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Administration Lawyer Chosen to Lead Panel Considering Trump Construction Projects

26 août 2026 à 19:12
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.

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As the chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, Mark Paoletta will be tasked with vetting President Trump’s planned arch and other construction projects.

New White House Counsel Isn’t a Yes Man, but He Won’t Say No, Either

27 août 2026 à 09:15
Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases. His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice.

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Will Scharf in the Oval Office earlier this month.

Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

21 août 2026 à 11:54
The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

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Workers moving materials for Uzbek gazebos at West Potomac Park on Tuesday. President Trump’s expansive plans for the area also include reflecting pools, dining facilities and an amphitheater.

Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

18 août 2026 à 16:47
Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.

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Joshua Fisher, the director of White House management and administration, estimated that the construction of the White House ballroom was 65 percent complete.

Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.

18 août 2026 à 15:04
President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.

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President Trump has inserted a conservative operative to take over the inspector general’s office in charge of any internal investigation into his botched repairs of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

As Iran Truce Expires and Options Shrivel, Trump Lashes Out

17 août 2026 à 16:02
President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.

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President Trump has claimed that Iran wants to “make a deal, but they’re not going to make the kind of a deal that I feel is necessary.”
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