Frustrated former teen vapers rally, meet first lady
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Teens across the country are saying enough is enough and want the government to put an end to the teen vaping epidemic.Dozens of teens rallied outside of Juul’s D.C. headquarters Wednesday, blaming the company for a surge in teen addicts.
First Lady Melania Trump cuts ribbon on reopened Washington Monument
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump cut the ribbon Thursday as the Washington Monument reopened to the public for the first time in three years.The 555-foot stone obelisk closed in September 2016 to replace the aging elevator and upgrade security systems.Accompanied by a group of local fourth-graders, the first lady took the new high-speed elevator to the observation floor near the top, which offers a commanding 360-degree view of the entire District of Columbia.The monument has been closed off and on for most of the past eight years.
Pres. Trump compares first lady 'Melania T' to 'Jackie O'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his wife, first lady Melania Trump, is an icon on the same order of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Pres.
Melania Trump opens 3-state tour to promote 'Be Best'
TULSA, Okla. — Melania Trump is in Oklahoma to open a three-state tour to highlight all three components of her "Be Best" childhood initiative.The first lady on Monday is visiting the Dove School of Discovery, a Tulsa elementary school that the White House says incorporates character education in its curriculum.
Melania Trump's red topiary trees a hit at Christmas parties
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump's cranberry topiary trees may have left some of her critics seeing red, but they turned out to be a Christmas hit — one of several new ideas the Trumps introduced this holiday season.In a four-week stretch of 21 holiday parties, the president also did fewer official photo ops and largely froze out the media.
Melania Trump visits babies, moms affected by opioid crisis
PHILADELPHIA — First lady Melania Trump toured a hospital's neonatal care unit Wednesday to learn about the treatment given to newborns suffering from opioid withdrawal, after she was initially delayed by mechanical issues on her plane.Her flight was forced to return to a Washington-area military base because of smoke in the cabin, and she took a different plane to make the trip to Philadelphia.Mrs.
Melania Trump: Women accusing men should 'show the evidence'
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump says women who make accusations of sexual abuse "need to be heard" and supported, but so do men.She says when there are accusations there needs to be "really hard evidence" and accusers should "show the evidence."Mrs.
Melania Trump puts on happier face during Africa tour
CAIRO — It took Melania Trump's first big solo international trip for her to show a different side of herself — a playful, less serious one.And while she generously dished out warm smiles and happy waves, the first lady also used her four-nation tour of Africa to draw some firmer boundaries between her own views and those of her husband the president."I don't always agree with what he says and I tell him that," the first lady told reporters Saturday against the backdrop of the Great Sphinx before she headed back to Washington. "But I have my own voice and my own opinions and it's very important for me that I express what I feel."The U.S. first lady hopscotched across Africa without President Donald Trump, commanding a spotlight that was hers alone.
Meet the newest US citizens: Melania Trump's parents
NEW YORK — First lady Melania Trump's parents were sworn in as U.S. citizens Thursday.Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, took the citizenship oath at a special, private ceremony in New York City.
Trumps, May, attend gala at UK's Blenheim Palace
LONDON -- President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are on their way to a black-tie gala at Blenheim Palace near Oxford, England where they'll be joined by British Prime Minister Theresa May.The dinner is Trumps' official welcome to the U.K. during their first visit since Trump's election.
'I am here to support you:' First lady returns to border state amid separation outcry
PHOENIX -- First lady Melania Trump made a second visit to a border state Thursday, meeting face to face with people directly affected by her husband's hard-line immigration policies.
Melania Trump plans another trip to see immigration centers
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is planning another visit to immigration centers housing migrants who have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border.The first lady's spokeswoman declined to release any details about the trip, including where or when she plans to go.Mrs.
Teen actress wears 'I do care' jacket to protest first lady
LOS ANGELES — Teen actress Jenna Ortega cares, and says Melania Trump should do the same.Ortega wore a green, hooded military jacket reading "I do care and u should too" on the red carpet at the Radio Disney Music Awards Friday night, countering the "I really don't care, do u?" jacket the first lady wore as she left Washington to visit detained migrant children this week.The 15-year-old, whose credits include "Jane the Virgin" and "Iron Man 3," told The Associated Press Trump's jacket showed poor judgment, and she couldn't believe her advisers allowed her to wear it.
First lady's 'I don't care' jacket causes a stir
McALLEN, Texas -- First lady Melania Trump boarded a flight to a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents wearing a jacket that read "I really don't care, do u?"The green hooded spring military jacket has the words written graffiti-style on the back.When asked what message the first lady's jacket intended to send, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said: "It's a jacket.
First lady visits Texas detention center: 'She wanted to see everything for herself'
McALLEN, Texas — Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday to get a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally.The first lady's stop at Upbring New Hope Children's Center in McAllen came the morning after President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the practice of separating these families.
Spokeswoman: Melania Trump 'hates to see' children separated from their families at borders
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- First lady Melania Trump is wading into the emotional controversy over policies enacted by her husband's administration that have increased the number of migrant children being separated from their parents.Mrs.
Mrs. Trump back in public eye after 'little rough patch'
WASHINGTON — There she was, outside the White House walls.First lady Melania Trump re-emerged Wednesday shoulder-to-shoulder with her husband, President Donald Trump, at the head of a conference table at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington."She had a little rough patch, but she's doing great," the president said at the top of a meeting on hurricane readiness. "We're very proud of her, she's done a fantastic job as first lady," he added. "People love you.
Melania Trump skipping G7, North Korea summits; will host reception Monday
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump isn't joining her husband at the G7 summit in Quebec this week or planning to accompany him to the expected meeting with North Korea's leader in Singapore the week after, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said Sunday.Mrs.
President Trump: Melania 'doing great' after recent kidney treatment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his wife is "doing great" nearly two weeks after kidney treatment.President Trump answered a reporter's question about the first lady as he departed the White House on Friday for a trip to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis, Maryland.Asked about her health, President Trump said "she's doing great." He then pointed to the second floor of the White House and said she was watching.The White House announced May 14 that Melania Trump underwent a procedure that morning to treat an unspecified kidney condition.
Pres. Trump welcomes wife home in tweet that misspells her name
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump returned to the White House in "high spirits" on Saturday following a weeklong hospitalization for kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first lady's condition may have been more complicated than first revealed.President Donald Trump heralded her homecoming with a tweet that referred to her as "Melanie" instead of "Melania.""Great to have our incredible First Lady back home in the White House.