The Trump administration announced Thursday that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a capacity for 650 people will be constructed in the White House’s East Wing. The approximately $200 million project will be funded by President Trump and other private donors, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said. “The White House is one of the most beautiful and
Complex ownership arrangements can obscure the flow of profit to private equity firms. Some states are trying to change that. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | July 31, 2025Updated:July 31, 2025 Some private investors gravitate toward purchasing hospitals and physician practices, and state lawmakers have taken notice. Original News Source Link –
Washington — U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are heading to Gaza on Friday to survey food and aid distribution sites and meet with people living there, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Their visit is prompted by a dire humanitarian crisis, as children and adults in Gaza
Flash flood damage along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Several of Kerr County’s top officials were unavailable when floods struck Texas in the early hours on July 4, according to their testimonies at a joint state Senate and House of Representatives hearing on July
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and
ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35%, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on August 1, 2025. Shortly after returning to office, President Trump declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to
RESTRUCTURING GLOBAL TRADE TO BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries to further address our exploding, annual U.S. goods trade deficits. This decisive action reflects the President’s continued efforts to protect the United States against foreign threats to the national security and