

Readout of meetings between U.S. officials and the delegation from China on the China-U.S. trade relationship

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Hosts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prioritizes Efficiency in the Federal Government

May 18

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Local Leaders Standing Up to the Sanctuary Policies That Endanger Their Communities

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Returns on Investments in Recidivism-Reducing Programs

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Returns on Investments in Recidivism-Reducing Programs

Statement by the Press Secretary on the proposed title X family planning program rule from the Department of Health and Human Services

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on House of Representatives action on the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Supports Legislative Action To Reduce Recidivism in Our Prison System

May 21

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About the Violent Animals of MS– 13

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Department of Justice's request that the Office of the Inspector General investigate potential irregularities in the tactics used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Department of Justice concerning the President's 2016 campaign

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.J. Res. 57

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for the Omaha World- Herald: Trump Administration Stands Behind Ag Producers (published May 20)

Text of an article by Jim Norman for Gallup: Optimism About Availability of Good Jobs Hits New Heights

May 22

Statement by the Press Secretary: Support for the Trump Administration's Proposed Title X Rule

Statement by the Press Secretary on the move of Paraguay's Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the FIRST STEP Act

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan Mclinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3210 Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Defending American Values

May 23

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the President's roundtable discussion on immigration in Bethpage, NY

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the VA MISSION Act

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on upcoming meetings between congressional leaders and Department of Justice, law enforcement, and intelligence community officials

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Dedicated to Combating MS–13

May 24

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's posthumous pardoning of John A. "Jack" Johnson

Statement by the Press Secretary on the role of White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and White House Special Counsel Emmet Flood in facilitating meetings between congressional leaders and Department of Justice, law enforcement, and intelligence community officials

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2155

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Supports Regulatory Reforms for Community Banks, Credit Unions, and Consumers

May 25

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Houthi missile strike on a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Yemen

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 35

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reforming the Civil Service To Work for the American People

May 26

Statement by the Press Secretary on preparations for a potential North Korea-U.S. summit meeting in Singapore

Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of U.S. citizen Joshua Holt from detention in Venezuela

May 29

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. actions to protect domestic technology and intellectual property from China's discriminatory and burdensome trade practices

Statement by the Press Secretary on preparations for a potential North Korea-U.S. summit meeting in Singapore

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Confronting China's Unfair Trade Policies

May 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Potential for Youth Sports To Improve Childhood Outcomes

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers Report: The Potential for Youth Sports To Improve Childhood Outcomes

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 204

Text of an op-ed by Marc A. Thiessen for the Washington Post: Thank Republicans for Your Right To Try

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump To Sign Right To Try Legislation Fulfilling the Promise He Made To Expand Healthcare Options for Terminal Americans

May 31

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Approves Section 232 Tariff Modifications

Statement by the Press Secretary: What You Need To Know About Implementing Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's pardoning of Dinesh J. D'Souza

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on a campaign advertisement released by Democratic congressional candidate Daniel I. Helmer of Virginia

June 1

Statement by the Press Secretary: American Workers and Businesses Continue To See Gains Under the Trump Economy

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House National Security Adviser Announces Senior Staff Appointment

Statement by the Press Secretary on fuel-secure power facilities

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3562, H.R. 4009, and S. 1285

Text of an article by Neil Irwin of the New York Times: We Ran Out of Words To Describe How Good the Jobs Numbers Are

June 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Readout of China-U.S. trade negotiations in Beijing, China

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's 500 Days of American Greatness

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's 500 Days of Strengthening the American Economy

June 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin A. Hassett

Statement by the Press Secretary on the cancellation of the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles' visit to the White House

Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah on the employment termination of Special Assistant to the President Kelly Riddell Sadler

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 292 and S. 1282

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's 500 Days of Making Our Communities Safer and More Secure

Fact sheet: Results of President Donald J. Trump's Pro-Growth Agenda

June 6

Transcript of a briefing by National Economic Council Director Lawrence A. Kudlow on the Group of Seven (G–7) nations summit

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's commutation of the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson

Statement by the Press Secretary on the White House Iftar dinner.

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2372

Text of an op-ed by Wayne Allyn Root for Townhall.com: The Trump Miracle (published June 5)

Text of an article by Eric Morath of the Wall Street Journal: American Job Openings Now Outnumber the Jobless (published June 5)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's 500 Days of Making the Government Accountable to the American People

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Provides Resources for Veterans To Get the Care They Deserve From the Doctors They Want

June 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, Truth Initiative President and Chief Executive Officer Robin Koval, Ad Council President and Chief Executive Officer Lisa Sherman, and Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director Jim Carroll on the youth opioid prevention advertising campaign

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Signing of the VA MISSION Act

Statement by the Press Secretary on the youth opioid prevention advertising campaign Statement by the Press Secretary on the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act

Text of an article by Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner: Total Jobless Claims Running at Lowest Level in 44 Years

Text of an article by Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner: $3 Billion Payoff: 101 Utilities Cut Rates, Credit GOP Tax Cuts

