A Kennedy commemorative magnolia tree, one of four planted and dedicated by his administration in 1962, was removed last Saturday by the National Park Service, in coordination with President Trump’s executive residence staff, according to NPS spokesperson Jasmine Shanti.

A lawyer for President Donald Trump's administration argued on Thursday that Trump has broad authority over media access to the White House and asked a U.S. federal appeals court to keep a judge from lifting restrictions the White House imposed on the Associated Press.

The White House’s battle with The Associated Press is far from over. Though a judge ordered key officials to restore the wire service’s access to certain White House spaces, the Trump administration has found work-arounds to keep the AP iced out in certain places over its refusal to use the term Gulf of America in