White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Friday afternoon on the government shutdown as the Trump administration prepares for mass layoffs amid the lapse in funding.

The White House began its press briefing on Friday by summarizing various consequences of the government shutdown that were already hitting Americans.

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel are set to address the media on Wednesday afternoon. A news conference is scheduled for 3 p.m.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to address reporters Monday afternoon as the government shutdown enters its sixth day. President Trump has stayed out of the fray on

US President Donald Trump believes that a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin may take place, according to a briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The Senate is expected to vote Monday on measures to end the government shutdown as President Donald Trump and Democrats trade blame over funding impasse.

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.

Bianca Gracia took center stage at a White House press briefing, catching Karoline Leavitt by surprise as she called for a "siesta fiesta" on the South Lawn.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt accused the press of asking "dishonest questions" about the government shutdown and the GOP's opposition to paying for illegal aliens' unpaid hospital bills: KAROLINE LEAVITT: I would also like to add,

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday she was not aware of any request from Donald Trump for an intelligence briefing, but reaffirmed that President Joe Biden would allow intelligence officials to make the decision on whether to grant access to them for the former Republican President.

The lunchroom was packed this past Wednesday as the highly anticipated speaker Scott Toland took the center spotlight!