President Donald Trump is likely to name his new $300 million White House ballroom after himself, senior administration officials told ABC News. Officials have already begun referring to the project as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom,” a name that “will likely stick,” according to ABC News. Trump has not publicly confirmed what he plans…
A model of President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary was seen on the Resolute Desk as the president held a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The renderings and model show an arc that looks similar to…
Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump did not rule out using the Insurrection Act to stamp out crime in Chicago. The 19th-century statute, a combination of different laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871, would allow the use of active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties within the United States. In recent…
A man was arrested and charged with having a Molotov cocktail outside a Washington, D.C., Catholic church on Sunday ahead of a high-profile Mass meant to mark the start of the Supreme Court term. Metropolitan police said 41-year-old Louis Geri, of Vineland, New Jersey, was arrested at the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew…
Trump’s White House ballroom and Van Buren Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s White House ballroom and Martin Van Buren 01:50 Washington — New architectural renderings obtained by CBS News reveal in more detail the White House ballroom that is currently under construction. The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for…
Reporter’s Notebook: Museum for the American Dream opens – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson opines on the American Dream as a new museum dedicated to the idea opens in Washington, D.C. Source link
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In recent weeks, President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and — some months prior — to Los Angeles in an effort he says is aimed at reducing crime. The president has also said he intends to send military personnel to Chicago, despite a California federal judge ruling last week that the…
In a major victory for the Donald Trump administration, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, that 19 mostly Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., could not pursue their lawsuit challenging the dismissal of nearly 25,000 recently hired federal employees. The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that the states lacked standing…
The National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., and reportedly may be sent to other cities. But wherever Americans live, it is speaking to larger issues – ranging from crime and their safety, to rights and freedoms and their views on the powers of a president. Those in favor of President Trump’s deployment of National…