Trump's planned 250-ft arch just cleared a key hurdle, getting preliminary OK from a federal panel.The panel heard nearly 3 hrs of public opposition from architects, veterans and others before voting to advance the project.“I think it’s long overdue," said Paul Ingrassia, a Trump appointee.
Palm Beach International is being renamed for Trump in a 4-3 county vote. His family company controls the merchandise, picks the vendors, keeps the profits, and the county has no way out.share.newsbreak.com/idhsqyjx?s=i16
The Trump administration plans to erect new fences on the ends of Pennsylvania Avenue NW outside the White House, the latest effort to boost presidential security, according to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use emergency powers to force changes to voting machines, before President Donald Trump ousted its leaders on Thursday, four people familiar with the matter said.
The September gathering in Dallas will choose neither a candidate nor a platform, but state parties are charging thousands for the privilege of a floor seat.
Wow. I just heard back from ICE on this. Here's their statement. No comment at all on the claim that the three witnesses in the van with the deceased man are being pressured to self-deport, and ICE refers further questions to the FBI:
Mexico plans to file criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody, Mexico's Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez said Thursday.www.axios.com/2026/07/09/m…
Habitat loss is the #1 reason species go extinct. But the Trump admin has finalized a rule under the Endangered Species Act that would allow the widespread destruction of endangered species' habitats. Earthjustice has protected endangered species for decades. We’ll see the Trump admin in court.
Only one student has registered for courses at West Virginia University’s new Washington Center, an academic program mandated by Republican lawmakers for the campus, reports @amelianews.bsky.social. Lawmakers have allocated around $3 million to the Washington Center in the last two years.
The U.S. used to send refugee officers around the world. Now, they're only going to South Africa, where the Trump administration has singularly focused U.S. refugee resettlement efforts on the country’s white population.www.notus.org/immigration/…
Rod Joseph, a Florida Republican congressional candidate, asserts that everyone is “born straight” and people become LGBTQ by choice.“You cannot be born gay. That’s impossible biologically."He's running in FL20, a district with large #LGBTQ population.#Florida #politicsgift link …
America’s small businesses are giving up on health insurance. Employers and workers confront unaffordable premium hikes, with no relief in sight. http://www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s… via @statnews.com
Dozens of insurers in 16 states and D.C. have proposed increasing next year’s premiums by a median of 14%, according to a review of initial rate filings by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization.
Breaking news: The US military has launched what it called 'a series of powerful strikes' against Iran in response to the Islamic republic’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. ft.trib.al/mbpDos5
Breaking: The U.S. revoked a waiver that allowed the sale of Iranian oil after attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on.wsj.com/4wvN9sa
1. The Pentagon has refused to provide an accurate accounting of the costs of the Iran War, so Popular Information crunched the numbers. The DIRECT COSTS are at least $103 BILLION in the first 120 days. This is $73 billion more than the latest official estimate.
2. Last week, OMB Director Russell Vought said the US had spent $30 billion on the Iran War. This makes little sense since Vought has already requested $72 billion to cover Iran War costs.
4. This does not include the indirect costs — higher gas prices, inflation, veterans care, interest on the debt — that some experts believe will push the total costs above $1 trillion.
NEW: In a positive sign for voters, the First Circuit rejected the DOJ's request to fast-track review of three of its lawsuits seeking access to states' private voter data.The move could make it harder for the department to obtain unredacted rolls in time to help states purge voters.
A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s demand for $5.8 million she won in a civil lawsuit against him.Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll.www.usatoday.com/story/news/p…
The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners.They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq…
Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to President Donald Trump…. …
Went down to the Great American State Fair. My personal highlight might have been this Madison cosplayer arguing before literally ones of people that we’re a republic and not a democracy.
My mind as I am trying so hard to get rest or sleep. A sething hot cauldron of thoughts, pains, self attacks, and wondering if I can go forward tomorrow. Hugs. Scottie
On April 8, 2025, the day before Trump announced the tariff pause, his disclosure shows 327 individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million. The trades weren't made public until yesterday, more than a year later than required by law. readsludge.com/2026/07/01/t…
A Trump supporter lost nearly $33K on Trump tokens and somehow blames Democrats and “anti-Trump investors,” not Trump, who made $1.5 billion from his crypto scam in 2025.
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 2, 2026
Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says | Donald Trump | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
Social Security cards for babies born through the rest of 2026 will reportedly have Trump's Freedom 250 logo printed on them.Freedom 250 is Trump's partisan group funded by private donations from Palantir, UFC, ExxonMobil, Lockheed Martin, and Oracle.
Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier. After the commutation, Ms. Proff & Ms. Taslimi revealed the clemency review board — appointed by Polis — twice voted unanimously to reject Ms. Peters’s application 4 shortened sentence. http://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u…
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday reported that employers added 57,000 jobs in June. That figure was below the estimate of economists polled by LSEG, who estimated 110,000 jobs added."This jobs report is a disaster for Trump!www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-j…
An EMS audio recording published by an independent journalist indicates that emergency responders were called to the Washington, DC, home of Sen. Mitch McConnell for an “unconscious” person the same day he was hospitalized last month. https://cnn.it/44ad10x
TRUMP: We had one who was very ill. Looked like he wasn't going to make it. You want to mention his name? MIKE JOHNSON: Neal Dunn of Florida had real health challengesT: His diagnosis was he'd be dead by JuneJ: Ok, that wasn't public. *audience groans* It was grim is what I was going to say