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Checklist of Press Releases December 31, 2017

The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements. January 20 Text of a memorandum from White House Chief of Staff Reinhold R. "Reince" Priebus to the heads of executive departments and agencies on the regulatory freeze pending review January 21 Transcript of remarks to reporters by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer January 23 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Takes Action: Signs Series of Presidential Memoranda Dealing With Trade and Other Issues January 24 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Takes Action To Expedite Priority Energy and Infrastructure Projects Statement by the Press Secretary on media coverage of the children of Presidents January 25 Statement by the Press Secretary: Praise for President Trump's Bold Action January 26 Statement by Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Mark S. Sandy: Budgetary Impact Analysis for Entitled "Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Pending Repeal" Statement by Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Mark S. Sandy: Budgetary Impact Analysis for Executive Order Entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the " Statement by Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Mark S. Sandy: Budgetary Impact Analysis for Executive Order Entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" Statement by Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Mark S. Sandy: Budgetary Impact Analysis for Executive Order Entitled "Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects" January 27 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's First Week of Action Statement by the Press Secretary: Evening Communications Briefing January 29

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Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From the Sunday Shows January 30 Statement by the Press Secretary: Senate Democrats Obstruct President Trump's Nominees To Lead Major Departments, Agencies Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Dana J. Boente as Acting Attorney General January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Will Continue To Enforce Executive Order Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ Community in the Workplace Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Works To Make Drugs More Affordable, Create Jobs Statement by the Press Secretary: Doing What He Said He Would: President Trump's Transparent, Principled, and Consistent Process for Choosing a Supreme Court Nominee Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court Text of a background paper on Supreme Court Nominee Neil M. Gorsuch Text of a brief curriculum vitae of Supreme Court Nominee Neil M. Gorsuch Statement by the Press Secretary: Bipartisan Praise for the "Impossible To Oppose" Judge Neil Gorsuch February 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: Editorial Boards Across the Country Praise Judge Gorsuch Statement by the Press Secretary: First Lady Announces Chief of Staff Statement by National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn on 's launch February 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: More Editorial Praise for Judge Gorsuch Statement by the Press Secretary: White House National Security Adviser Announces NSC Senior Staff Appointments Statement by the Press Secretary on 's settlement activity February 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary on judicial action against the President's titled "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" Statement by National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn announcing U.S. sanctions against Iran February 4

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Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's Second Week of Action Statement by the Press Secretary: Making America Safe Again: In Only Two Weeks, President Trump Delivers on His Promise To Make America Safe Again Statement by the Press Secretary: Getting Americans Back to Work: Sticking to His Word: President Trump's First Two Weeks Prioritized Putting Americans Back to Work February 5 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows February 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer February 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: In Case You Missed It: McClatchy on Historical Precedent for President's National Security Executive Order Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Director of Legislative Affairs Announces Legislative Affairs House Staff Appointments February 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet Statement by the Press Secretary: First Lady Melania Trump Announces the Appointment of Anna Christina Niceta Lloyd as White House Social Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's letter to President of Text of a CNBC.com op-ed by U.S. Global Investors Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Frank Holmes: "CEO Confidence at Near-Record High. Why? Trump's War on Regulation" (published February 7) February 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan's visit to the White House February 11 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Acts To Restore Public Safety and Protect Law Enforcement February 12 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows February 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Names Lt. General Joseph , Jr., as Acting National Security Advisor; Accepts Resignation of Lt. General

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Text of National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn's letter of resignation submitted to the President February 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: First Lady Melania Trump Announces the Reopening of the White House Visitors Office Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump: Cutting Red Tape for American Businesses February 15 Text of an article by Richard Wolf of USA Today: Former Law Clerks Herald Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch's Independence (published February 14) Text of a joint readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister of Israel February 16 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump: Putting Coal Country Back To Work Text of an op-ed by Sen. Charles E. Grassley for USA Today: Democrats' Supreme Court Double Standard February 17 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders February 19 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders February 20 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's First Month: Achieving Results for the American People February 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer February 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer February 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer February 24 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Cuts Through More Red Tape Text of an op-ed by Jay Timmons for the : Trump's Focus Brings Renewed Optimism to America's Manufacturers February 26 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows

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February 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: White House National Economic Council Director Announces Senior Staff Appointments Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Special Guests for the Joint Address to Congress Text of an article by Anita Kumar and William Douglas of McClatchy: Trump Seeks To Outdo Obama in Backing Black Colleges Text of a readout of a White House listening session with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities February 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principle Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Delivers on Jobs for the American People Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's First 40 Days of Action: Achieving Results for the American People Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Is Delivering on Immigration Enforcement for the American People Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Inherited Many Challenges Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Is Working To Rebuild Our Nation's Infrastructure Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Is Confronting Our Nation's Broken Healthcare System Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Restoring Public Safety for All Americans Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Is Rebuilding Americas National Security Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 255, H.R. 321, and H.J. Res. 40 Excerpts of the President's address before a joint session of the Congress March 1 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Text of a readout of the President's meeting with Republican congressional leaders March 2 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: Editorials Praise President Trump's Joint Address March 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principle Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of an op-ed by Alan Tonelson for the Times: What Trump Gets Right on Trade (published March 2)

