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Melania Trump is back in the White House for her second act as first lady

5:00am January 28, 2025

The role of first lady is unelected, unpaid and usually comes with zero preparation. But Melania Trump is back in the White House with the most experience someone in her position can have.

What to know about Trump cryptocurrency meme coins

6:17pm January 20, 2025

The meme coins yo-yoed in value as Trump took office. Here is what you should know about the coins and cryptocurrency's future under the Trump administration.

2024 Republican National Convention: Day 4

In excerpt from new memoir, Melania Trump says women have the ‘right to choose’ abortion

9:17am October 03, 2024

In a video released Thursday, she says women are born with "individual freedom." Her memoir is coming out a year after former President Donald Trump said he was "able to kill Roe v. Wade."

Amalija Knavs, mother of first lady Melania Trump, walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, June 18, 2017. Knavs has died, according to an announcement by Trump late Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.

Former first lady Melania Trump's mother has died

1:41am January 10, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Trump described her mother, Amalija Knavs, as strong and graceful in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Knavs, a native of Slovenia, became a U.S. citizen in 2018.

First lady Melania Trump says she condemns the violence at the Capitol last week and personal attacks on her.

Politics & Government

Ignoring Husband's Role, Melania Trump Decries Violence, 'Salacious Gossip' About Her

12:15pm January 11, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The first lady issues a statement denouncing violence and "false misleading accusations on me."

Monica Scott, a Biden supporter, said she hopes President Trump's positive coronavirus test will cause more Americans to take the virus seriously.

'Too Obnoxious' To Be Stopped By The Virus: People React To Trump's Coronavirus Test

8:11pm October 02, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Americans woke up Friday to news that the president and first lady both had tested positive for the coronavirus. For many, reactions to the news fell along political lines.

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa., on Saturday.

'It's Not Just About The President': Tracing Trump's Contacts

1:25pm October 02, 2020

by Jason Breslow

"I suspect many senior members of the government are going to have to go into quarantine," says Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak to the Republican National Convention from the White House on Tuesday. She empathized with those struggling with the coronavirus in her remarks.

Politics & Government

4 Takeaways From Night 2 Of The Republican National Convention

10:16am August 26, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

Melania Trump empathized with those struggling with the coronavirus, while others sidestepped the pandemic's impact on the economy. The program disregarded old lines between official and political.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House on May 27.

'The Art Of Her Deal' Aims To Show Melania Trump As An Influential Collaborator

3:15pm June 14, 2020

by Annalisa Quinn

The flattening effect of political discourse, insipidity of the first lady role and her own remoteness have led us to either forget she has an inner life — or to imagine her as an elegant prisoner.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump were welcomed to the U.K. by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony Monday at Buckingham Palace.

Trump Lands In U.K. For State Visit, And Insults London's Mayor

2:32pm June 03, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The state visit may be more formal than Trump's tour of the U.K. last summer, but that didn't stop the president from hurling insults at London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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