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's 500 Days of Winning on the World Stage Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action To Stop Youth Opioid Abuse June 8

Text of an op-ed by National Economic Council Director Lawrence A. Kudlow for the

Washington Post: Trump Is Presiding Over Extraordinary Growth. G–7 Leaders Should Notice (published June 7)

Text of an op-ed by White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter K. Navarro for the New York Times: The Era of American Complacency on Trade Is Over

June 11

Transcript of press briefing by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Office Public Financial Disclosures Available

Statement by the Press Secretary on the health of National Economic Council Director and Assistant to the President Lawrence A. Kudlow

June 12

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Summit With North Korea

Statement by the Press Secretary on the health of National Economic Council Director and Assistant to the President Lawrence A. Kudlow

June 13

Statement by the Press Secretary: Historic Summit With North Korea Is a Tremendous Moment for the World

Statement by the Press Secretary on the health of National Economic Council Director and Assistant to the President Lawrence A. Kudlow

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on ZTE Corporation

June 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Has Restored American Leadership on the World Stage

June 15

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on U.S. responses to China's trade practices under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on immigration reform legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3663 and H.R. 4910

Readout of a meeting between White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner, U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley, and Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of the United Nations

Fact sheet: Results of Congressional Democrats' Dangerous Immigration Policies

June 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by National Space Council Executive Secretary Scott Pace and Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff Jared Stout previewing the President's memorandum on national space traffic management

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Deputy Director for Political Affairs Brian T. Jack on the President's travel to Duluth, MN

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters on the Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3249

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Achieving a Safe and Secure Future in Space

June 19

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro on China-U.S. trade

Statement by the Press Secretary: Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Report: "How China's Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World"

Text of an Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy report: How China's Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Resignation of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joseph W. Hagin

Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah on the President's meeting with the House Republican Conference

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the Resignation of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joseph W. Hagin

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman, Jordan

Text of a National Review editorial: Congress Should Act on the Border Fact sheet: The Crisis at the Border by the Numbers

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Promoting America's Ocean Economy

June 20

Transcript of a press call by Counselor to the Attorney General Gene Hamilton on the President's Executive order titled "Affording Congress an Opportunity To Address Family Separation"

Text of an op-ed by Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III for USA Today: We Don't Want To Separate Parents From Kids (published June 19)

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Acting To Enforce the Law, While Keeping Families Together

June 21

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director for Management Margaret M. Weichert on the President's Government reform proposal

Statement by the Press Secretary on peace negotiations between Ethiopia and Eritrea Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1900, H.R. 2333,

H.R. 2772, and H.R. 4743

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt in Cairo, Egypt

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar in Qatar

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Standing Up for Human Rights at the U.N.

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reforming the Federal Government, Making it More Efficient, Effective, and Accountable

June 22

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of legislation to combat the opioid and drug demand crisis

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1397 and H.R. 1719

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David

M. Friedman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem, Israel Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stands With the Victims of Illegal Alien Crime June 23

Readout of White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Special Representative for

International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel

June 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1869 and S. 2246

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for USA Today: Donald Trump Will Protect American Farmers From China's Trade Retaliation

June 26

Text of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: Stand Tough on Trade: It's a Start To Give Support to

U.S. Manufacturing (published June 25)

Text of an op-ed by Suzanne O'Halloran for Fox Business: American Money Flowing Back Into America

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening Bilateral Relations With Jordan

June 27

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Travel Restrictions Defend Our Country Fact sheet: Robert Wilkie Is the Right Choice for the Department of Veterans Affairs June 28

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., for the Racine County Journal Times: Foxconn Investment Is Sign of More to Come

June 29

Statement by the Press Secretary: Six Months in, Tax Reform Is Paying Off Fact sheet: Six Months Later: Tax Reform Delivers an Economic Resurgence July 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Supreme Court nominee selection process

July 3

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley

July 5

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison and Ambassador to Russia Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. on the President's travel to the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, and to Helsinki, Finland

Fact sheet: Abolishing Ice Would Erase America's Borders and Open the Floodgates to More Crime, Drugs, and Terrorism

July 6

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert W. "Woody" Johnson IV on the President's travel to the United Kingdom

Statement by the Press Secretary: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The American Economy Is Booming

July 9

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming working visit with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary announcing that former Sen. John Kyl will serve as sherpa for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 931, H.R. 2229, and S. 1091

Fact sheet: Keeping His Promise: President Trump's Transparent, Consistent, and Principled Process for Choosing a Supreme Court Nominee

July 10

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy James B. Sherk on the Executive order titled "Excepting Administrative Law Judges From the Competitive Service"

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Continued Support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's grant of executive clemency to Dwight L. Hammond, Jr., and Steven Hammond

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs approval of Secretary of Veterans Affairs-designate Robert L. Wilkie, Jr.

Text of a letter to Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein from high school classmates and fellow alumni of Supreme Court Associate Justice-designate Brett M. Kavanaugh supporting his nomination (dated July 9)

July 11

Statement by the Press Secretary: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Earns Widespread Praise From Editorial Boards Across the Country

Statement by the Press Secretary on financial commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by member states

Text of an article by Steven Shepard of Politico: Poll: Voters Oppose Abolishing ICE

July 12

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Expanding Work Requirements in Non-Cash Welfare Programs

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Expanding Work Requirements in Non-Cash Welfare Programs

Statement by the Press Secretary: What the Legal Community Is Saying About Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court

Statement by the Press secretary on the President's relationship with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the resignation of Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short

Statement by Marc Short on his resignation as White House Director of Legislative Affairs

Text of a letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein from former female law clerks of Supreme Court Associate Justice- designate Brett M. Kavanaugh supporting his nomination

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Fighting Fraud on Consumers, Investors, and Markets

July 13

Statement by the Press Secretary: Statements of Support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh Pour In Statement by the Press Secretary: Spring 2019 White House Internship Program

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the Department of Justice's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers on charges related to Russia's interference in the 2016 Presidential election

Text of an op-ed by Amy Chua for the Wall Street Journal: Kavanaugh Is a Mentor to Women (published July 12)

July 16

Text of an article by Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of the Wall Street Journal: Kavanaugh's Collegial Nature Could Change Supreme Court's Tenor (published July 15)

July 17

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Addressing America's Reskilling Challenge

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Addressing America's Reskilling Challenge

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting Our Elections and Standing Up to Russia's Malign Activities

July 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of an on-the-record regional press call by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump and a senior administration official on the "Pledge to America's Workers" event

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump and a senior administration official on the "Pledge to America's Workers" event

Statement by the Press Secretary on the awarding of a contract to the Boeing Co. to design and build two Air Force One replacement aircraft

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives action to provide funding for a Mexico-U.S. border wall

July 19

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order on Workforce Development

Statement by the Press Secretary on President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia's proposal regarding the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 Presidential election

Text of an article by Alexandra Hutzler of Newsweek: Democrats Cry Foul, But Brett Kavanaugh's View of Independent Counsels Is Unrelated to Mueller Probe, Experts Say (published July 18)

Text of a letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein from former Harvard Law School students of Supreme Court Associate Justice–designate Brett M. Kavanaugh supporting his nomination

Fact sheet: Kathy Kraninger Is the Right Leader To Reform and Refocus the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Taking Action To Equip American Students and Workers With the Skills They Need To Succeed

July 20

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order on Workforce Development: Members of Congress

Statement by the Press Secretary on the boating accident on Table Rock Lake near Branson, MO Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 770, H.R. 2061, and

S.J. Res. 60

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 219 and H.R. 220

Text of an article by Adam Liptak of the New York Times: "Best Professor." "Very Evenhanded." "Great Hair!": Brett Kavanaugh, as Seen by His Law Students (published July 19)

July 22

Statement by the Press Secretary on the South Sudan peace process

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the U.S. military's interception of a small, low-wing general aviation aircraft within the no-fly space near Bedminster, NJ

July 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on Iran

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 446, H.R. 447, H.R. 951, H.R. 2122, and H.R. 2292

Fact sheet: Made in America: Businesses and Workers Are Thriving Under President Donald J. Trump

July 24

Statement by the Press Secretary on extending the National Flood Insurance Program Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1496, H.R. 2673,

H.R. 3183, H.R. 4301, H.R. 4406, H.R. 4463, H.R. 4574, H.R. 4646, H.R. 4685, H.R. 4722, H.R.

4840, and H.R. 5956

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Honoring Its Commitment to Our Nation's Veterans

July 25

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Deputy Director of Political Affairs Brian T. Jack and Deputy Director of Communications Jessica E. Ditto on the President's travel to Granite City, IL

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Deputy Director of Political Affairs Brian T. Jack and Deputy Director of Communications Jessica E. Ditto on the President's travel to Dubuque, IA

Statement by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the President's prospective meeting with President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary on barring CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins from a White House event

Text of a letter to Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer from 31 Governors supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting America's Farmers Against Unfair and Retaliatory Trade Practices

July 26

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley Transcript of a press gaggle by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Plan To Protect American Farmers From Unjustified Trade Retaliation

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Trade Announcement With the European Union

Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Conference Report accompanying the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea's repatriation of the remains of U.S. servicemembers killed in the Korean war

Text of an op-ed by Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter K. Navarro for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Trump Steel Tariffs Bring Hope, Prosperity Back to Granite City (published July 25)

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for USA Today: USDA: President Trump Stands By American Farmers (published July 25)

July 27

Statement by the Press Secretary: Shifting Into High Gear: America's Economy Is Roaring

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's prospective meeting with President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary on election security

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 490, S. 931, and S. 2734

Text of an article by Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro of the National Law Journal: Kavanaugh's Clerk Hires: Inside the Diverse, Ivy-Heavy Group of 48 (published July 26)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Economic Agenda Is Delivering GDP Growth Once Dismissed as Unrealistic

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches a New Reciprocal Trade Relationship With the European Union

July 29

Statement by the Press Secretary on Cambodia's parliamentary elections

July 30

Transcript of an on-the-record regional press call by Deputy Director of Political Affairs Brian T. Jack and Deputy Director of Communications Jessica E. Ditto on the President's travel to Tampa, FL

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Nicaragua

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6042 and S. 2692

Text of an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal by Mike Solon: Tax Cuts Bust "Secular Stagnation" (published July 29)

Text of an op-ed by Stephen Moore for CBN News: Trump's Trade Triumph (published July 28)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Advancing a Free and Open Indo- Pacific

July 31

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2353 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1182

Text of an article by Jeff Cox of CNBC: Worker Pay Rate Hits Highest Level Since 2008

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Preparing America's Workers for the Jobs of Today and Tomorrow

August 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2245 and S. 2850

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Working To Provide More Flexible, Affordable Health Insurance Options for Americans

August 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher A. Wray, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen, National Security Agency Director Paul M. Nakasone, and National Security Adviser John R. Bolton

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4528, H.R. 4645, and

H.R 5729

Text of an op-ed by Lisa Blatt for Politico Magazine: I'm a Liberal Feminist Lawyer. Here's Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh

Text of a letter from National Security Adviser John R. Bolton to Sens. Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Amy J. Klobuchar, and Christopher Van Hollen on efforts to ensure the integrity of U.S. elections and defend against foreign malign influence

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening the Security of Our Elections

August 3

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Trump Economy Continues Full Steam Ahead

Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah on potential meetings between Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and Senate Democratic leadership

August 6

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Iran sanctions

Text of an article by Eric Morath for the Wall Street Journal: Stores, Factories Lead This Year's Unexpected Hiring Boom (published August 5)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reimposing Sanctions Lifted Under the Horrible Iran Deal

August 7

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Booming Economy Is Lifting Up American Workers

Transcript of an op-ed by Bruce Meyer and James Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal: Hardly Anyone Wants To Admit America Is Beating Poverty (published August 6)

August 8

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary J. Hogan Gidley on a letter from the President delivered to President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia by Sen. Randal H. Paul

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2779

Text of an op-ed by Justin Haskins for the Washington Examiner: Trump's New Short-Term Health Insurance Rule Is a Major Victory for Young People and Working Families

August 9

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Addressing the Healthcare Issues Left by the Past Administration

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Building the United States Space Force for a 21st Century Military

August 10

Statement by the Press Secretary on the forthcoming book by former White House Office of Public Liaison Communications Director Omarosa Manigault Newman

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the President's actions regarding tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from Turkey

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley's announcement regarding the schedule of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

August 12

Statement by the Press Secretary on former White House Office of Public Liaison Communications Director Omarosa Manigault Newman

August 13

Statement by the Press Secretary on National Security Adviser John R. Bolton's meeting with Turkey's Ambassador to the U.S. Serdar Kilic

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 5515

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Rebuilding and Readying Our Military To Defend Against All Threats

August 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Kelly K. McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Laboratory Director John Byrd, and Department of Defense DNA Operations Director Timothy McMahon

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2345, H.R. 5554, H.R 6414, and S. 770

Text of an article by Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner: Report: Regulations Being Cut at Record Pace, Savings Double (published August 13)

Text of an article by Leia Klingel of Fox Business: Small Business Optimism at 35-Year High

August 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Confidence Is High (published August 14)

Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for the Des Moines Register: The Evidence Is Clear: America Is Back (published August 14)

Text of an article by Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis of the Washington Post: With Little Fanfare, Trump and McConnell Reshape the Nation's Circuit Courts (published August 14)

August 16

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II for the Washington Post: Obamacare Forgot About You. But Trump Didn't (published August 15)

August 17

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Trump Economy Continues To Heat Up

Text of an article by David French of National Review: The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh

August 20

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stands With the Brave Heroes Who Enforce Our Immigration Laws and Secure Our Borders

August 21

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Theo Wold, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Department of Justice Human Rights Enforcement Strategy and Policy Director Eli Rosenbaum, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Human Rights Law Section Senior Advisor Mona Ragheb, and Department of State Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Tom Yazdgerdi on the deportation of former Nazi concentration camp guard Jakiw Palij from the U.S. to Germany

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's fall schedule

Statement by the Press Secretary on the deportation of former Nazi concentration camp guard Jakiw Palij from the U.S. to Germany

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Wants Reliable and Affordable Energy To Fuel Historic Economic Growth

August 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for the Trump Administration's Proposal To Replace the Costly and Overreaching Clean Power Plan

Text of an op-ed by Steve Cortes for RealClearPolitics.com: Mainstream Media vs. Main Street USA

August 23

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA)

Statement by the Press Secretary on El Salvador's decision to discontinue diplomatic relations with Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations with China

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on the release of the Special Master Report on the Starr investigation

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on China-U.S. trade negotiations

Text of an article by Leia Klingel of Fox Business: US Stock Market Sets Record-Long Bull Run (published August 22)

