President Joe Biden has kicked off his final holiday season at the White House, issuing the traditional reprieve to two turkeys who will bypass the Thanksgiving table to live out their days in Minnesota.

First Lady Jill Biden accepted the delivery of this year’s White House Christmas tree from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, an area impacted by Hurricane Helene.

U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks in the White House's Rose Garden on Tuesday, the White House said, before leaving Washington for his Thanksgiving break in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The announcement came on the heels of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.

Kaitlan Collins will become CNN’s first prime-time anchor to also serve as its lead White House reporter as the new Trump administration begins.

Kaitlan Collins, who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump during his first administration, will cover his second White House term for CNN.

In an era when traditional media is shrinking, Kaitlan Collins, at least, will have more to do. CNN gave the anchor of its 9 p.m. hour the title of chief White House correspondent, a maneuver that will have her scrambling for the latest news on the Trump administration even as she tries to maintain a pivotal primetime hour on the Warner Bros.