President Donald Trump hired a new architect on Thursday to lead the construction of his ambitious White House ballroom project after the previous architect clashed with Trump over its projected size.Shalom Baranes Associates will replace James McCreery II. “As we begin to transition into the next stage of development on...
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The Government Accountability Office opened an investigation this week into Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, related to his agency’s criminal referrals of mortgage fraud allegations against President Donald Trump‘s political opponents to the Department of Justice.The independent, nonpartisan watchdog agreed to launch the inquiry in a...
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President Donald Trump championed a peace deal signed by leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, calling the end to their long-standing conflict “a great day for Africa” despite a flare-up in fighting near the Rwandan border.The peace deal was signed at the newly renamed Donald J....
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will hold the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony around 6 p.m. ET on Thursday. The ceremony will be held at the Ellipse, south of the White House. The ceremony is a presidential tradition that began in 1923....
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First lady Melania Trump announced Thursday morning that seven Ukrainian children — six boys and one girl — have been returned to their families.As Russia’s war with Ukraine rages on, Russian soldiers have nabbed Ukrainian children in an effort to warp their worldview against their country. Nearly 20,000 estimated Ukrainian...
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The Trump administration is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the former USIP leadership and staff over who owns the institute. USIP’s staff has been fired twice, and the building is now in the possession of the General Services Administration as the sides await a definitive legal decision. In...
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As the fallout from a military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean continues, Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley is expected to tell congressional leaders the reported survivors killed in the attack were “legitimate targets.”“Adm. Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley plans to say he and his legal adviser concluded the two...
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President Donald Trump is struggling to rewrite the public narrative regarding affordability, underscored by this week’s closer-than-expected special election in Tennessee.Trump has dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic hoax after Democrats emphasized the issue last month before off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia. However, his rhetoric has apparently...
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President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional” pardon for a business executive whom his own Department of Justice charged with a felony in July.Trump issued the pardon of Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke without a public statement. It’s unclear why he pardoned Leiweke, though he is represented by...
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced scrutiny for reportedly authorizing a second strike on an alleged drug boat in September after the first strike didn’t kill everyone on board. “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release, no problem,” Trump told reporters in the Oval...
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President Donald Trump leveled sanctions against a major Venezuelan model and influencer over her alleged support for the Tren de Aragua gang.Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, also known as Rosita, is a famous Venezuelan model, influencer, and DJ who performs at clubs internationally. She’s known for her sizable social media presence,...
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) praised President Donald Trump on Wednesday for pursuing “the right outcome” in pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX).Cuellar and his wife are facing federal charges of bribery, money laundering, and acting as foreign agents for the Azerbaijani government and a Mexican bank. While the federal...
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