Mrs. Trump back in public eye after 'little rough patch'

WASHINGTON — There she was, outside the White House walls.First lady Melania Trump re-emerged Wednesday shoulder-to-shoulder with her husband, President Donald Trump, at the head of a conference table at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington."She had a little rough patch, but she's doing great," the president said at the top of a meeting on hurricane readiness. "We're very proud of her, she's done a fantastic job as first lady," he added. "People love you.

President Trump: Melania 'doing great' after recent kidney treatment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his wife is "doing great" nearly two weeks after kidney treatment.President Trump answered a reporter's question about the first lady as he departed the White House on Friday for a trip to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis, Maryland.Asked about her health, President Trump said "she's doing great." He then pointed to the second floor of the White House and said she was watching.The White House announced May 14 that Melania Trump underwent a procedure that morning to treat an unspecified kidney condition.

Pres. Trump welcomes wife home in tweet that misspells her name

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump returned to the White House in "high spirits" on Saturday following a weeklong hospitalization for kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first lady's condition may have been more complicated than first revealed.President Donald Trump heralded her homecoming with a tweet that referred to her as "Melanie" instead of "Melania.""Great to have our incredible First Lady back home in the White House.

First Lady Melania Trump in hospital for treatment of kidney condition

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning to treat a benign kidney condition and will likely be hospitalized for the rest of the week, the White House said.President Donald Trump was expected to visit his wife at Walter Reed Medical Center just outside Washington later Monday, according to a White House official who was not authorized to disclose the plan and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said the procedure on the 48-year-old first lady was successful and there were no complications.The White House did not offer any additional details on Mrs.

First lady to announce initiatives on children's well-being

WASHINGTON — The White House says Melania Trump will announce her initiatives as first lady on Monday.The first lady's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, says the focus will be on the overall well-being of children, which Mrs.

Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron visit National Gallery of Art

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump and Brigitte Macon bid a brief adieu to the White House on Tuesday for a visit with the works of Paul Cezanne at the National Gallery of Art.The first ladies of the United States and France toured an exhibit of about 60 portraits by the French post-Impressionist painter.They paused near a portrait of Cezanne's father reading a newspaper in a chair.

'Solidarity and support:' Melania Trump to present courage awards to women March 21

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House used International Women's Day to announce that first lady Melania Trump will present State Department courage awards to women from around the world at a March 21 ceremony.The award recognizes women who have shown courage and leadership in pressing for women's rights worldwide."Their courage only furthers my belief in the powerful impact women can make through solidarity and support of one another," Mrs.

First lady: 'We need to change' arc of opioid crisis

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump said Thursday that many people are grieving after losing loved ones to the opioid crisis, telling a White House summit on the issue that "we need to change that."Opening the gathering in the East Room of the White House, the first lady read from a letter from Betty Henderson.

President Trump, first lady head to Ohio for rare joint policy trip

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are heading to Ohio, where the president will point to the benefits of the tax law and the first lady will talk about the administration's response to the opioid epidemic.It's a rare joint domestic policy trip for the first couple.The president is expected to point to the benefits of the new tax law for small businesses.

President Trump celebrates Christmas like most of America, with family

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is celebrating Christmas the way millions of Americans do: surrounded by family, the White House said.But unlike most Americans, he released a brief video in which his wife, Melania, joined him to "wish America and the entire world a very Merry Christmas."The first lady says that at this time of year "we see the best of America and the soul of the American people" in children packing boxes to help brighten Christmas for service members and communities coming together to help one another."In this season of joy, we spend time with our families, we renew our bonds of love and goodwill between our citizens and, most importantly, we celebrate the miracle of Christmas," President Trump said, noting the story of Jesus' birth.

First lady wishes to spend holiday "on a deserted island, tropical island with my family"

WASHINGTON — If she could spend the holidays anywhere in the world, Melania Trump says she'd take her family to a deserted, tropical island.The first lady revealed her wish Thursday during a Christmastime visit with patients and staff at Children's National hospital in the nation's capital as she continued a holiday tradition begun more than 60 years ago by first lady Bess Truman.After touring the neuroscience center and meeting privately with some patients, Mrs.

Melania Trump to donate inaugural ball gown to Smithsonian

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is donating her inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.The first lady is handing over the vanilla silk, off-the-shoulder gown during a ceremony Friday in Washington.