“Nothing to see there,” Kimmel said. “Just the president alone in the White House blasting ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at full volume while rage tweeting about how everybody’s out to get him.”

White House staff were forced to step in to stop President Donald Trump from hanging a potentially damaging chandelier in the Oval Office, according to a new book by Republican strategist Scott Jennings.

The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

An image of the American flag lying on the ground at the White House has circulated online, sparking questions and concerns.

According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal government shutdown actually ended a week ago, the White House's shutdown clock continued to tick on Tuesday until it was pointed out to the White House by ABC News.

Hyundai chief executive José Muñoz said on Wednesday that the White House has apologised to him over a massive immigration raid at a factory in the US state of Georgia.

The Trump administration has been secretly formulating a new plan to end the war in Ukraine in consultation with Russia, Axios reported Tuesday, citing U.S. and Russian officials.

A concolor fir selected for display as the White House’s Christmas tree was cut down, baled and loaded onto the back of a truck at the Michigan farm where it was grown (AP video: Mike Householder)