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March 5 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows Statement by the Press Secretary on reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election March 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Congratulates Exxon Mobil for Job-Creating Investment Program March 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Reopening of White House Public Tours Text of a readout of the President's meeting with the House Republican Deputy Whip team March 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce 2017 White House Easter Egg Roll Statement by the Press Secretary on the observance of International Women's Day March 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary on the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance of Robert A. Levinson in Iran Text of a readout of the President's National Economic Council listening session March 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on the upcoming visit of Chancellor of Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's First 50 Days of Action: Achieving Results for the American People Text of an op-ed by Douglas Holtz-Eakin for : The American Health Care Act Is a Good Start (published March 9) March 12 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows March 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump: Protecting Taxpayer Money Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 609

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Text of a readout of the President's listening session on health care reform March 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Text of an article by Damian Paletta of the Washington Post: Trump Budget Expected To Seek Historic Contraction of Federal Workforce (published March 12) March 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney previewing the President's fiscal year 2018 budget Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Additional Details for 2017 White House Easter Egg Roll Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump: Buy American and Hire American for the United States Automobile Industry Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate confirmation of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to continue service at the rank of Lieutenant General Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: The Health Bill's Fiscal Bonus (published March 14) March 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Text of a letter to the editor by Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price in : The Health Secretary, on the Republican Bill (published March 15) Statement by the Press Secretary: Happy Birthday to Mr. Ray Chavez March 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer March 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Signs NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 442 March 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Director of Legislative Affairs Announces Legislative Affairs Staff Appointments Statement by the Press Secretary: White House To Make Financial Disclosures Public Text of a readout of the President's meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus Text of a Detroit News editorial: Gorsuch Turns Back Democratic Attacks March 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer

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Text of an op-ed by Thomas Donohue for : Why Business Supports the House Republican Healthcare Plan Text of a joint readout of the March 20–23 consultations by senior-level U.S. and Israeli delegations March 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Delivers on Jobs for the American People Statement by the Press Secretary on the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome March 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on the President's Executive Order titled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" Statement by the Press Secretary: First Lady Melania Trump Announces Director of Communications Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Takes Action To Get Washington Out of the Way Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Announces the of American Innovation (OAI) Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 37, H.J. Res. 44, H.J. Res. 57, and H.J. Res. 58 March 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's Energy Independence Policy Statement by the Press Secretary: President and First Lady Host Bipartisan Reception for Senators at the White House Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 305 March 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Signs an Executive Order Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Trump's Energy Progress (published March 28) March 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Joint readout of a meeting between the President and Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark March 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer

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Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on the release of financial disclosure forms for White House staff members Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on the upcoming visits of President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt and King Abdullah II of Jordan Statement by the Press Secretary: The Gorsuch Process: Unprecedented Access and Transparency Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Restores Confidence in the American Economy Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 42, H.R. 1362, and S.J. Res. 1 April 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 69, H.J. Res. 83, H.R. 1228, and S.J. Res. 34 Text of a readout of the President's meeting with President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt Text of an article by Darlene Superville for the : Bit by Bit, Trump Methodically Undoing Obama Policies April 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the visit of President Xi Jinping of China April 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer and Director of Legislative Affairs on the Congressional Review Act Statement from the Press Secretary on the decline in Southwest border apprehensions Statement from the Press Secretary on the observance of Star Wives Day April 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster April 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., on the President's meetings with President Xi Jinping of China Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Congratulates Judge Neil M. Gorsuch on His Historic Confirmation Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meetings with President Xi Jinping of China April 10

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer April 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on Syria Transcript of an on-the-record press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney on a comprehensive plan for reforming the Federal Government and reducing the Federal civilian workforce Statement by the Press Secretary on Montenegro's NATO accession protocol April 12 Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on the U.N. vote on Syria and China-U.S. relations Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump: Creating an Efficient, Effective and Accountable Federal Government April 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 43 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 67 April 14 Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the Vice President's travel to South Korea, Japan, , and Australia Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Commends First Responders for Response to Interstate 85 Bridge Fire April 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the President's Executive order titled "Buy American and Hire American" April 18 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a press gaggle on background by a senior administration official on the President's Executive order titled "Buy American and Hire American" Statement by the Press Secretary: Senior Administration Officials Praise President Donald J. Trump's Buy American, Hire American Executive Order Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Promotes "Buy American and Hire American" Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 353 April 19

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump To Host Videoconference Call With Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Aboard the International Space Station Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 544 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.J. Res. 30, S.J. Res. 35, and S.J. Res. 36 April 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., on the President's memorandum on steel imports and threats to national security Statement by the Press Secretary: Further Guidance for 's Visit to Germany for the W20 (Women's 20) Summit in Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump: Standing Up to Unfair Steel Trade Practices April 21 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin on the President's financial services Executive order and memorandums April 23 Statement by the Press Secretary: Top Highlights From Sunday's Shows April 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of an on-the-record press briefing by Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance Ray Starling on the President's Executive order titled "Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity" April 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke on the President's Executive order titled "Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act" Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's 100 Days of Historic Accomplishments Statement by the Press Secretary on the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on the President's Executive order titled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" Text of a memorandum from the White House Press Office to the : Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Text: List of Foreign Ambassadors Who Participated in Credentialing Ceremony April 26

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Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Domestic Policy Council education policy adviser Rob Goad on the President's Executive order titled "Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education" Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on the President's first 100 days in office Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin on the President's Executive order titled "Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs" April 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's 100 Days of Accountability Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Stands Up for American-Made Aluminum Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump's 100 Days of Security and Safety Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Trump's Tax Principles April 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., on the President's Executive order titled "Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses" Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump To Open Up America's Energy Potential Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea's missile test Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 99 April 29 Text of an op-ed by President Trump for the Washington Post: In My First 100 Days, I Kept My Promise to Americans May 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 Transcript of a press call by White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short with conservative media on Federal budget legislation May 2 Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Pre-Existing Confusion May 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer

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Readout of the President's meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority May 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: House Advances American Health Care Act May 5 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 244 Readout of the President's May 4 meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm B. Turnbull of Australia in May 6 Text of a readout of the meeting between National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and Venezuelan National Assembly President Julio Borges of May 7 Statement by the Press Secretary congratulating President-elect Emmanuel Macron of on his election victory May 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 534 May 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary congratulating President-elect Moon Jae-in of South Korea on his election victory Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision to terminate and remove from office Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr. Text of a letter to the President from Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III recommending the removal of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr., from office Text of a memorandum for Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein on restoring public confidence in the Federal Bureau of Investigation May 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of a timeline of events leading to the President's decision to remove from office Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr. May 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert Statement by the Press Secretary: President Announces Formation of Bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Integrity May 12

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Protects America's Cyber Infrastructure Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 496 Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Aetna Says Sayonara to Obamacare (published May 11) May 13 Statement from the Press Secretary on North Korea's missile test May 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert May 16 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 274 May 17 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 66 May 19 Statement by the Press Secretary: Fall 2017 White House Internship Program May 20 Readout of the President's meeting with King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, and Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21 Readout of the President's meeting with President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Advance text of the President's remarks at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 22 Transcript of an off-camera briefing on the fiscal year 2018 budget by Office Of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney Readout of the President's meeting with President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai of in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 23 Transcript of a press briefing on the fiscal year 2018 budget by Office Of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney Readout of the President's meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel in Readout of the President's May 22 meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem

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Readout of the President's meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories May 24 Readout of the President's meetings with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy in Rome, Italy Readout of the President's meetings with Pope Francis and Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin of the Holy See in Vatican City May 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in the Mindanao Province, Philippines Readout of the President's working lunch with President Emmanuel Macron of France in Brussels, Readout of the President's meeting with President Donald Franciszek Tusk of the European Council and President Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium Readout of the President's meetings with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and with Prime Minister Charles Yvon Michel of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium Text of an op-ed by Newton L. Gingrich for the Washington Post: The President Just Made a Titanic Shift. The Media Missed It. (published May 24) May 26 Statement by the Press Secretary: Trump Administration Keeps Its Promise: Begins Removing Violent Gang Members, Criminals, and Predators From American Communities Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Taormina, Italy Text of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement news release: Guatemalan Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography (released May 15) May 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by White House Chief of Staff Reinhold R. "Reince" Priebus on the resignation of as White House Communications Director. May 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin June 1 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Puts American Jobs First Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. Embassy in Israel June 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency E. Statement by the Press Secretary: Editorial Boards Praise President Trump's Paris Decision Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 419 and S. 583 June 5

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Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Principles for Reforming the U.S. Air Traffic Control System Statement by the Press Secretary: Former Secretaries of Transportation Praise President Donald J. Trump's Air Traffic Control Reform Plan Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision not to assert regarding former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr.'s scheduled testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee Readout of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's telephone conversation with President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai of Afghanistan June 6 Statement by the Press Secretary: Editorial Boards Praise President Donald J. Trump's Decision To Reform America's Outdated Air Traffic Control System Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 375 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 366 June 7 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Works To Rebuild American Infrastructure June 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the announcement by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Director of the National Economic Council Gary D. Cohn of the appointment of Everett H. Eissenstat as Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: The Death of Obama's Slush Funds June 12 Statement by the Press Secretary on Workforce Development Week Text of a memorandum from Secretary of Labor R. to members of the President's Cabinet: Expanding Apprenticeships in America Excerpts of an interview with Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump on ' "Fox & Friends" program June 13 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Cleaning Up the Superfund Mess June 14 Statement by the Press Secretary on the 242d anniversary of the establishment of the Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 657

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June 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Leads on Workforce Development Statement by the Press Secretary on the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America and the 47th General Assembly of the Organization of American States Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta for the Des Moines Register: President Trump Knows: Apprenticeships Will Boost Wages and Fill Jobs (published June 14) June 16 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications Michael N. Anton and a senior administration official Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's personal financial disclosure form Text of a editorial: Trump Right To Make Cuba Pay for Its Intransigence Fact sheet on Cuba Policy June 19 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer June 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer June 21 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters and Secretary of Agriculture George E. "Sonny" Perdue Text of a Great Falls Tribune editorial: U.S. Beef Exports to China Will Be Good for Montana (published June 20) Readout of a meeting in Jerusalem between White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner, U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations , and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel Readout of a meeting in Ramallah, West Bank, between White House Senior Adviser Jared C. Kushner, U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, and U.S. Consul General to Jerusalem Donald Blome and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority June 22 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of an op-ed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit V. Pai for the Union Leader: Tech Week: How the U.S. Can Win the Digital Future (published June 21) Text of an article by Barney Jopson, Demetri Sevastopulo, and Ed Crooks of the : Trump Looks To Lift LNG Exports in U.S. Trade Shift June 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer

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Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.1094 Text of an article by Juliana Darrow of the National Review: Obamacare Failure Is on the Democrats June 25 Statement from the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in Parachinar and Quetta, Pakistan June 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Statement by the Press Secretary: United States and : Prosperity Through Partnership Statement by the Press Secretary on the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary on potential preparations by the Syrian Government for conducting a chemical weapons attack Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price for the Deseret News: New Health Care Reforms Are Part of Careful Deliberation (published June 25) Fact Sheet: The United States and India—Prosperity Through Partnership Advance text of remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert at the Cyber Week 2017 conference in Tel Aviv, Israel June 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Energy J. Richard Perry Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Unleashes America's Energy Potential Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1083 Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Energy J. Richard Perry, Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator E. Scott Pruitt for : Paving the Path to U.S. Energy Dominance (published June 26) June 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas D. Homan, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah John W. Huber Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Taking Action Against Illegal Immigration Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price for : ObamaCare's Victims Need Relief Now (published June 27) June 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin

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Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn on the President's upcoming travel to Poland and Germany Text of an op-ed by Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III for Fox News: Congress Must Pass Kate's Law and Make America Safer (published June 28) June 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1238 Text of an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette editorial: Make VA Great Again (published June 29) July 5 Text of a letter to the editor by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump published in the Wall Street Journal: Ivanka Trump Replies on Paid Family Leave (published July 4) July 6 Text of an op-ed by Piotr Wilczek for the Wall Street Journal: The Unbreakable Polish-American Bond (published July 5) Text of an op-ed by Matthew Continetti for the Washington Free Beacon: President Trump's Remarkable Warsaw Speech July 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin on the President's meetings at the G–20 summit in Hamburg, Germany Readout of the President's meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto of in Hamburg, Germany Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Trump's Defining Speech (published July 6) July 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster July 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Nominations Face Needless Obstruction Statement by the Press Secretary on the announcement from the Centers for and Services on declining issuer participation in the Health Insurance Marketplace under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Text of an article by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of the Associated Press: Survey: U.S. Uninsured Up by 2M This Year as Gains Erode Text of an article by Alex Swoyer of the Washington Times: Senate Democrats Hold Blue Slips, Delay Trump's Federal Judicial Nominees (published July 9)

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July 11 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on the President's travel to France Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Running the Schumer Blockade (published July 10) July 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: Victims of Illegal Immigration Urge the Senate To Pass Legislation To Save American Lives Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India Statement by the Press Secretary on the Council of Economic Advisers analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's cost estimate for the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Text of a Council of Economic Advisers memorandum to Special Assistant to the President for Health Care Policy Brian Blase on Medicaid savings under the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (dated July 11) July 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: Donald J. Trump Administration Welcomes Israeli-Palestinian Deal To Implement the Red-Dead Water Agreement Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Statement from the Press Secretary on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule on making drugs more affordable for America's seniors Text of an op-ed by National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster for the New York Times: The Trump Vision for America Abroad Text of an op-ed by Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney for the Wall Street Journal: Introducing MAGAnomics (published July 12) Excerpts of the President's remarks in an exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to Paris, France July 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert July 15 Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Jerusalem Text of an op-ed by Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short and Special Assistant to the President for Health Care Policy Brian Blase for the Washington Post: The Fundamental Error in the CBO’s Health-Care Projections (published July 14) July 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sean M. Spicer Text of a Washington Times editorial: Restoration of the Judiciary Continues (published July 16)

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Text of an op-ed by Secretary of the Interior Ryan K. Zinke for Fox News: Made in America: Promoting the All-American Outdoor Experience July 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders July 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation at the /Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem July 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Office of Management and Budget Director John M. "Mick" Mulvaney Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Six Months of Text of an op-ed by Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director for USA Today: Trump White House: We're Seeing Strong Results Text of an op-ed by Deputy Assistant to the President for The Hill: America Is Back With the First 6 Months of Trump July 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and White House Communications Director-designate Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Appoints Anthony Scaramucci To Be White House Communications Director Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Accepts the Resignation of White House Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Elevates to the Role of White House Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary: List of Foreign Ambassadors Who Participated in Credentialing Ceremony Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. citizens detained in Iran July 24 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin for USA Today: Veterans Affairs Secretary: VA Health Care Will Not Be Privatized on Our Watch July 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on Israel's removal of metal detectors and cameras from the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Energy J. Richard Perry for Cleveland.com: Time To Discard the Burdens and Costs of Obamacare July 26

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of a White House blog post: President Donald J. Trump To Donate Salary to the Department of Education July 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Awards the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Text of a Miami Herald editorial: Trump Administration Is Right To Sanction Maduro's Henchmen in Venezuela (published July 26) Text of a joint statement on tax reform by Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul D. Ryan, Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary D. Cohn, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin P. Brady July 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by White House Senior Adviser for Policy Stephen Miller Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's intention to sign into law H.R. 3364, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act July 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director Text of a Bloomberg View editorial: The FDA's War on (Expensive) Drugs August 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., for the Wall Street Journal: Free- Trade is a Two-Way Street (published July 31) August 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Senior Adviser for Policy Stephen Miller Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Backs RAISE Act Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for the RAISE Act Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3364 Text of a letter to the President from a 10-year-old boy named Frank from Falls Church, VA August 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: More Praise for the RAISE Act

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Text of a Washington Times editorial: A Good Start on Immigration Reform (published August 2) August 4 Statement by the Press Secretary: Spring 2018 White House Internship Program Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3298 Text of an Investor's Business Daily editorial: Can 'Raise Act' Make Immigration Work for America Again? (published August 3) August 5 Statement on Security Council passage of a resolution increasing sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent ballistic missile tests August 6 Text of an article by Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post: Under Trump, Gains Against ISIS Have "Dramatically Accelerated" (published August 4) August 7 Text of an Investor's Business Daily editorial: Someone Just Noticed That Trump Is Getting Stuff Done (published August 4) August 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price and Counselor to the President on the opioid crisis Text of a Washington Examiner editorial: and Chalk Up a Victory on North Korea and China (published August 7) Text of an op-ed by Sens. Thomas B. Cotton and David A. Perdue, Jr., for USA Today: Our Immigration Plan Is Pro-Worker and Pro-Growth August 9 Text of an article by Nathanial Gronewold of E&E News: U.S. Emerging as Powerful Force in LNG Trade Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Directs Administration To Use All Appropriate Authority To Respond to Opioid Emergency August 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta and Secretary of Education Elisabeth P. DeVos on workforce development Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Venezuela, including President Nicolas Maduro Moros's request for a phone call with President Trump August 12 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Stands With America's Veterans Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 114 August 14

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Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise President Donald J. Trump's Memorandum on Chinese Trade Practices Statement by the Press Secretary on the elections in Kenya Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson for the Wall Street Journal: We're Holding Pyongyang to Account (published August 13) Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects American Intellectual Property August 15 Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Works To Rebuild America's Infrastructure August 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2210 and H.R. 3218 Fact sheet: Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Sessions Stand Up Against Lawless Sanctuary Cities August 17 Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Strikes Deal To Export Pork to Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Coal Makes a Comeback (published August 16) August 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Stephen K. Bannon as White House Chief Strategist Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 374, H.R. 510, H.R. 873, and H.R. 2430 August 19 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Kennedy Center Honors August 20 Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Jerry Lewis August 21 Statement by the Press Secretary on the anniversary of the 2013 Syrian chemical weapons attack Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and South August 22 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas D. Homan, and a senior administration official Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's travel to Yuma, AZ Statement by the Press Secretary on the deaths of U.S. servicemembers in the August 21 collision between the USS John S. McCain guided-missile destroyer and a merchant vessel Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 339

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Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 76 Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for USA Today: Donald Trump's New American Strategy for Afghanistan Will Undo Past Failures (published August 21) Text of an op-ed by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine C. Duke for USA Today: Border Walls Work. Yuma Sector Proves It Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Visits Americans on the Frontlines Protecting Our Borders August 23 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for Donald J. Trump's Commitment to Securing the Border Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: More Praise for Donald J. Trump's Commitment to Securing the Border Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2288 August 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for President Donald J. Trump Signing the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary: New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner To Host Next Meeting of Bipartisan Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Text of an op-ed by Betsy McCaughey for the : Trump Is Not Backing Down on Trade (published August 22) Text of an op-ed by National Security Council Chief of Staff J. Keith Kellogg, Jr., for Breitbart: Trump as Commander in Chief, Making the Hard Decisions (published August 23) August 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on Venezuela Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Pardons Sheriff Statement by the Press Secretary on new financial sanctions against Venezuela Statement by the Press Secretary on Text of an op-ed by David Ignatius for the Washington Post: Could This Be a Game-Changer for Middle East Peace? (published August 24) August 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine C. Duke, Small Business Administration Administrator Linda E. McMahon, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., and Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price

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August 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Tackles Our Broken Tax System August 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert September 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders September 4 Text of an op-ed by President Trump for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: We Must Fix Our Self- Destructive Tax Code (published September 3) September 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a background press call with local reporters by senior administration officials on the President's upcoming remarks on tax reform in Mandan, ND Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Restores Responsibility and the Rule of Law to Immigration Statement from the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with congressional leaders and administration officials to discuss tax reform September 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters and White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short Statement by the Press Secretary: Tax Reform Unleashes America's Economic Potential Statement by the Press Secretary on the President and Mrs. Trump's personal donation to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts Text of an article by Amy Dalrymple of the Bismarck Tribune: Area Business Leaders Eager To Hear Trump's Ideas on Tax Reform (published September 5) September 7 Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on North Korea Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for President Donald J. Trump's Address on Tax Reform in North Dakota September 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's signing of H.R. 601 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 601 September 11

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Burma September 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3732 September 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision regarding Lattice Semiconductor Corp. Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations September 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay E. Walters and Deputy Homeland Security Adviser John J. Daly, Jr. Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.J. Res. 49 September 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley Statement by the Press Secretary on the Kurdistan Regional Government's proposed referendum Statement by the Press Secretary on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 624 and S. 1616 September 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and State Department Director of Policy Planning Brian H. Hook Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in New York City September 19 Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for President Donald J. Trump's Address to the U.N. General Assembly Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump at the United Nations General Assembly: Outlining an America First Foreign Policy Readout of the President's September 18 working dinner with President Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia of Brazil, President Calderon of , President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama, and Vice President of Argentina in New York City

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Readout of the President's September 18 meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres and luncheon with world leaders in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of in New York City September 20 Statement by the Press Secretary: The White House Announces the 2017–2018 Class of Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Editorial Boards and Commentators Praise President Donald J. Trump's Address to the U.N. General Assembly Statement by the Press Secretary on hurricane response and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Text of a New York Post editorial: Tough, Proud, and Honest: Trump at the U.N. (published September 19) Readout of the President's meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan in New York City September 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley Readout of the President's September 20 meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in New York City Readout of the President's September 20 working luncheon with African leaders in New York City Readout of the President's September 20 meeting with Prime Minister of the in New York City Readout of the President's September 20 meeting with President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai of Afghanistan in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine in New York City Readout of the President's working lunch with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in New York City Readout of the President's meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in New York City Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Increases Pressure To Cut Off Funding for North Korea September 22 Statement by the Press Secretary: The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities' 2017 HBCU All-Stars

