February 4, 2026

What Happened Today – February 3, 2026

February 4, 2026 by George Bounacos

Artist's rendering of Trump's proposed White House ballroom showing massive columned building dwarfing the existing White House to the right

Trump posted the latest artist's rendering of his 90,000 square foot White House ballroom on Truth Social, a project that demolished the historic East Wing and has ballooned to $400 million in claimed private funding. (Truth Social)

Minnesota is broken and getting worse. ICE killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. But the rot goes deeper than the shootings. In open court today, a government attorney told a federal judge that “the system sucks. The job sucks” before adding she wished she would be held in contempt so she could sleep. She’s not … Read more