August 27

Transcript of a press call by U.S Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney, and White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner on the United States-Mexico trade agreement

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Keeping His Promise To Renegotiate NAFTA

August 28

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Trade Announcement With Mexico

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Federal Government's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Text of an article by Michael Sheetz of CNBC: Consumer Confidence Pops in August to Highest Level Since October 2000

Text of a letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein from legal scholars and professors supporting Supreme Court Associate Justice–designate Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination

August 29

Statement by the Press Secretary: Support for President Donald J. Trump Renegotiating NAFTA

Joint statement by the White House, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Air Resources Board on the SAFE Vehicles Rule

Text of an article by Akin Oyedele of Business Insider: US Economic Growth in the 2nd Quarter Gets Revised Higher, Remains Strongest Since 2014

Text of an article by Katelyn Caralle of the Washington Examiner: High Career and Life Satisfaction Among American Blue-Collar Workers: Poll

August 30

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy James Sherk, Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury Dan Kowalski, and Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration Preston Rutledge on the Executive order titled "Strengthening Retirement Security in America"

August 31

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening Retirement Security in American Workers

September 4

Statement by the Press Secretary: American Workers Are Prospering Under President Donald J. Trump

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Idlib Province, Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary on the forthcoming book by Bob Woodward titled "Fear: Trump in the White House"

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 717

Statement by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on the forthcoming book by Bob Woodward titled "Fear: Trump in the White House"

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Delivering Results for American Workers

Fact sheet: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh Is an Exceptionally Qualified and Deserving Nominee for the Supreme Court

Advance text of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's opening remarks before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

September 5

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett on the CEA report titled "How Much Are Workers Getting Paid? A Primer on Wage Measurement"

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: How Much Are Workers Getting Paid? A Primer on Wage Measurement

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: How Much Are Workers Getting Paid? A Primer on Wage Measurement

Statement by the Press Secretary on an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration"

Fact sheet: American Workers Are Seeing Their Wages Rise Thanks to President Donald J. Trump's Pro-Growth Agenda

September 6

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh's testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Text of an op-ed by Sharon Nunn for the Wall Street Journal: Layoffs Just Reached a Half- Century Low

September 7

Statement by the Press Secretary: Blockbuster Jobs Report Is Another Win for American Workers

September 8

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 899

September 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett

Text of a New York Post editorial: Why Great Economic News for American Workers Should Continue (released September 7)

Fact sheet: Protecting American Constitutionalism and Sovereignty From the International Criminal Court

Fact sheet: America's Economy Is Booming Thanks to President Donald J. Trump

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton to the Federalist Society: "Protecting American Constitutionalism and Sovereignty From International Threats"

September 11

Statement by the Press Secretary: Fact Checkers: Democrats' Attacks on Kavanaugh "False," "Without Merit"

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Iraq

Text of an article by John Melloy of CNBC: Small Business Optimism Surges to Highest Level Ever, Topping Previous Record Under Reagan

Text of an article by Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch: U.S. Job Openings Climb to Record 6.9 Million

September 12

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton and Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats on the Executive order titled, "Imposing Certain Sanctions in the event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election"

Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional action on Federal budget legislation

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the U.S.-Germany Structured Economic Dialogue

Text of an article by Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner: Incomes Hit New Record High and Poverty Fell to Pre-Recession Low in 2017

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Working To Protect Our Nation's Elections From Foreign Interference

September 13

Statement by White House spokesperson Kerri A. Kupec on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4318

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Preparing Critical Resources and Personnel To Support Hurricane Response Efforts

September 14

Statement by the Press Secretary on the plea agreement between former 2016 Donald J. Trump Presidential campaign chairman Paul J. Manafort, Jr., and Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Mobilized a Massive Federal Response Ahead of Hurricane Florence

September 17

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's request for the immediate declassification of selected documents relating to the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 Presidential election

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of an amendment to the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2147 Text: List of Foreign Ambassadors Who Participated in Credentialing Ceremony

Fact sheet: The Trump Administration Is Equipping American Students and Workers With the Skills They Need To Succeed

September 18

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II on the National Biodefense Strategy

Transcript of a press briefing senior administration officials on the National Biodefense Strategy Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 5385 and H.R. 5772 Text of an op-ed by By Alfredo Ortiz for The Hill: Hispanics Flourishing in Trump Economy Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening America's Biodefense

September 19

Text of a letter from Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley to Democratic committee members regarding the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump’s Administration is Providing Support to Those Impacted by Hurricane Florence

September 20

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the National Cyber Strategy

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed President H.R. 6124 Text of a Reuters article: U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall as Labor Market Strength Continues

Text of an article by Mamta Badkar of the Financial Times: S&P, Dow Hit Fresh Record Highs

Text of a letter from Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Has Helped Lead a Historic Recovery Effort in Puerto Rico

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening America's Cybersecurity

September 21

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 5895

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Funding To Care for Our Veterans, Rebuild Our Military, and Invest in Our Infrastructure

