Donald Trump joked that his son Barron now “respects his father a little bit more” after meeting soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo at the White House on Tuesday.

President Trump raised $350 million from private donors for the ongoing demolition of the White House East Wing and new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, the White House said. Any additional funds might be used for future construction, such as a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., it added.

Trump designated Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally during a historic White House dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marking 80 years of relations.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff were on the guest list.

Hyundai chief executive José Muñoz said on Wednesday that the White House phoned him personally to apologise for a massive immigration raid at a factory in the US state of Georgia.

UFC President Dana White appeared on comedian Andrew Schulz's "Flagrant" podcast on Tuesday where the two commended "Real Time" host Bill Maher for visiting President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this year.

According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal government shutdown actually ended a week ago, the White House's shutdown clock continued to tick on Tuesday until it was pointed out to the White House by ABC News.

President Donald Trump's administration for weeks tried to stall or head off a vote in Congress to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, but nonetheless the measure is expected to land on his desk as soon as Wednesday.