Who Can Fix the Capitol Lawn? Golf-Course Experts, Obviously.
There’s no golf course on the grounds of the US Capitol—much to the chagrin, no doubt, of many lawmakers. But recently, the west side of the building has been looking less like Congress’s backyard and...
View ArticleWhite House Dessert Molds Are Up for Auction. Here’s the Story Behind Them.
Former White House executive pastry chef Roland Mesnier is auctioning more than 300 dessert molds. On September 28, the Potomack Company is selling off the whole collection. Here are the stories behind...
View ArticleThe Biden White House Is Embracing Internet Oddballs
For anyone selling a new soda flavor or redesigned sneakers, recruiting online influencers has long been a part of the playbook. So it comes as little surprise that the White House is pursuing a...
View ArticleThe Bidens Won’t Host Trick-or-Treaters at the White House This Year
Trick-or-treaters won’t get an audience with the President this year: Joe Biden and Jill Biden will head to Europe Thursday for several confabs with world leaders, including the United Nations Climate...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The 2021 White House Holiday Decorations
Celebrating her first holiday season as First Lady, Jill Biden unveiled the 2021 White House holiday theme this morning as “Gifts from the Heart.” Biden said she was inspired by the small acts of...
View ArticleOlivia Rodrigo, Joe Biden, and the Weird Case of the Ice-Cream Shoe Horn
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo dropped by the White House over the summer to encourage people to get vaccinated. In return, President Biden sent her home with some swag: a pair of his signature aviator...
View ArticleThe White House Easter Egg Roll Is Back After Two Years
Grab your baskets and bunny ears: The White House Easter Egg Roll is back after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. It’s scheduled for Monday, April 18. The popular tradition dates back to 1878,...
View ArticleThe Untold Story of the White House’s Weirdly Hip Record Collection
One of the perks of being Jimmy Carter’s grandson is that you get to attend the family’s annual trip, a gathering for the whole extended Carter clan that’s organized by the former President and First...
View ArticleHere’s How to Get Tickets for the White House Garden Tours
White House Garden Tours only occur twice a year, and the annual fall event will take place this weekend. Tours are happening on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 from 10 AM to 4:30 PM, moving...
View ArticleNaomi Biden Wedding: What DC’s Best-Dressed Would Wear
When President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden marries fiancé Peter Neal this Saturday, it’ll be only the 19th wedding at the White House—and the first ever to take place on the South Lawn. Were...
View Article5 Takeaways From Michelle Obama’s New Book, “The Light We Carry”
Michelle Obama’s second memoir The Light We Carry comes out today, offering new insights into the former first lady’s life before, during, and after Barack Obama’s presidency. A follow-up to her 2018...
View ArticleTurkeys Are Mass Hysteria: A Turkey Pardon Dispatch
When I arrive on the South Lawn of the White House, the pardoning turkeys are loose: two substantial birds—nearly waist-high to their human handlers—with no leashes or cages, ambling across the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Check Out the 2022 White House Christmas Decorations
First Lady Jill Biden today revealed “We the People” as the theme for the 2022 White House holiday season. The “People’s House” will welcome an expected 50,000 visitors over the coming weeks, with a...
View ArticleOpossum for Thanksgiving? A Look at Presidential Food Quirks.
Dinner With the President, a new book by Alex Prud’homme, digs into the favorite dishes of our commanders in chief, both to eat and to serve in the White House. A few morsels: John Adams The first...
View ArticleHere’s How to Get Tickets to the White House Spring Garden Tour
It’s time for the White House spring garden tour: This year’s tours will take place Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. Visitors can tour the gardens from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. both days. Anyone...
View ArticleEverything You Missed at Last Night’s White House State Dinner
Wednesday night, President Biden and the First Lady hosted their second state dinner at the White House, this time honoring South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee. The event,...
View ArticleYou Might Spot These Celebs Around DC This Weekend
After Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson made their official couple debut at last year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, we can’t rule out this year’s event as a potential site for more celebrity...
View ArticleHow to Get Tickets for the White House Fall Garden Tours
The popular White House Garden Tours happen twice a year, and this fall’s event is taking place on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. You can walk through the White...
View ArticleAn Interactive White House Experience Will Open Near the White House
A three-level educational experience about the White House will open next fall at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, First Lady Jill Biden announced Thursday night. “The People’s House,” a project of the White...
View ArticleWhat to Know About the White House Holiday Ice Rink
There is an ice-skating rink on the White House’s South Lawn for the first time in 43 years this holiday season. First Lady Jill Biden unveiled the rink last night, after revealing the executive...
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