Rose Garden Construction
Construction equipment and scaffolding is seen in the Rose Garden and outside the Palm Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas and other commodities around the US, marking his latest bid to combat the rise in energy prices spurred by his war in Iran. AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/CNP/PI

Trump Departs for Dover, Delaware
United States President Donald J Trump speaks with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and US Air Force General Dan Caine, Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff, before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas and other commodities around the US, marking his latest bid to combat the rise in energy prices spurred by his war in Iran. AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/CNP/P...

Senate Hearing to ‘Examine Worldwide Threats’
Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) testifies before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to ‘Examine Worldwide Threats’ in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. ANDREW THOMAS/CNP/PI

Senate Hearing to ‘Examine Worldwide Threats’
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) testifies before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to ‘Examine Worldwide Threats’ in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. ANDREW THOMAS/CNP/PI

Leavitt Morning Interview and Gaggle
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Iran said the US and Israel struck its giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, the latest attack on energy assets in the region-wide conflict. AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/CNP/PI

Mullin Confirmation Hearing
United States Senator Markwayne Mullin (Republican of Oklahoma), US President Donald J Trump’s nominee to be US Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing Kristi Noem, is sworn-in to testify during his confirmation hearing before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. ANDREW THOMAS/CNP/PI

US President Trump Meets Taoiseach of Ireland
United States President Donald J Trump meets with Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Michael Martin of Ireland in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. YURI GRIPAS/POOL/CNP/PI

Trump Receives a Bowl of Shamrocks
United States President Donald J Trump, left, receives a bowl of shamrocks from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Michael Martin of Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. YURI GRIPAS/POOL/CNP/PI

The White House fountain is dyed green
The water in the north side White House fountain is dyed green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. YURI GRIPAS/POOL/CNP/PI

Trump Executive Order for a Fraud Task Force Signing
United States President Donald J Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, March 16, 2026. The order will formally launch a task force, led by US Vice President JD Vance, to investigate fraud nationwide. AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/CNP/PI

Karoline Leavitt Speaks to Media Outside White House
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, March 16, 2026. AARON SCHWARTZ/CNP/PI

Trump Press Conference Prior to Kennedy Center Board Meeting
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, right, looks on as United States President Donald J Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with trustees of the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, March 16, 2026. The board is set to vote on plans to close the institution for two years for renovations starting July 6, 2026. AARON SCHWARTZ/CNP/PI