September 22

Statement by White House spokesperson Kerri A. Kupec on Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by White House spokesperson Kerri A. Kupec on new information regarding sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

September 23

Statement by White House spokesperson Kerri A. Kupec on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in a New Yorker article

Statement by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh on sexual assault allegations in a New Yorker article

Fact sheet: What You Need To Know About the Allegations Made in the New Yorker Article on Judge Brett Kavanaugh

September 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley, and National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the President's agenda at the U.N. General Assembly

Statement by the Press Secretary on Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein

Text of a letter from Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne G. Feinstein

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Fulfilling His Promise on the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement and on National Security

September 25

Text of a CNBC article by Fred Imbert: Consumer Confidence Hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 Estimate

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's America First Agenda Is Helping To Achieve Peace Through Strength

September 26

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer and Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence A. Kudlow on U.S.-Japan trade relations

Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on China's interference in the U.S. political system

Statement by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Text of a letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne G. Feinstein from high school friends of Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh regarding new sexual assault allegations against him

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Countering the Proliferation of Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons

September 28

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Economy Charges Ahead

Statement by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway following the Best Practices in Combating the Opioid Epidemic Conference

Statement by Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director James W. Carroll, Jr., following the Best Practices in Combating the Opioid Epidemic Conference

Statement by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6157

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 589, H.R. 1109, S. 97, and S. 994

Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Confirm Brett Kavanaugh (published September 27)

September 29

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6897 and S. 3479

September 30

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement

October 1

Transcript of an on-the-record press briefing by United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner, and Deputy United States Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures a Modern, Rebalanced Trade Agreement With Canada and Mexico

October 2

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump’s Successful Trade Negotiations With Mexico and Canada

Statement by the Press Secretary: USMCA Wins Praise as a Victory for American Industries and Workers

Statement by the Press Secretary on a New York Times article on the Trump family's financial history and business practices

Text of an article by Megan Henney of Fox Business: US Wage Growth Hits 17-Month High Text of a National Review editorial: The Perjury Farce

October 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda E. McMahon, and National Security Adviser John R. Bolton

Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 698 and S. 2946

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Ivanka Trump's Workforce Development Visit to NASCAR Technical Institute

Text of an article by Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch: Another Key Barometer of U.S. Economy Hits Postrecession High: ISM Service Index Soars

October 4

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton on the National Strategy for Counterterrorism

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the defense industrial base

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's supplemental background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting the United States From Terrorism

Fact sheet: For It Before They Were Against It: Democrats Move the Goal Posts Again on an FBI Supplemental Background Investigation

October 5

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Trump Economy Extends Its Extraordinary Run

Statement by the Press Secretary on a Department of Defense report to the President: Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Department of the Treasury's Advisory on Nicaragua Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 302

Text of an article by Brittany De Lea of Fox Business: American Manufacturers on Track for Most Optimistic Year in at Least 2 Decades: Survey

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Important Measures To Strengthen Our Defense Industrial Base

October 6

Statement by the Principal Deputy Press Secretary on Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

October 8

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the President's announcement regarding ethanol fuel

October 9

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation to the Supreme Court

October 10

Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of opposition Councilman Fernando Albán of Venezuela

Statement by the Press Secretary on telephone conversations between National Security Adviser John R. Bolton, White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner, and Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the national economy

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 46, H.R. 2259, H.R. 4854, H.R. 4958, S. 791, S. 1668, and S. 2559

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2553 and S. 2554

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Ensuring Patients Receive the Information They Need To Save Money on Prescription Drugs

October 11

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1551, S. 2269, S. 3354, S. 3508, and S. 3509

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action To End Human Trafficking

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Policies Are Helping To Achieve Greater Choice and Lower Health Insurance Premiums

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Expanding Waivers for E15 and Increasing Transparency in the RIN Market

October 12

Statement from the Press Secretary on Turkey's release of Andrew C. Brunson

October 15

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Appoints 2018–2019 Class of White House Fellows

October 16

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on U.S. sanctions against Iran

Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the 2018 Fall Unified Agenda

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4921

Text of an op-ed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma for Fox News: Signs of Stability in Individual Health Care Market (published October 15)

Text of an article by Jeff Cox of CNBC: Job Openings Hit Record 7.136 Million in August

Fact sheet: Congressional Democrats Want To Take Away Your Doctor, Outlaw Your Private Insurance, and Put Bureaucrats in Charge of Your Healthcare

October 17

Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the Universal Postal Union

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Propels an Economic Resurgence

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's receipt of a Department of State report on the international postal system

Text of an article by Katanga Johnson of Reuters: U.S. Regains Crown As Most Competitive Economy For First Time Since 2008: WEF (published October 16)

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Following Through on His Promise To Cut Burdensome Red Tape and Unleash the American Economy

October 18

Statement by the Press Secretary on illegal immigration

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue for the, Spokesman- Review of Spokane, WA: USMCA a Trade Deal for the 21st Century (published October 17)

October 19

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Presidential memorandum promoting the reliable supply and delivery of water in the West

