WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The White House issued the following news on May 19, 2026: * * * Decline Is a Choice: President Trump Restores Pride and Beauty to America's Capital For years, the nation's capital was allowed to decay -- marred by crime, graffiti, and crumbling infrastructure -- amid a bureaucratic acceptance of decline as inevitable. President Donald J. Trump rejected that surrender from Day One -- and under his leadership, the Trump Administration is demonstrating that decline is a ch  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The White House issued the following remarks on May 19, 2026, by First Lady Melania Trump at a congressional picnic: * * * First Lady Melania Trump: America's Tradition Fosters Unity First Lady Melania Trump celebrated America's tradition of fostering unity at the 2026 Congressional Picnic. The First Lady's full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. America's Tradition Fosters Unity I have breaking news: today, the House passed the Fostering the Future Act! Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on May 19, 2026: * * * TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 1. Section 5019(a)(1)(A) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75), amended section 506B of the Trade Act of 1974 (the "Trade Act") (19 U.S.C. 2466b), as amended, and section 5019(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, amended section 112(g) of the African Gr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on on May 20, 2026, on Cuban Independence Day: * * * Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day--the 124th anniversary of a once free nation's birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty. Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba's founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire's subjugation to claim the same birthright our citizens enjoy today: the   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * USTR to Host G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ambassador Jamieson Greer will host the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Wednesday, September 30 to Thursday, October 1. "President Trump's tariff program is actively rebalancing global trade, reversing decades of non-market policies and practices to protect American workers and businesses," sai  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The White House issued the following news on May 19, 2026: * * * Congressional Bills H.R. 972, H.R.2066 and H.R. 2815 Signed into Law On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 972, the "Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act," which expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and directs the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management to grant rights-of-way to the Southern Neva  more