Asked for comment about the visit, a Red Sox spokesperson said the team toured the White House on Thursday as part of their family road trip to Washington, D.C. The Red Sox are in Washington this weekend for a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, which begins on Friday. First pitch for Friday’s opener is scheduled for 11 a.m.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White House on Thursday with Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was released in May

The United States is halting some weapons shipments to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News in a statement that the "decision was made to put America's interests first following" a Defense Department "review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe.

The U.S. president urged Russia’s leader to quickly end the war in Ukraine, according to a Kremlin briefing on the hourlong call.