Statement by the Press Secretary on Saudi Arabia's investigation of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Department of Health and Human Services release of the United States Health Security National Action Plan

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Working To Promote Reliable Water Access in the West

October 23

Transcript of a press call by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett on the Council of Economic Advisers report titled "The Opportunity Costs of Socialism"

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on fiscal year 2018 southwest border numbers

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Opportunity Costs of Socialism Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Opportunity Costs of Socialism Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 3021

Fact sheet: Congressional Democrats Want To Take Money From Hardworking Americans To Fund Failed Socialist Policies

Fact sheet: By the Numbers: Understanding the Border Crisis Being Driven by Congressional Democrat Backed Loopholes

Fact sheet: Democrat-Backed Catch and Release Loopholes Create a Border Crisis

October 24

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for the Trump Administration's Unprecedented Outreach to State and Local Leaders

Statement by the Press Secretary on attempted violent attacks against former President Barack Obama, former President William J. Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and other public figures

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Initiative To Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand

October 25

Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Signing of Landmark Opioid Legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Administration's FDA Reforms and Reduced Biopharmaceutical Drug Prices

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act (HIFPAA) of 2018

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on a New York Times article on the President's cell phone use

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1595

Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Administration's FDA Reforms and Reduced Biopharmaceutical Drug Prices

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Lowering Drug Prices for American Patients and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Confronting Global Freeloading

October 26

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Trump Economy Is Booming From Coast to Coast

Text of an article by Fred Imbert of CNBC: The US Economy Grew at a 3.5% Pace in the Third Quarter, Faster Than Expected

Text of an op-ed by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway for CNN: We Can Bring the Opioid Crisis to an End

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Policies are Delivering Record-Breaking Economic Results for African Americans

October 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by a person familiar with the President's thinking on the President's upcoming travel schedule

October 30

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

October 31

Transcript of press call by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett on the White House "Pledge to America's Workers" event

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the administration's support of State, local, Territorial, and Tribal election security efforts

Statement by the Press Secretary: Joint Statement With the House Ways and Means Committee Republicans Regarding Taxes

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 6758 and H.R. 6896

Text of an article by Jeff Cox of CNBC: Wages and Salaries Jump by 3.1%, Highest Level in a Decade

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Commitment to Workforce Development Generates Training Opportunities for Millions of Americans

November 1

Fact sheet: Confronting the Urgent Crisis at Our Border

Fact sheet: Our Nation's Weak Asylum Laws Are Encouraging an Overwhelming Increase in Illegal Immigration

November 2

Transcript of a press call by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett on the October employment numbers

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Trump Economy Smashes Expectations

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Reimposing All Sanctions Lifted Under the Unacceptable Iran Deal

November 3

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1037, H.R. 3834, and

H.R. 6870

November 6

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's role in the 2018 congressional elections

November 7

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's upcoming travel to Paris, France

Statement by the Press Secretary on the suspension of the White House hard pass of CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta

November 8

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on preventing illegal entry at the Mexico-U.S. border

Statement by the Press Secretary on a video depicting CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta during the President's November 7 news conference

November 9

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Upholding the Rule of Law and Ensuring Consequences for Those Who Illegally Cross Our Border

November 10

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 13

Statement by the Press Secretary on CNN's lawsuit challenging the suspension of Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta's White House hard pass

Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for Fox News: Veterans Day—Veterans Have No Better Friend Than President Trump (published November 11)

Text of an article by Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner: Boom: Record High Business Optimism, Need for Employees at 45-Year High

November 14

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation and reassignment of Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Radielovic Ricardel

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Calls on Congress To Pass the FIRST STEP Act

November 15

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Nation's Veterans by Ensuring They Receive the Support They Have Earned

November 16

Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Timothy J. Kelly's decision ordering the reinstatement of CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta's White House hard pass

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3359

Text of an article by Jeffrey M. Jones of Gallup: Key U.S. Economic Assessments Strong, Stable

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie, Jr., for USA Today: President Trump Has Kept His Promises

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Administration Is Providing Support To Fight the California Wildfires and Help Those Affected

November 19

Statement by the Press Secretary: American Economy Rises to New Heights

Statement by the Press Secretary on the restoration of CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta's White House hard pass and implementation of new rules governing White House press conferences

Text of an op-ed by White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner and Council of Economic Advisers member Tomas J. Philipson for USA Today: Criminal Justice Reform: We Can Improve Expensive, Ineffective System by Lowering Recidivism

November 20

Transcript of a press call by Secretary of Agriculture George "Sonny" E. Perdue III and Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke on recent wildfires and improving forest management

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Department of the Treasury sanctions against the illicit Russia-Iran oil network supporting the Government of Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary on a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruling barring enforcement of the President's proclamation titled "Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States"

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2615

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Urges Congressional Action To Improve Forest Management and Help Prevent Wildfires

November 23

Text of an op-ed by Small Business Administration Administrator Linda E. McMahon for Fox News: Small Business Saturday Shows the Big Economic Benefits of Shopping Small

