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A woman holds a sign during a press conference where activists delivered a computer flash drive with 10 million signatures to lawmakers at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 9th, 2019. The signatures were on a petition urging Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

Viewfinder: Activists Push for Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump

A woman holds a sign during a press conference where activists delivered a computer flash drive with 10 million signatures calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Pacific Standard Staff

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 7th, 2017.

Economics

Why Is Trump’s White House Paying for Drinks at Mar-a-Lago With Taxpayer Dollars?

There's a unique push and pull in the current administration: Donald Trump's administration pays a bill for an event and his club reaps the revenue.

Derek Kravitz

Prescription opioid sales in the U.S. spiked on the dark Web after it became harder for patients to obtain prescriptions for them.

A New White House Tell-All Illustrates Trump’s Views on How to Keep Teens From Abusing Opioids

In a new book, White House staffer Cliff Sims recounts what the president wanted for White House-sponsored ads intended to discourage young Americans from abusing opioid painkillers.

Francie Diep

Viewfinder: A Hanukkah Reception at the White House

President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Karen Pence attend a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House on December 6th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

White House adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump and her children Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore attend a turkey pardoning event as they watch Peas, one of the two turkeys, at the Rose Garden of the White House on November 20th, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The two pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, will spend the rest of their lives at a farm after the annual Thanksgiving presidential tradition.

Viewfinder: Pardoned Turkeys Strut on the White House Lawn

The two pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, will spend the rest of their lives at a farm after the annual Thanksgiving presidential tradition.

Pacific Standard Staff

President Donald Trump lights a "diya," or oil lamp, as Indian Ambassador to the United States Navtej Singh Sarna looks on during a Diwali ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on November 13th, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Trump was criticized online for tweets about the ceremony that mentioned Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists but omitted Hindus, the primary celebrants of the holiday.

Viewfinder: A Diwali Ceremony at the White House

President Donald Trump lights a "diya," or oil lamp, as Indian Ambassador to the United States Navtej Singh Sarna looks on during a Diwali ceremony at the White House on November 13th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff