Tulsi Gabard says she has evidence that Democrats manufactured a connection between Trump and Russia to steal the 2016 election as Trump tries to beat back more stories tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the week at the White House.

Also, scientists are trying to save the Great Barrier Reef with man-made clouds. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

According to a Thursday court declaration filed in the Northern District of California, the administration sought the go-ahead to lay people off at 17 agencies, including the departments of the Treasury, State, Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Commerce, Housing  and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s paved makeover of the White House’s Rose Garden appears to be nearly finished. The garden’s previously grassy lawn was fully covered by pavement as construction crews put the final touches on Trump’s project Friday. The last rows of pavers were put in place as workers taped off their edges.

The White House fired back against The View host Joy Behar on Thursday after her comments criticizing President Donald Trump earlier this week. “Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,

President Donald Trump’s vows to roll out punishing new tariffs on Aug. 1 have barely made a ripple with investors who are convinced he’ll once again back down. But at the White House, officials insist they’re serious this time.

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington on Thursday as tensions escalate between the administration and the independent overseer of the nation's monetary policy.

The White House responded after the Wall Street Journal reported that Pam Bondi told Trump his name was in the Epstein files.