Trump’s Board of Peace draft charter grants permanent membership to countries contributing at least $1 billion, with Trump controlling the funds and serving as chairman.
House Ethics Committee announces investigation into Rep. Nancy Mace over lodging reimbursements, after she expensed over $27,000 while co-owning a $1.6 million Capitol Hill townhouse.
Trump purchased up to $1 million in bonds from Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery one week after their merger announcement, which he has said he’ll regulate.
Trump appointed the architect he hired to design the White House ballroom to the Commission of Fine Arts, which will now review and approve the $400 million project.
Eleven Democrats ask FTC to investigate Trump Mobile for collecting deposits six months ago on phones never delivered and dropping “Made in USA” claims days after launch.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado gives Trump her Peace Prize medal at White House meeting, but Trump still backs Maduro’s former vice president to lead Venezuela.
Labor Secretary’s chief of staff and deputy placed on leave amid inspector general probe into allegations they scheduled official events to facilitate her personal travel.
FCC approves 7,500 more Starlink satellites for SpaceX weeks after Chairman Carr pressured competitor into selling spectrum licenses to Musk’s company.
White House tells planning commission East Wing demolition was “most economical” option as architect says new 90,000 square foot ballroom “will match exactly” the mansion’s height.
Trump family crypto venture World Liberty Financial applies for national banking charter, months after Trump pardoned Binance founder whose exchange bought $2 billion in its stablecoin.
Trump demands Fulton County pay $6.2 million in legal fees under Georgia law passed last year specifically for his election interference case.
Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines recommend red meat, full-fat dairy, and beef tallow while dropping alcohol limits, with Agriculture Secretary citing support for ranchers.
Trump says Venezuela will hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil, with proceeds “controlled by me,” and invites Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips to White House Friday.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court names Delcy Rodríguez interim president as Trump declares US “in charge,” demands “total access” to oil, threatens she’ll “pay a very big price” for defiance.
Trump’s motorcade stops at industrial park stone supplier that furnished Mar-a-Lago’s ballroom in 2004 so he can personally select marble for $400 million White House addition.
Trump family business blames government shutdown for delayed delivery of $499 gold smartphone customers pre-ordered with $100 deposits in August.
Trump says construction of his “Triumphal Arch” will begin within two months on federally protected land near the Lincoln Memorial, bypassing all legal requirements that took the Women’s Suffrage Monument years to complete.
Trump administration terminates nonprofit’s 50-year lease to manage D.C.’s three public golf courses, claiming default the organization “fundamentally” disputes, weeks after Trump said he might redo them “really beautifully.”
Georgia Republican Party files ethics complaint against anonymous group spending $5 million on attack ads targeting Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones without disclosing donors.
New reporting reveals cannabis CEO’s 18-month lobbying campaign and seven-figure donations led to Trump’s marijuana rescheduling, overriding Speaker Johnson and 22 senators.
Trump previews marble armrests for Kennedy Center, calling them “unlike anything ever done or seen before,” while lawsuit challenges disputed unanimous vote to add his name.
National Capital Planning Commission schedules January review of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom after federal judge ordered administration to undergo review process.
Trump administration weighing deal to give SpaceX 775 acres of federal wildlife refuge to expand rocket launch site, trading habitat for two endangered wild cats.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) demands answers from unlisted White House ballroom donors including Roblox CEO who allegedly gave $5 million while company faces child safety lawsuits.
Trump announces Golden Fleet of nuclear-armed battleships named after himself, third namesake this month after U.S. Institute of Peace and Kennedy Center.
CBS News chief Bari Weiss kills 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador prison conditions hours before broadcast, with correspondent calling it “a political decision, not an editorial one.”
Trump appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as unpaid special envoy to Greenland months after covert influence operations and Vance visit to island Trump hasn’t ruled out taking by force.
Jared Kushner pitches $112 billion “Riviera” plan for Gaza that doesn’t specify where 2 million displaced Palestinians would live during decades of construction for beachside resorts.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, who raised concerns about Trump’s private meetings with $TRUMP meme coin investors, announces she won’t seek re-election after one term.
Workers add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center façade despite legal experts saying the name, established by Act of Congress in 1964, cannot be changed without Congressional action.
Trump tells North Carolina rally he will settle his own lawsuit against the government, saying “I hereby give myself $1 billion” from taxpayers.
Judge signals White House ballroom construction will continue as Trump raises price tag to $400 million and thanks judge at Hanukkah event.
Trump donor Miriam Adelson offers $250 million for unconstitutional third term bid at White House Hanukkah event where guest Mark Levin called Trump “the greatest president.”
Trump appoints Yale epidemiologist who speculated about vaccine-caused “turbo cancer” and profits from ivermectin sales to chair the President’s Cancer Panel.
Jared Kushner exits Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid one day after withdrawing from Trump hotel deal in Serbia, as foreign investor scrutiny intensifies.
Interior Department issues default notice to nonprofit running DC’s public golf courses without specifying violations or how to remedy them, with deadline next week.
Trump tells Congressional Ball guests new White House ballroom will be complete in 18 months, following demolition of historic East Wing that Democrats called a “vanity project.”
Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell Republic Airways stake 150 days after promising to divest within 90, as stock nearly doubled following merger announcement.
DHS signs contract to buy six Boeing 737s for deportation flights, building its own fleet after failed attempt to purchase engineless planes from Spirit Airlines.
Trump officially launches “gold card” program selling path to citizenship for $1 million, with Commerce Secretary promising buyers will be “perfect people.”
Trump claims he doesn’t know enough about Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. to comment, despite son-in-law Jared Kushner backing the deal.
Trump signed two mortgages seven weeks apart claiming each Florida property as primary residence, then rented both out, matching fraud claims he made against Lisa Cook and Letitia James.
Treasury Secretary Bessent sold his soybean farm last week, 11 months after ethics agreement required it, as futures hit year’s high and farmers await bailout.
Trump attacks Texas congressman’s “lack of LOYALTY” after Cuellar files for reelection as Democrat the same day he received pardon in bribery case.
Trump replaces White House ballroom architect who warned the 90,000 square foot addition would dwarf the 55,000 square foot mansion, violating basic architectural principles.
Trump waives $15.5 million in restitution for private equity executive convicted of defrauding thousands of investors in $1.6 billion scheme.
Trump pardons entertainment executive Tim Leiweke five months after his own Justice Department charged him with rigging bids for Texas arena contract.
Trump renames US Institute of Peace after himself months after gutting the agency, firing its board, and taking over its building in what a federal judge called an illegal seizure.
Billionaire Michael Dell pledges $6 billion to seed “Trump accounts” for 25 million children as Dell Technologies holds multiple federal contracts.
Treasury Secretary Bessent orders investigation into Minnesota welfare fraud claims despite “scant evidence” funds reached terrorists, targeting state where Walz is governor.
