Known donors to Trump’s White House ballroom won more than $50 billion in new federal contracts in six months, a watchdog finds, while the full donor list stays secret.
Thousands protest in Albania as a $4.6 billion resort tied to Kushner advances on protected coastal wetlands, with security guards filmed dragging demonstrators off the site.
Senate rejects Schumer’s motion to permanently kill Trump’s $1.8 billion fund to compensate January 6 rioters, 49 to 50, as three Republicans cross over.
Democratic lawmakers demand answers after a top Trump aide steered a $620 million Pentagon loan to a rare-earth firm tied to Donald Trump Jr.
Senate Republicans drop up to $1 billion for Trump’s White House ballroom from their budget package, denying a project he pushed for weeks.
National Park Service awards a $5.1 million no-bid contract to cover four bridge statues in gold leaf before July 4.
Acting Attorney General Blanche says the administration is permanently killing its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund but keeping the order that shields Trump’s family from tax audits.
Justice Department says it will comply with a court order freezing Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, as reports say the administration is backing away from it.
Former Vice President Pence urges Trump to scrap the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, calling it deeply offensive that it could pay January 6 rioters.
Trump says his new White House ballroom needs a rooftop drone defense facility and warns the judge who paused the project will be blamed for any “Death and Destruction.”
GSA acquisition chief Gruenbaum steered contracts to two tech firms backed by a venture fund he had invested in, both tied to Jared Kushner’s brother.
Federal judge freezes Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund a week after targeted individuals and groups sued, calling it a payout scheme for political allies.
White House adviser Navarro pushed the Pentagon to fast-track a $620 million loan to Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth firm Trump Jr.’s venture fund had quietly invested in months earlier.
National Park Service awards a $5 million no-bid contract to coat four Lincoln Memorial bronze horses in gold leaf by July 4, part of $95 million in rushed DC beautification deals.
Dell wins a $9.7 billion Pentagon software contract after CEO Michael Dell pledged $6.25 billion to Trump’s signature children’s investment accounts.
Newsom and New York lawmakers threaten 100% taxes to claw back Trump anti-weaponization fund payouts as Senate Democrats push a national version.
Trump administration awards no-bid Lincoln Memorial pool contract with a 20% profit margin, double the norm, netting a Virginia firm at least $850,000 extra.
Virginia Representative Beyer introduces a bill to block Trump’s 250-foot arch planned for his Northern Virginia district near Arlington National Cemetery.
Thirty-five former judges ask court to reopen Trump’s IRS case and investigate his settlement as fraud on the court.
Booz Allen Hamilton on pace to make 3.4x its own Recreation.gov estimate, projected $620 million by 2028 contract end as DOGE cuts oversight.
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank donates $50 million to Trump’s Miami presidential library, its first known gift to a presidential library before the building was built.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick donated $5 million to House GOP super PAC one month before his Epstein testimony to the House Oversight Committee.
Commerce Department takes equity stakes worth $2 billion in nine quantum firms including one backed by Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm and another taken public by a Pentagon official.
Trump-appointed Fine Arts Commission approves 250-foot triumphal arch over public opposition as White House signals it will skip Congress entirely.
Trump postpones AI security order after Sacks, Musk, and Zuckerberg lobbied against pre-evaluation provisions in overnight phone calls.
Senate Republicans punt $72 billion ICE funding past Trump’s June 1 deadline after McConnell rejects $1.8 billion DOJ slush fund.
Reynolds American donated $5 million to Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. one week before FDA guidance opened $6 billion flavored vape market to tobacco giants.
Trump administration claims 1925 congressional ratification of unbuilt Arlington Memorial Bridge columns authorizes 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
Federal prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for Feeding Our Future founder Bock for orchestrating $242 million pandemic child-meal fraud.
Two Jan. 6 officers sue Trump administration to block $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, citing 14th Amendment ban on paying insurrection debts.
Trump’s former HHS spokesman Caputo, named in Mueller report for brokering Russian-Stone meeting, files first $2.7 million Anti-Weaponization Fund claim.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission probes $800 million in suspicious oil futures trades placed minutes before Trump’s March 23 social media post postponing Iran strikes.
Trump’s Bedminster golf club manager, with no engineering training, advised Interior on Reflecting Pool repairs and recruited contractor that won $1.7M no-bid deal.
$1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund addendum, signed by Trump’s former defense lawyer Blanche, permanently shields already-filed Trump family tax returns from IRS audits.
Trump pressures Senate Majority Leader Thune to fire parliamentarian after she rules $220 million ballroom funding can’t ride filibuster-proof reconciliation bill.
Trump adds 600 generic drugs to TrumpRx site that links to discount programs already offered by Cost Plus Drugs, Amazon Pharmacy, and GoodRx.
DOJ creates $1.776 billion fund to pay anyone “weaponized” by past administrations as Trump drops his $10 billion IRS suit.
Trump plans South Lawn helipad to protect grass from new Marine One helicopter, latest physical alteration to the White House grounds in his second term.
Senate parliamentarian blocks $220 million for Trump’s East Wing ballroom from GOP immigration package, denying 60-vote workaround.
FBI Director Patel refuses to say who paid for $35,000-$50,000 luxury suite at George Strait concert he attended last year with girlfriend via government jet.
Trump fined $200 for late disclosure of $220 million in stock trades through major U.S. companies while serving as president, his second such fine in a year.
Trump announces plan to fill West Potomac Park with 250 statues for ‘National Garden of American Heroes,’ the latest unilateral remake of D.C. landmarks.
Colorado Gov. Polis commutes election-tampering sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole next month after Trump pressured the state for over a year.
Palm Beach airport deal lets Trump’s company sell branded merchandise, pick vendors, and pocket licensing fees from the renamed facility.
Trump bought millions in Nvidia, AMD, Palantir, and Axon stock as his administration boosted those companies’ business, new federal disclosures show.
Interior Secretary Burgum awards East Potomac Golf Links redesign to architect of Trump’s Bedminster course weeks after his department severed the nonprofit’s lease.
White House considered piggybacking arch construction onto unrelated AECOM contract for White House grounds, bypassing competitive bidding for the 250-foot project over a mile across the Potomac.
FBI Director Patel took undisclosed “VIP snorkel” around USS Arizona last August, swimming over the tomb of 900+ sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
DHS plans November exercise sending autonomous drones across US-Canada border to gather ‘battlefield intelligence,’ positioning multiple companies backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Lawsuit alleges Florida’s gift of Miami land for Trump’s presidential library and hotel violates Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause and forces other states into “arms race.”
