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Melania resisted Trump's White House overhaul only to end up 'very unhappy': commentators

Melania resisted Trump's White House overhaul only to end up 'very unhappy': commentators

First Lady Melania Trump fought against Trump's overhaul of the White House and lost, according to commentators.

During an episode of the Daily Beast Podcast, host Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty, the executive editor of The Daily Beast, went over more revelations in the book Regime Change, an account of the Trump White House by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.

Last year, Trump paved over the Rose Garden. According to Dougherty, the book reveals that the First Lady's team relayed that she was "very unhappy" with the changes, and only secured a few compromises, like getting Trump to keep the rose bushes....

WATCH LIVE: Obama delivers statement

WATCH LIVE: Obama delivers statement

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a statement from the White House Rose Garden at 12:25 p.m. ET. Watch live video, courtesy of NBC News, below:

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Obama presses Republicans on jobs for veterans

Obama presses Republicans on jobs for veterans

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Monday to ditch blocking tactics and take bold action to boost hiring, using the emotive plight of unemployed war heroes to push an aspect of his jobs plan.

Obama to call for $3 trillion in deficit savings

Obama to call for $3 trillion in deficit savings

President Barack Obama will Monday call for new deficit cuts of $3.0 trillion but warn Republicans he will veto any bill that trims healthcare for the elderly without hiking taxes on the rich.

Obama to propose 'Buffett tax' on millionaires

Obama to propose 'Buffett tax' on millionaires

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a populist gesture designed to appeal to voters, will propose a "Buffett Tax" on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday.