Patel's Wednesday testimony to a House of Representatives panel had exposed a rare break with President Donald Trump's administration, which has pushed to slash spending across the federal government. Disagreements between agencies and the White House over funding requests to Congress are rarely made public.

FBI Director Kash Patel recently revealed that he supports White House calls to cut the bureau’s funding. This came a day after he told lawmakers he wanted $1 billion more than the administration had requested.

FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers Wednesday that a White House proposal to cut the agency’s budget was $1 billion short – but then he walked the statement back on Thursday. “I’m here today in full support of the president’s budget,

Administration officials say first lady Melania Trump is at the White House more often than the public knows, but when exactly, and for how long, these officials will not say for certain.

Melania Trump is claimed to have spent less than two weeks at the White House since her husband was inaugurated. The first lady, who has been notably absent from Washington during Donald Trump’s second term,