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Joint readout of the September 21 meeting between President Trump and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea in New York City Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., for the Washington Post: These NAFTA Rules Are Killing Our Jobs (published September 21) September 23 Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: ObamaCare's Tax on the Poor (published September 22) September 24 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Announces Enhanced National Security Measures Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Security Standards for Traveling to America Statement by the Press Secretary: FAQ: Proclamation on Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public- Safety Threats Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price and Kellyanne Conway for City & State PA: All Hands Needed on Deck To Turn the Tide Against the Opioid Crisis (published September 23) Fact sheet: Proclamation on Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats September 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a press call by Assistant to the President Ivanka M. Trump, Assistant to the President for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives , and Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Jason Botel on the memorandum on increasing access to high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education Statement by the Press Secretary: Expanding Access to High Quality STEM and Computer Science Education Provides More Pathways to Good Jobs September 26 Transcript of a background press call with regional reporters previewing the President's tax reform event in Indianapolis, IN Statement by the Press Secretary on Saudi Arabia's decision to affirm the right of women to drive September 27 Statement by the Press Secretary: Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Puts Americans First in Tax Relief Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Widespread Praise for President Trump's Unified Framework for Tax Reform Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3110 Text: Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code (prepared by the administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance)

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September 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, National Economic Council Directory Gary D. Cohn, and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise Continues To Roll in for President Trump's Unified Framework for Tax Reform September 29 Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the President's "Cut the Red TAPE" event Statement by the Press Secretary: The Unified Tax Relief Framework Will Bring Jobs and Businesses Home Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Manufacturers Continue To Have Record High Optimism About the Economy Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking a Responsible and Humanitarian Approach on Refugees Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Thomas E. Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services and the designation of Don J. Wright as Acting Secretary Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3819 and S. 1866 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3823 Text: Manufacturers' Outlook Survey Third Quarter 2017 (released by the National Association of Manufacturers) Text of a letter to the President from Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas E. Price offering his resignation October 1 Statement by the Press Secretary on the September 30 terrorist attacks in Edmonton, Canada October 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders October 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by President Trump, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer A. González-Colón, and Small Business Administration Administrator Linda E. McMahon Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of former President Jalal Talabani of October 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for the Wall Street Journal: America Will Return to the Moon—And Go Beyond (published October 4) October 6

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2519, S. 327, S. 810, and S. 1141 October 8 Statement by the Press Secretary: Trump Administration Immigration Policy Priorities Statement by the Press Secretary: Establish Merit-Based Reforms To Promote Assimilation and Financial Success Statement by the Press Secretary: Enforce Immigration Laws Across the United States Statement by the Press Secretary: Secure the Border by Deterring and Swiftly Removing Illegal Entrants Text of a White House report: Immigration Principles and Policies October 9 Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise From the President's Cabinet for the New Immigration Priorities October 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a background regional press call by a senior administration official previewing the President's tax reform speech in October 11 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Supports Tax Reform for Hardworking Americans Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying About President Trump's DHS Secretary Announcement October 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly Transcript of a press call by Domestic Policy Council Director Andrew P. Bremberg, Special Assistant to the President for Health Care Policy Brian Blase, Counselor to the Secretary of Labor Paul Ray, Center of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight Director Randy Pate, and Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy David J. Kautter previewing the Executive order titled "Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States" Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Iran (embargoed until October 13) Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action To Improve Access, Increase Choices, and Lower Costs for Healthcare Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's New Strategy on Iran (embargoed until October 13) Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives action on disaster relief funding for , , Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other areas

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Statement by the Press Secretary on cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act October 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for President Donald J. Trump's New Strategy on Iran October 16 Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: Corporate Tax Reform and Wages—Theory and Evidence Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: Corporate Tax Reform and Wages: Theory and Evidence Statement by the Press Secretary on the October 14 terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia October 17 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Fights for Higher Wages for Hardworking Americans Statement by the Press Secretary on a U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii decision regarding the President's proclamation titled "Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats" October 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of an on-the-record press call by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin A. Hassett on corporate tax reform and wages Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 178, S. 652, and H.R. 1117 October 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution October 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on military justice October 22 Text of an op-ed by President Trump for USA Today: With Tax Reform We Can Make It Morning in America Again October 23 Transcript of a background press briefing by a senior administration official on the President's upcoming travel to Asia October 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Recognizes Minority-Owned Businesses Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of H.J. Res. 111 October 25 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Making American Aviation Great Again October 26 Transcript of remarks by First Lady Melania Trump on combating drug demand and the opioid crisis Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the President's remarks on combating drug demand and the opioid crisis Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials on the release documents from the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action on Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Statement by the Press Secretary: Administration Announces Accelerated Completion of Dike Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional passage of the fiscal year 2018 joint budget resolution Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of documents from the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2266 and S. 585 Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for the Denver Post: Colorado Needs a Tax Cut, and Trump's Plan Will Deliver (published October 25) October 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a press call by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Kevin A. Hassett on the CEA report titled "The Growth Effects of Corporate Tax Reform and Implications for Wages" Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Growth Effects of Corporate Tax Reform and Implications for Wages Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Growth Effects of Corporate Tax Reform and Implications for Wages Statement by the Press Secretary: Tax Cuts and Tax Relief Will Put the American Economy in High-Gear Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Donald J. Trump Taking Action on Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis October 30

