The White House received more than 7,400 requests for credentials one day after saying it would open press briefings to content creators, influencers and podcasters.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said reported drone sightings that sparked panic in New Jersey last month were drones authorized to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration and “not the enemy.

A local congressman isn't satisfied with the White House's answers about the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year.

The mysterious drones that lit up skies across the US late last year were authorised by federal regulators and "not the enemy," the White House has announced. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved the drones for research and many also belonged to people in the area,