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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicWhite House

Topic: White House

Saudi crown prince in talks to visit White House to discuss defence, AI ties

Trump is seeking to cash in on a $600 billion Saudi investment pledge made during his visit in May while the Saudi leader is seeking security guarantees amid regional turmoil .

Jungle, jungle pata chala hai & two sides of the same Trump

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Trump’s $300 million ballroom is being built with cash from crypto, tech allies

Donors so far include some of the largest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and Meta — as well as major crypto firms like Coinbase, Ripple Labs and Tether Holdings.

Trump demolishes entire East Wing of White House: Can US presidents do that?

Trump has been putting his stamp on White House decor and architecture since he began his second term. He had the Rose Garden paved for a patio and replaced chandeliers & artwork in the complex.

Trump celebrates Diwali in White House, calls Modi ‘great person, friend’

Participating in the Diwali celebrations Tuesday, US President Donald Trump extended his greetings to PM Modi, while highlighting US-India ties in trade and regional peace.

White House fires 22 members of National Council on Humanities for ‘anti-American values’

Just 4 of the 26 members remained on the council’s website as of Wednesday. The body advises the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities on policy issues, grants & funding.

Trump to rename Dept of Defense the ‘Dept of War’, says White House official

New order would instruct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to recommend legislative and executive actions required to make the renaming permanent.

Society to Counter Oppression (SCO) summit & the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad state of affairs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Using US dollars to buy Russian oil’—White House counsellor Peter Navarro justifies 50% tariff on India

In a post on X, the senior White House counsellor said US buys Indian goods, & Delhi uses the proceeds to purchase discounted oil from Moscow, which is used to fund Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Trump was told he is in Epstein files—Wall Street Journal report

The White House first called the WSJ report 'fake news', but an official later told Reuters it wasn’t denying Trump’s name appears in some files.

On Camera

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.