November 26

Text of an op-ed by Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke for CNN: What It Will Take To Prevent Deadly Wildfires

November 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence A. Kudlow, and National Security Adviser John R. Bolton

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Executive order titled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua"

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Pressuring the Nicaraguan Regime To Restore Democracy and the Rule of Law

November 29

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 3554

Text of an article by Martin Crutsinger of the Associated Press: US Consumer Spending Up Strong 0.6 Percent in October

November 30

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the Federal Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy

Statement by the Press Secretary on the cancellation of the President's meeting with President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia at the Group of Twenty (G–20) summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018 Fact sheet: The United States Signs a Stronger Trade Agreement With Mexico and Canada

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Promoting Regional Prosperity and Security

December 1

Transcript of a background press gaggle by a senior administration official on the Group of Twenty (G–20) leaders' declaration adopted in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Statement by the Press Secretary regarding the President's working dinner with President Xi Jinping of China

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 7187

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Champions Economic Growth and Prosperity at the G20 Summit

December 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence A. Kudlow on the Group of Twenty (G–20) leaders summit and trade

Transcript of a briefing call by Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence A. Kudlow on the Group of Twenty (G–20) leaders summit and trade

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the "Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition" report released by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor

December 4

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 140

December 6

Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Industries of the Future Roundtable

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 606, H.R. 1209, H.R. 2979, H.R. 3230, H.R. 4890, H.R. 4913, H.R. 4946, H.R. 4960, H.R. 5349, H.R. 5504, H.R.

5737, H.R. 5784, H.R. 5868, H.R. 5935, and H.R. 6116

December 7

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victims Assistance Act of 2018

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Government's filing regarding former 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign Chairman Paul J. Manafort, Jr.

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Government's filings regarding former personal attorney to the President Michael D. Cohen

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. Res. 143 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2152 December 10

Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

White House report: National Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action To Keep Weapons of Mass Destruction Out of the Hands of Terrorists

December 11

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1074, H.R. 2422, H.R. 4254, H.R. 5317, H.R. 6651, S. 440, S. 1768, S. 2074, and S. 3389

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 390

Text of an op-ed by Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Andrew R. Wheeler for the Kansas City Star: Trump Administration's Waters of the United States Rule Gives Power Back to States

December 12

Transcript of a background press call by Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Ja'Ron K. Smith and a senior administration official on opportunity zones

Text of an article by Jim Tankersley of the New York Times: Trump To Steer More Money to Opportunity Zones

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Lifting Up American Communities That Have Been Left Behind

December 13

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 754, H.R. 1207, S. 2377, S. 3414, and S. 3442

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Africa Strategy Advances Prosperity, Security, and Stability

December 14

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney as Acting White House Chief of Staff

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3946, H.R. 4407, H.R. 5238, S. 3209, and S. 3237

December 17

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 315, H.R. 1417, H.R. 1861, H.R. 3398, and H.R. 6330

December 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Transcript of a background press call by Secretary of Education Elisabeth Prince DeVos and senior administration officials on the Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 245, S. 825, S. 2465, S. 3029, and S. 3119

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Making Our Schools Safer

December 19

Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett on the first anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the situation in Syria Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling on the administration's policy regarding asylum

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1872, H.R. 2454,

H.R. 3996, and H.R. 4111

December 20

Text of an article by Joe Williams of the Washington Examiner: Optimism Among US Manufacturers at Record High Heading Into 2019

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1918 and H.R. 5759 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1050 and S. 2101

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Improving American Agriculture Programs

December 21

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 7213 and S. 756 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3342

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1222, H.R. 1318, H.R. 4032, H.R. 6217, H.R. 6405, H.R. 6428, H.R. 6615, H.R. 6621, H.R. 6628, H.R. 6655, H.R.

7120, H.R. 7230, S. 1311, S. 1312, S. 2511, H.R. 6964, H.R. 7243, H.R. 7327, H.R. 6893, H.R.

6348, H.R. 6167, H.R. 6400, H.R. 6160, H.R. 6831, H.R. 6335, H.R. 6059, H.R. 6930, H.R.

6780, H.R. 6227, H.R. 1162, H.R. 1210, H.R. 1211, H.R. 1235, H.R. 1733, H.R. 1850, H.R.

3184, H.R. 3383, H.R. 4326, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4819, H.R. 5205, H.R. 5395, H.R. 5475, H.R.

5412, H.R. 5787, H.R. 5791, H.R. 5792, H.R. 5923, H.R. 6020, H.R. 6216, H.R. 6347, H.R.

6513, H.R. 6591, S. 3170, and S. 3749

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 3628

Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Landmark Legislation To Make Our Federal Justice System Fairer and Our Communities Safer

December 27

Statement from the Office of the Press Secretary on the Federal Government shutdown and border security

December 31

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 7, S. 943, S. 1520, S. 2076, S. 2248, S. 2278, S. 2736, S. 3530, H.R. 767, H.R. 2606, H.R. 4227, H.R. 5075, and H.R.

5509