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The White House has called a lid Goodnight! Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER http://www.newscorp.com/ M: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) E: [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) A: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 800, Washington, DC 20036
AF2 was wheels up at 2:51 pm and wheels down at Atlantic City Airport for a private stop at 3:23 pm. Your pooler has endeavored to get more information about the nature of the stop and will share it ASAP. Pool will be holding on AF2 for about an hour, per an OVP official. 30- Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author | POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX | [EMAIL ADDRESS] | @iriesentner Subscribe…
Today, surrounded by families who have lost loved ones to the scourge of fentanyl, President Donald J. Trump officially signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law — permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As President Trump said , the legislation is “delivering another defeat for the savage drug smugglers and criminals and the cartels” — and is just on…
AF2 was wheels up at 2:51 pm and wheels down at Atlantic City Airport for a private stop at 3:23 pm. Your pooler has endeavored to get more information about the nature of the stop and will share it ASAP. Pool will be holding on AF2 for about an hour, per an OVP official. 30- Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author | POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX | [EMAIL ADDRESS] | @iriesentner Subscribe…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Communications July 16, 2025 On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the President signed into law: S. 331, which amends the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances. To ensure uninterrupted delivery of these emails, please add [EMAIL ADDRESS] to your Address Book and/or Safe Sender list. The Office of Communications . 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW . Washingto…
Pool is back in White House Reporters shouted questions to trump- he took two but pooler was not close enough to hear either the questions or answers Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER http://www.newscorp.com/ M: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) E: [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) A: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 800, Washington, DC 20036
As I’m sure you saw live, trump signed the bill that strengthened prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Pool is now holding in the east room as President Trump mingles with the crowd Correction: your pooler thought he saw Sen. Thune. At second glance- it wasn’t thune but someone who looked similar to him. Check with his office to see if he was in attendance Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER ht…
AF2 was wheels up at 2:51 pm and wheels down at Atlantic City Airport for a private stop at 3:23 pm. Your pooler has endeavored to get more information about the nature of the stop and will share it ASAP. Pool will be holding on AF2 for about an hour, per an OVP official. 30- Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author | POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX | [EMAIL ADDRESS] | @iriesentner Subscribe…
Families holding pictures have entered the east room. President trump entered the room just before 3:15 Also spotted is Kristi Noem and other senior admin officials Here’s the YouTube live link for this event https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IfWtPnOmjQ0&pp=uAQw Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER http://www.newscorp.com/ M: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) E: [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) A: 1…
Pool has entered the east room - a host of lawmakers are here including Gov Youngkin, Sens. Thune and Grassley White House has advised this event will be streamed live Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER http://www.newscorp.com/ M: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) E: [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) A: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 800, Washington, DC 20036
Pool is gathering for the 3 pm bill signing event Brian Schwartz WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTER http://www.newscorp.com/ M: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) E: [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) A: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 800, Washington, DC 20036
Pool arrived back at the airport at 2:36 and VPOTUS got out of his car at 2:38 and shook hands with, then took a photo with, about eight Pennsylvania State Troopers. He and SLOTUS walked up to AF2 at 2:40 without taking questions from the pool. Consider this your wheels up notice. Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author |POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX|[EMAIL ADDRESS]|@iriesentner Subscribe…
Pool started rolling back to AVP Airport at 1:59 pm and drove for about 5 minutes toMajestic Lunch, a diner in Pittston. The VP, Loeffler, Bresnahan and SLOTUS entered at 2:07 to applause. About 40 people were seated in the diner. The restaurant's specialty is a hot dog with everything on it. "We ordered ahead of time, right?" Vance asked. The answer was a grilled cheese and a double burger. The VP shook hands with…
More than 100 people, many in MAGA hats, composed the crowd in the machine shop. Signs hung that read “no tax on tips” and “America is back.” The vice president spoke for 22 minutes and wrapped at 1:50 to applause. As always, please check all quotes against the official transcript. Vance discussed how his late father worked at a machine shop — like Don’s Machine Shop, where he held the rally — in Hamilton, Ohio. “My…
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler took the stage at 1:23 pm and touted the Republican megabill as a win for Main Street. "President Trump is the greatest pro worker champion in American history," she said. Loeffler then introduced Vance, who took the stage at 1:28 pm. I've been told the rally is being streamed live, so I will not endeavor to send comprehensive quotes, though I will do my best to flag notable ones. He…
Pool arrived at Don’s Machine Shop at 1:10 pm after a mostly uneventful ride. There were sporadic groups of onlookers waving to the motorcade along the way, as well as a dog sporting a star spangled banner tutu and about a dozen protesters with signs. 30- Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author |POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX|[EMAIL ADDRESS]|@iriesentner Subscribe to West Wing Playbook
A source familiar with the VP's trip today shared the following background: Pennsylvania makes sense because: 1. It’s a working class state and the OBBB helps working class Americans most of all. 2. Pennsylvania is where a lot of the closing campaign pitch was made. The location will drive home the VP’s ‘promises made, promises kept’ message. The VP’s speech won’t be focused on any one provision. He will highlight t…
AF2 was wheels up at 12:04 pm and wheels down at Wilkes Barre-Scranton Airport at 12:40 pm following an uneventful flight. VPOTUS and SLOTUS walked off the plane at 12:52 pm. Vance gave a thumbs up to the pool but did not speak to us. We are rolling to the rally as of 12:55 pm. 30- Irie Sentner (he/him) White House reporter and West Wing Playbook co-author |POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX|[EMAIL ADDRESS]|@iriesentner Subscrib…
The White House called a lunch lid until 1:30 pm Next up: a bill signing in the East Room scheduled for 3:00 PM For planning: the White House plans to stream the signing through their website/ YouTube page Monitor this for more https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Also for planning - a White House official confirms Trump will sign a bill that strengthens prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Check out this CNN report fo…
Pool entered the oval office at 11:49 am, the two leaders were already seated. Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa spoke in English, there were no translators. He said: “It is indeed a great honor to be here on this fine morning, to put into action the relationship that exists between our two countries. We will be discussing security issues. We'll be discussing trade and investment, which is very important. We'…