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A small federal agency deciding whether to approve Trump's ballroom has received tens of thousands of public comments.
More than 97% oppose the project, per @washingtonpost analysis.
"I did not vote for this," one 3x Trump voter wrote.
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PARADISE’s Dan Fogelman said today the series has wrapped after filming in DC
spotted: Sterling K. Brown and Sinatra
cc @thewatchpod
About the Filming in Georgetown – Some Celebrity Sightings - Mystery solved: popville.com/2026/09/about-t…
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We reported in July that Trump was speeding up his helipad project because he wanted to show it off to Xi.
Today Trump gave the Chinese president a 10-minute tour of the project. Trump and the White House have also repeatedly shared video of the tour.
New: Trump is speeding up helipad construction, hoping to finish before Xi arrives in September
Teams are now working 24/7 on the project, adding nearly $900K in cost
Trump also remaking part of the White House driveway
with @Blaskey_S @jocwapo
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New: Trump officials are ending a federally required review of how President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm historic sites.
The move would conclude one of the last remaining steps before Trump can begin construction on the arch.
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Overton -- who stood behind Trump in the Oval Office as he said the MMR shot could be "quite lethal" -- tells HELP Committee senators the "MMR vaccine is safe and effective."
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TV networks lined up for arrival ceremony but holding until they have proof CNN, MSNOW and Politico are allowed back in White House.
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Finally got a chance to read this, and it’s as good as everyone says — nay, even better.
On paying it forward and the stories and chance encounters that shape us.
When Thunder GM Sam Presti was 17, he played one-on-one against a random guy at a health club outside Boston.
The moment was so memorable and formative, he decided to track the guy down 30 years later.
And that was just the beginning of the story.
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NEW: Before reporters in the White House, Trump and aides claimed every U.S. state wanted to participate in a Medicaid initiative aimed at lowering drug prices.
That, @_daniel_payne reports, isn't quite right.
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From the NYT Opinion focus group of a dozen Trump 2024 voters on the Texas Senate race nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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SCOOP: States will soon be able to order coronavirus vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program that has been in limbo for nearly a month, according to sources familiar.
Me and @rachel_roubein
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Democrats are again insisting that Trump release contracts with drug companies.
@RonWyden: “Here we are, months later, with six written requests, legislation to compel release, and a Cabinet secretary’s commitment. And I have not seen a single page.”
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For months, Trump has touted his drug-price deals — saying his work should be enough for the GOP to win the midterms.
But Trump and his deputies have declined to release the deals' actual text.
@Public_Citizen sued to get two deals thru FOIA and shared them with The Post.
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Judge dredd but for architecture
Trump’s first ballroom architect was worried the project didn’t comply with building safety codes.
Trump’s response: “I am the code.”
(The architect stepped aside.)
Terrific reporting by @Blaskey_S @jocwapo.
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Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door, @cbinkley writes:
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For decades, the @whca has advised poolers not to air video of taillights because it’s a potential risk to the security of the motorcade.
🔥 NYPD is going ALL OUT to protect President Trump as he travels through NYC tonight, on his way back to DC
THANK YOU, NYPD. And thank you @RealAmVoice for showing us RAW footage of how difficult it is to keep President Trump safe
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Was just sent this tennis obituary and it is something....RIP, Sally Wilson Smith...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is paring back its planned executive order that would have given the White House greater influence over NIH grant decisions.
w/ @burgessev, @ShelbyTalcott, @Eleanor_Mueller: semafor.com/article/09/23/20…
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I was working in a Whole Foods cafe this week when a store manager sat down at a table next to me, along with a job candidate.
He asked a question I've never heard in all my years of job interviews:
"How do I know when you get stressed?"
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The National Trust sued to stop Trump's ballroom.
He called them "treasonists."
Now the group is launching a $10M legal fund to fight Trump's broader changes.
@SavingPlaces CEO: “The ideals and values of historic preservation are being undermined."
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Trump’s first ballroom architect was worried the project didn’t comply with building safety codes.
Trump’s response: “I am the code.”
(The architect stepped aside.)
Terrific reporting by @Blaskey_S @jocwapo.
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