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Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders October 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials on the President's upcoming travel to Asia Statement by the Press Secretary: The White House Releases the Official Portraits of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Text of an op-ed by Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Luis G. Rivera-Marín of Puerto Rico for the Miami Herald: FEMA Is a Powerful Partner in Puerto Rico's Recovery (published October 30) November 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on the final report of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Statement by the Press Secretary on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 111 November 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1329, H.R. 1616, H.R. 2989, S. 190, S. 504, S. 920, and S. 1617 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 782 November 3 Transcript of a background conference call by a senior administration official on the President's travel to Asia Statement by the Press Secretary 2018–2019 White House Fellowship Text of a New York Post editorial: This Is the Tax-Cut Plan America Needs (published November 2) November 4 Statement by the Press Secretary on the anniversary of the birth of the founder of Sikhism November 5 Transcript of a background press briefing by a senior administration official on the President's travel to Tokyo, Japan November 6 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Visit to Japan Strengthens the United States-Japan Alliance and Economic Partnership

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan Readout of the First Lady's travel to Japan November 7 Statement by the Press Secretary: National Day for the Victims of Communism November 8 Transcript of a background conference call by senior administration officials on the President's Cuba policy Transcript of a press gaggle by a senior administration official Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's travel to South Korea Statement by the Press Secretary on missile attacks by Houthi militia groups in Yemen against Saudi Arabia Statement by the Press Secretary on the use of chemical weapons in Syria Text of a South Korea-U.S. joint press release: President Donald J. Trump's State Visit to the Republic of Korea Text of an op-ed by Vice President Michael R. Pence for USA Today: It Has Been a Year of Accomplishments November 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Putting Our Veterans First Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives action on tax reform legislation Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on tax reform legislation Text of an op-ed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin for the Hill: Honoring Veterans Day by Making Progress for Veterans November 10 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and senior administration officials Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Visit to China Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Visit to China November 11 Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the President's travel to Vietnam and the Philippines Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Participation in the 25th Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting and 2017 APEC CEO Summit Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Lebanon November 12

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Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Trip to Vietnam November 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump's Nominee for HHS Secretary Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm B. Turnbull of Australia and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan Readout of the President's meeting with Prime Minister of India Text of a New York Post editorial: Turns Out Trump Didn't Ruin America's Economy (published November 11) November 14 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Trip to the Philippines Text of an op-ed by Brian Lonergan for the Hill: America Has Seen Enough Tragedies Result From Its Open Borders November 15 Statement by the Press Secretary: America Recycles Day Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying on the President's Foreign Policy Remarks Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Ruling Out the ABA on Judges (published November 14) Text of an op-ed by Betsy McCaughey for the New York Post: Democrats Are Trying To Block Trump's Judge Picks With Vile, Hypocritical Smears (published November 14) Text of an article by Andrew Tangel and Josh Zumbrun for the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Manufacturing Rides Rising Tide, Buoyed by Global Growth, Optimism Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Visit to Asia Advanced America First Priorities November 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Cambodia Text of an op-ed by Alex Hendrie for the Hill: Passing Tax Reform Will Prove GOP Is Serious in Its Commitments to Americans Text of an op-ed by Bernie Marcus for the Hill: Tax Bills Give Small Businesses Plenty To Be Thankful For November 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official on the hurricane emergency recovery supplemental request to Congress Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Supreme Court List

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Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Announces Five Additions to Supreme Court List Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on tax reform legislation Statement from the Press Secretary on 's veto of the renewal of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 304 and H.R. 3031 Text of a Washington Examiner editorial: You Should Want To Cut Business Taxes; After All, It's You Who Has To Pay Them Text of an article by Reid Wilson for the Hill: Unemployment Rate Hit Record Low in 13 States This Year November 20 Statement by the Press Secretary: The Crisis Next Door: President Donald J. Trump Is Confronting an Opioid Crisis More Severe Than Original Expectations Statement by the Press Secretary: CEA Report: The Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis Text of a Council of Economic Advisers report: The Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis Text of an Investor's Business Daily editorial: The Coming Tax-Cut Boom (published November 18) Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Reducing Corporate Tax Games (published November 19) November 21 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 194, H.R. 1545, H.R. 1679, H.R. 3243, and H.R. 3949 Text of an op-ed by Senator David A. Perdue, Jr., for NBC News: The Simple Truth About America’s Awful Tax Code I Learned as a Fortune 500 CEO (published November 20) Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: North Korea, Terror Sponsor (published November 20) Statement by the Press Secretary on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Egypt November 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on Pakistan's release of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba terrorist organization leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed from house arrest. November 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Statement on Director Mulvaney's Status as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Text of a memorandum from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau General Counsel Mary E. McLeod to the CFPB senior leadership team on the Acting Director of the CFPB (dated November 25)

