3 d. ago Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project

National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists accusing the president of violating multiple federal laws by tearing down part of the iconic building without required reviews or congressional approval.The legal challenge, filed on Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US district court for the District of Columbia, represents the most significant attempt yet to stop Trump’s 90,000-sq-ft addition to the White House complex. The organization is seeking a temporary restraining order to freeze all construction activities until proper federal oversight procedures are completed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donationsThe new threat is so dizzyingly bizarre that Europe, and especially Britain, is slow to believe it. The US declares itself our enemy. Europe emerges as its main adversary in the US national security strategy. Russia is its friend, not us. Everything that looked solid since the second world war is turned upside down; the land of the free becomes the destroyer of democratic values. Appeasement fails.He may ramble, but Donald Trump speaks plainly. He means what he says, and he hates everything European. Except its emerging “patriotic” parties, which he wants to support. His strategy warns of “civilizational erasure”, claiming Europe will soon “become majority non-European” and parroting the racist conspiracy known as the great replacement theory. Describing Europeans as “weak”, “decaying” and “destroying their countries”, with “real stupid” leader...

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6 d. ago Michigan Democrat moves to impeach RFK Jr, alleging ‘abuse of authority’

Haley Stevens accuses health secretary of undermining public health, but Republican-run House is unlikely to actUS politics live – latest updatesA Democratic lawmaker from Michigan has introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F Kennedy, the US health secretary, accusing him of “abuse of authority and undermining of the public health”.Representative Haley Stevens, who is currently running for Senate, formally introduced the articles on impeachment on Wednesday, several months after she announced that she vowed to file the articles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump hires a new architect for his $300M White House ballroom after clashes with previous one about its size

James McCrery II will remain on the project in a ‘consulting’ role, the White House has said

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1 week ago Michael and Susan Dell reveal how they came up with $6bn contribution to childhood ‘Trump accounts’

Michael and Susan Dell joined Donald Trump in the White House to announce a $6 billion contribution to the US president’s savings initiative for children on Wednesday (3 December).

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1 week ago Dell founder gives $6B to Trump’s kid investment accounts raising the amount families can receive

The Dells’ donations mean that children up to 10 years old in eligibile households could receive an additional $250 in their ‘Trump accounts’

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2 w. ago Dell founder to give $6B to Trump’s kid investment accounts raising the amount families can receive

The Dells’ donations mean that children up to 10 years old in eligibile households could receive $250 in their ‘Trump accounts’

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3 w. ago Democrats introduce bill to restrict private donations for Trump’s $300M ballroom

‘Americans shouldn’t have to wonder whether President Trump is building a ballroom to facilitate a pay-to-play scheme for political favors,” Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said

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4 w. ago It's not even built yet ... but Dems have declared they will TEAR DOWN $300m White House ballroom

Democrats are licking their lips at the idea of tearing down or repurposing President Donald Trump's gilded ballroom.

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