55 m. ago Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump

The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House

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7 h. ago Day after controversial vote, Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building

One ex officio member of the center’s board said she was muted on the call when the name change was discussed

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8 h. ago The Kennedy Center starts work to add Trump's name onto the building

The Kennedy Center is starting to add President Donald Trump's name to the building

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25 h. ago Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to DC arts institution

Joe Kennedy III, JFK’s grandson, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legalThe board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is moving ahead with a proposal to rename the arts and culture-focused institution, named after President John F Kennedy, in honor of Donald Trump, according to an announcement from the White House on Thursday.If the White House move succeeds it would be called the Trump-Kennedy Center, though it is unclear if this change would be legal. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’

Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisisAmid concerns that he has failed to address a worsening affordability crisis, with health insurance premiums about to spike dramatically for over 20 million Americans, Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that his domestic policy chief’s main priority is building a triumphal arch for Washington DC.Speaking at a White House holiday party, the president praised Vince Haley, his former speechwriter and a longtime aide to Newt Gingrich who now leads the White House Domestic Policy Council. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago North Korea building 'super palaces' for world leaders like Putin and Trump

North Korea is racing to build three lavish palaces in its capital city of Pyongyang, each the size of two football pitches, amid reports they could be for Vladimir Putin

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1 week ago Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America | Judith Levine

The administration is offloading gems of US architecture while redesigning the city to match the president’s valuesWhile the original architect of Donald Trump’s ever-expanding ballroom steps down and preservationists panic over the fate of New Deal murals inside the Social Security Administration building, the president gushes about painting the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, “fixing” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and erecting his own Arc de Triomphe.To peruse the plans for a Trump-era capital district alongside the General Services Administration’s list of assets identified for accelerated disposition – the federal buildings slated for off-loading – is to discern a diagram of Trump’s values.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism Continue reading...

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1 week ago Outrage as Biden's trans health secretary's name is quietly changed on portrait hanging in government building

Rachel Levine's portrait was hung in a hallway of the Humphrey Building - but during the government shutdown, passersby noticed that Trump officials changed her name to the one she was given at birth.

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1 week ago Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends

President refers jokingly to renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ at celebration of stars from music and filmDonald Trump added another job title – awards host – to his presidential portfolio on Sunday when he took charge of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, claiming his show was getting “rave reviews” even before it ended.The US president stayed away from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during his first term. But since returning to office in January, he has made the complex a lightning rod in a broader attack against what he has labelled “woke” anti-American culture. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: There is still a way European leaders can help achieve a positive outcome for Ukraine

Editorial: Donald Trump wants to build bridges with Russia, but Europe must assert its interests as well

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1 week ago Trump announces the US will build tiny cars which he says are ‘really cute’

Donald Trump wants America to start making tiny cars which he described as 'really cute and beautiful' despite safety concerns from federal transport regulators

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2 w. ago Trump bizarrely announces US will start building TINY CARS after gushing mini

DONALD Trump has bizarrely ordered America to start building "tiny cars" after falling in love with the "really cute and beautiful" mini motors. The president confessed an unusual soft spot for the micro cars after seeing Japan's Kei compacts whizzing around on a recent trip to the country. He gushed to reporters inside the White...

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2 w. ago Trump replaces White House ballroom architect after arguing about size of new building

The president replaced James McCrery II and his architecture firm after arguing about the size of the ballroom.

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2 w. ago White House tours resume in time for Christmas, but they're different than before

President Donald Trump's decision to knock down the East Wing to build a big ballroom has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House

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2 w. ago ‘We’re doing arch’: Trump says his plan for DC’s answer to the Arc de Triomphe is moving forward

Trump has previously said that he is building the arch for ‘me,’ when speaking to reporters

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3 w. ago Putin and Trump's pincer movement on South America as 'troops build up' on border

Putin has sent one of his top military officials to Venezuela, alongside several hundred military personnel to train the Venezuelan army on army tactics

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4 w. ago Key ally abandons Venezuela’s Maduro while he pleads for talks as US has ‘new options’ to topple tyrant if he won’t quit

A KEY ally of Venezuela has suddenly abandoned Nicolas Maduro - with the dictator pleading for peace talks in the face of US-led regime change. Colombia said it would prefer the Venezuelan despot to hand over his power - recognising the looming threat of an American invasion. With Donald Trump amassing a menacing military build-up...

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