From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:16 PM
The pool has been called to gather for a dinner between President Trump and ballroom donors in the East Room, where he is expected to deliver remarks that will be livestreamed. Your pooler will send any color and info on notable guests in the room. Also adding to pool report #9 that your pooler spotted Palantir CEO Alex Karp standing in the back of the Oval Office during the President's press conference earlier toda…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:25 PM
We have a dinner lid until 6:15pm. https://time.com Nik Popli Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (c) • XXX-XXX-XXXX (o) https://twitter.com/time https://www.facebook.com/time https://www.instagram.com/time https://www.linkedin.com/company/time/ https://www.tiktok.com/@time 100 Years of Trust and Impact CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and/or prop…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:25 PM
Here are more quotes from President Trump's press conference, which was livestreamed. Standing with the President by a podium were FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Also in the Oval Office: Stephen Miller, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista (who was recently confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein), U.S. A…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 4:10 PM
Trump was asked if he is considering land strikes on Venezuela. He said “We are certainly looking at land now because we’ve got the sea under control.” Later, he says: “A lot of the Venezuela drugs come in through the sea. So you get to see that, but we're going to stop them by land also.”
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:57 PM
POTUS was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, AG Pam Bondi, and deputy AG Todd Blanche. His opening remarks largely focused on crime in American cities. He said the “surge” is coming into Chicago. On deploying the National Guard in American cities: “This is an amazing thing, and we're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in.” “Five mo…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:13 PM
Pool has now been called to gather for President Trump’s press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel in the Oval Office. It should be livestreamed. https://time.com Nik Popli Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (c) • XXX-XXX-XXXX (o) https://twitter.com/time https://www.facebook.com/time https://www.instagram.com/time https://www.linkedin.com/company/time/ https://www.tiktok.com/@time 100 Years of Trust and Impact CONF…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:08 PM
The pool hasn’t yet been called to gather for the press conference, which had been scheduled for 3pm. More TK. Nik Popli Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (c) • XXX-XXX-XXXX (o)
EXECUTIVE ORDER ________________________________________________________________ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background. In just 8 months, my Administration has dramatically reduced the size of the Federal workforce, improving the efficient delivery of Government services while prioritizing hiring in nat…
October 15, 2025 NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-8 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT: Use of Available Department of War Funds for Military Pay and Allowances during the Lapse in Annual Appropriations The current appropriations lapse, which includes a lapse in the annual appropriations that the Congress provides for the pay and allowances o…
Under President Donald J. Trump’s bold leadership, America’s manufacturing sector is surging forward with unprecedented momentum. In the past week alone, major corporations have unveiled billions of dollars in new investments to onshore production and create thousands of high-quality American jobs — building on a wave of commitments that underscore the Trump Administration’s vision for American economic dominance. S…
From Nik PopliSent Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 11:43 AM
Good morning from the White House. We have a lunch lid until 12:40pm. No updates to the schedule so far, which is below: 3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Press Conference with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Oval Office White House Press Pool 7:30 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts a Ballroom Dinner East Room White House Press Pool
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Secondary TV: Newsmax Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: TIME Secondary Print: Bloomberg Government New Media: Washington Free Beacon Radio: AP EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Press Conference with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Oval Office White…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, 2025, pure evil struck when the legendary Charlie Kirk was assassinated in broad daylight in a campus courtyard, triggering a groundswell of righteous fury all across our land. Today, our Nation honors the immortal memory of Charlie -- a father, a husband, a Christian martyr, and a titan of the American conse…
From John BennettSent Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 6:11 PM
The White House called a travel/photo at 6:07 p.m. —30— John T. Bennett White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large Roll Call & CQ | FiscalNote publications | RollCall.com | FiscalNote.com @bennettjohnt
From John BennettSent Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:57 PM
POTUS wrapped his remarks at 5:10 p.m., and a military aide read a citation posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Charlie Kirk. POTUS handed the medal, in a dark case, to Mrs. Kirk at 5:12 p.m. Invited officials and guests applauded and stood. The president said something to Mrs. Kirk before she began speaking at 5:13 p.m. The speaking portion of the event ended at 5:29 p.m. POTUS did n…
From John BennettSent Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:57 PM
POTUS called Charlie Kirk’s assassination a “demonic” act of murder after noting this was the first official event in the resigned and resurfaced Rose Garden. A few minutes into his remarks, POTUS noted that “October 14 is Charlie's birthday, and he should have been turning 32 years old that day. I never when I first met him, he was like 22 and I said, Boy, he's awfully young, but I thought he was older than that. Y…
From John BennettSent Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:41 PM
President Trump entered the revamped Rose Garden at 4:40 p.m. to “Hail to the Chief” via the Oval Office. He was accompanied by Mrs. Kirk. Event is starting. Event is being streamed and broadcast, including at the link in report #11 (C-SPAN). The eagle-eyes Jennifer Jacobs of CBS compiled this list of officials and guests: JD Vance (and wife Usha Vance) Mike Johnson Scott Bessent Dan Scavino Taylor Budowich Susie Wi…
From John BennettSent Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:12 PM
The in-town pool and pre-credentialed media have gathered for the President's 4 p.m. event to honor the late Charlie Kirk. This event will stream and be broadcast live, at the usual places. That includes C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/pres-trump-awards-charlie-kirk-posthumously-medal-of-freedom/437221 Pool is starting to be led to the Rose Garden, the new location of the Kirk ceremony, which…