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Text of a memorandum from Assistant Attorney General Steven A. Engel to Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn II on designating an Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (dated November 25) Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: Tax Reform, Growth, and the Deficit (published November 26) Text of an op-ed by Robert J. Barro, George P. Shultz, and John B. Taylor for the Wall Street Journal: How Tax Reform Will Lift the Economy (published November 26) Text of an op-ed by Senator Randal H. Paul for Fox News: Here's Why I Plan To Vote for the Senate Tax Bill (And My Colleagues Should Step Up) November 28 Transcript of a background call by a senior administration official to regional reporters on the President's tax reform speech in Missouri Statement from the Press Secretary on Senate action on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Text of an Investor's Business Daily editorial: The Latest Tax Cut Lie: The Senate Bill Will Hurt the Poor (published November 27) Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: America's New Energy Diplomacy (published November 27) Text of an op-ed by Bernie Marcus for the Hill: GOP Should Unite for Legacy Tax-Reform Vote November 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj S. Shah Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Is Giving Small Businesses a Boost Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Promotes American Entrepreneurship Text of an op-ed by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for the Washington Examiner: Democrats Were for Tax Reform Before They Were Against It Text of an article by Adam Shell for USA Today: Dow Posts Biggest Gain in 3 Months on Tax Overhaul Optimism (published November 28) Text of an op-ed by Alexander Bolton for the Hill: Trump Opens GOP Eyes on Tax Reform Text of an article by Ben Leubsdorf and Sarah Chaney for Dow Jones Newswires: U.S. GDP Growth Revised up to 3.3% Rate in Third Quarter November 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Eric D. Hargan Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Praise for President Trump's Tax Reform Speech in Missouri Statement by the Press Secretary on National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's meeting with Foreign Ministers from the Western Balkans Text of an op-ed by the RATE Coalition for CNBC: An Open Letter to Congress Signed by 137 Economists Supporting GOP Tax Reform Bill (published November 29)

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Text of an op-ed by Michael D. Fryt and Pete Sepp for the Memphis Commercial Appeal: Tax Reform Makes America Competitive Again December 1 Statement from the Press Secretary on the verdict in the Kathryn Steinle case December 2 Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act December 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary J. Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump Stands With Local Communities Against Government Overreach on Land Management Text of a Washington Examiner editorial: Democrats' Straw Man Fights Tax Cuts Text of a Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial: Economy Showing Major Progress Under President Donald Trump (published December 2) Text of an op-ed by Sen. A. Mitchell McConnell for the Wall Street Journal: Tax Reform: What's in It for You (published December 3) December 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: The President's Speech in Salt Lake City, UT Statement by the Press Secretary: Summer 2018 White House Internship Program Text of an op-ed by Ethan Lane for the Hill: Trump Really Will Shrink Government, Starting With National Monuments (published December 4) December 6 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Donald J. Trump's Proclamation on Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: The Right Move on Monuments (published December 5) December 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Text of an op-ed by Adam Michel for the National Interest: Families Across America Can Expect a Tax Cut (published December 6) December 8 Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Yemen Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 123 Text of an op-ed by Jeffrey Kupfer for Fox News: Modernizing the Tax Code Will Provide a Long-Term Boost to the American Economy and to Middle-Class Workers December 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Text of a Wall Street Journal editorial: The Economy Revs Up (published December 8) Text of an op-ed for USA Today by F.H. Buckley: GOP Tax Bill Is Good for Middle-Class Americans (published December 10) Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Will Make America a Leader in Space Exploration Again December 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Statement by the Press Secretary: State and Local Leaders Push for Tax Reform Statement by the Press Secretary: What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump's Signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2810 and H.R. 4374 Text of a letter to Senate Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell and Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul D. Ryan from 21 Governors in support of tax reform legislation (dated December 7) Text of a Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial: Bottom Line, GOP Tax Reform's Good for the Middle Class (published December 11) Text of an op-ed by Armstrong Williams for the Hill: Passing Tax Reform Is a Task That Shouldn't Be Taxing Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Will Make the American Military Great Again December 13 Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of White House Communications Director Text of an op-ed by Alfredo Ortiz for RealClearPolitics: Tax Bill Is Christmas Present Americans Have Been Waiting For December 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Neomi J. Rao on the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Transcript of a background press call by a senior administration official previewing the redesign of the whitehouse.gov website Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Delivering on Deregulation Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Year of Regulatory Reform and Environmental Protection at the EPA December 15 Statement by the Press Secretary on the tax bill conference report Text of a New York Post editorial: Time To Get the Tax Cut Over the Finish Line (published December 14) December 18

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Transcript of a background press call by senior administration officials previewing the President's National Security Strategy Text of the 2017 National Security Strategy Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces a National Security Strategy To Advance America's Interests December 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Thomas P. Bossert and Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cybersecurity and Communication Jeanette Manfra on the attribution of the WannaCry malware attack to North Korea Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump's First Year of Foreign Policy Accomplishments December 20 Statement by the Press Secretary: Cabinet Meeting Marks Tremendous Year of Progress Text of charts highlighting 2017 accomplishments by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Homeland Security Statement by the Press Secretary: President Trump Commutes Sentence of Sholom Rubashkin Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1266 Fact sheet: The Tax Cuts Act Follows Through on President Donald J. Trump's Promise of Middle Class Tax Cuts December 21 Transcript of a background press briefing by senior administration officials on the President's accomplishments during his first year in office Statement by the Press Secretary on Saudi Arabia's announcement regarding humanitarian aid to Yemen Fact sheet: Under President Donald J. Trump, Americans Are Getting Back to Work December 22 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1370 and H.R. 1 Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump: Year One of Making America Great Again December 28 Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan December 29 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Drug Policy Office Releases Commission Report Reaction Documents Text: Trump Administration Response to the Final Recommendations of the President's Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Text: The Opioids Crisis: Trump Administration Response

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential election in Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Iran December 31 Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Iran

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