The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday approved the project to construct President Trump’s proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch, to be located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, forward. The commission reviewed the Interior Department’s submitted plans to build an arch in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island, a human-made, National Park Service-ran…
Read MoreThe U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has caused a major supply shock in the global energy market, disproportionately affecting energy importers, and the IMF has the power to provide relief by issuing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of liquid reserve assets called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to its member countries.
Read MoreFormer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said during a recent podcast appearance that President Trump had an “unkind” response when she messaged him about receiving death threats against her and her family after she resigned from Congress. Greene told the “Piers Morgan Uncensored” host on Wednesday that she reached out to FBI Director Kash Patel…
Read MoreWhite House Budget Director Russell Vought told senators Thursday that the White House is still working on a request to send Congress to fund the military conflict with Iran, which is estimated to cost more than $10 billion per week. Asked by Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) about when the White House will…
Read MoreA Trump appointee to the federal Commission of Fine Arts proposed adding three arches to the nation’s capital instead of one, alleging that it aligns with the original L’Enfant plan for the city. Rodney Mims Cook Jr. has been helping President Trump prepare for America 250 celebrations by sharing architectural input on the new developments…
Read MoreBeijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met the city’s No 2 official and finance chief in the capital to discuss alignment with the national 15th five-year plan, as the government prepares to draw up its own inaugural blueprint by the end of the year. The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office…
Read MoreNational Public Radio is getting a new injection of funding from private donors months after President Trump’s administration pulled federal dollars from the public broadcaster. NPR announced Thursday a total of more than $113 million in philanthropic investments — including the largest gift by a living donor in its history, for what it is calling a…
Read MoreDonald Trump may be forced to throw Pete Hegseth under the bus for the Iran war fiasco, as his talking points are not sticking with voters and his own supporters.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance Wednesday that it will “infect” the judiciary. While speaking at the University of Texas at Austin, a student asked Thomas to reflect on his past comments detailing friendships among the justices in the wake of today’s increasingly polarized climate. “When…
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