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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Megan Lebowitz |Curtis Bunn |Abigail Williams |Joy Wang
May 21, 2025, 7:00 AM EDTWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday in an effort to improve relations between the two countries after months of tensions. The United States admitted 59 white South Africans as refugees this month after they claimed they were fleeing violence and discrimination.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Abigail Williams |Joy Wang |Curtis Bunn
May 12, 2025, 4:51 PM EDTAmerican officials welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans at Washington Dulles International Airport Monday afternoon in a ceremony greeting them as refugees, under the argument that they are fleeing discrimination and racially based violence in their home country. The newly arrived people are from the ethnic minority of Afrikaners, the group of whites who ruled South Africa during apartheid.
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1 month ago | 
dayton247now.com | Joy Wang |Ida Domingo |Jessica James |Rebecca Turco
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
msn.com | Joy Wang
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
local12.com | Joy Wang
President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance will start their day at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square on Monday. This is a tradition many presidents have taken part in including former President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush. RELATED | Donald Trump to be sworn in as 47th president inside US Capitol RotundaSt. John’s Episcopal Church is often known as the Church of the Presidents. Every president since President James Madison has attended service there.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
turnto10.com | Joy Wang
WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers Friday morning. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting tradition. John Schank is from Fairbanks, AK, and Fred Austin is from North Pole, AK. The two have transported this giant spruce 4,000 miles on a three-week cross-country journey.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
katu.com | Joy Wang
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers Friday morning. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting tradition. John Schank is from Fairbanks, AK, and Fred Austin is from North Pole, AK. The two have transported this giant spruce 4,000 miles on a three-week cross-country journey.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
13wham.com | Joy Wang
WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers Friday morning. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting tradition. John Schank is from Fairbanks, AK, and Fred Austin is from North Pole, AK. The two have transported this giant spruce 4,000 miles on a three-week cross-country journey.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
nbcmontana.com | Joy Wang
WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers Friday morning. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting tradition. John Schank is from Fairbanks, AK, and Fred Austin is from North Pole, AK. The two have transported this giant spruce 4,000 miles on a three-week cross-country journey.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
fox28savannah.com | Joy Wang
