Samantha Waldenberg

On Monday, after a weekend call with first lady Melania Trump and informing her senior staff that morning, Susie Wiles went into the Oval Office where she & the president crafted his Truth Social post publicly announcing her cancer diagnosis A look at the White House chief of staff is balancing one of the most powerful jobs in the world with her cancer diagnosis w/ @adamcancryn @scontorno cnn.com/2026/03/19/pol…

UPDATE 2: It looks like Pope Leo IS still registered to vote in Will County!

UPDATE, per the Cook County Clerk's Office: "Pope Leo's registration has been cancelled with the Cook County Clerk's Office so he did not participate in this election."

MUST READ: A bombshell NYT investigation shows that Cesar Chavez sexually abused young girls. Dolores Huerta also discloses for first time that that Chavez raped her. So much more from Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes —> nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…

All four living former US presidents have not talked to President Trump about Iran, aides tell @jeffzeleny and I, raising questions about about whether such a conversation actually took place. #cmmtp9kkj00003b6ugy51zcow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/world/live-new…

Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer, Trump announces cnn.com/2026/03/16/pol…

That was one of the more powerful in memoriam segments the #Oscars has ever done. What a tribute to Rob & Michelle Reiner. To see all those actors return to pay tribute to their friend brought me to tears. So many true film icons lost way too soon this year.

@jessicadean The BEST news!!

So very happy to share this news! ❤️

Meeting comes as a source tells @npwcnn Moscow is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East cnn.com/world/live-new…

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@Hadas_Gold cc: @merrillcollege !!

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FBI did a an active shooter security training at the Detroit synagogue two months ago h/t @DrJackieMrsHajd

Trump has been briefed on the Detroit-area synagogue attack, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.   H/t @Sam_Waldenberg

In today's edition of Washington is Veep: A Democratic congresswoman made a legal complaint against President Donald Trump for, in part, excluding her from an upcoming Kennedy Center board meeting. The invitation, it turned out, was in her spam folder. Aide filed an update today:

President Trump has authorized the United States to release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, per @Sam_Waldenberg and @adamcancryn

During his speech in Kentucky, Trump told the crowd how he came up with the name Operation Epic Fury: “They gave me, like, 20 names. And I’m like, falling asleep. I didn’t like any of them. Then I see Epic Fury. I said, ‘I like that name.” h/t @Sam_Waldenberg

👀Scaffolding outside the Palm Room Doors of the White House today:

Just departed Iran after visas expired. Has been an interesting trip in difficult times. Hope to return soon. Big thank you to @claudiaotto who made everything happen and all our colleagues @CNN

Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, two people familiar with US intelligence told @NatashaBertrand #cmmkzi03a0000356ydfcuzu0o" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/world/live-new…

New: Roughly 140 US troops have been injured thus far in the war with Iran, Pentagon spox Sean Parnell says in a statement — 108 of whom have since returned to duty. 8 service members remain seriously wounded, a category of injury a US official previously told CNN means death is possible, or imminent.