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.
Trump frees private equity executive 12 days into seven-year sentence for $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said victimized 10,000 investors including farmers, veterans, teachers, and nurses.
Trump bars South Africa from 2026 G20 summit over disputed “white genocide” claims; meeting to be held at Trump-owned resort.
White House denies Trump considering removing Patel after scrutiny of SWAT team guarding girlfriend at NRA event, government jet for personal travel.
Interior Department adds $100 per person fee for international visitors at 11 top national parks, designates Trump’s birthday as one of six “patriotic fee-free days” for Americans.
DOJ sues Sen. Jim Justice for $5 million in unpaid 2009 taxes day before statute of limitations expires, Justice immediately agrees to consent judgment.
Interior Department owes 100 Park Service workers up to $200,000 in legally required back pay, meets Tuesday to discuss whether to pay.
Judge dismisses Trump’s prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, ruling interim prosecutor’s appointment invalid after career prosecutors refused to bring charges.
FBI Director Kash Patel assigns Nashville SWAT team members to protect his country singer girlfriend who lives in a different city, drawing criticism for abuse of resources.
Trump pardons nursing home magnate three months into sentence for $38 million fraud after convict paid $960,000 to lobbyists previously convicted of voter suppression.
Trump enlists Jack Nicklaus to redesign Joint Base Andrews golf courses without disclosing financing despite business ties to Nicklaus-designed courses Trump owns and rarely using the military facility.
CFPB to furlough workforce on December 31 and transfer cases to Justice Department after Trump cuts Federal Reserve funding, latest attempt to close consumer protection bureau.
House votes 426-0 to repeal Senate-inserted provision allowing only senators to sue DOJ for up to $500,000 over seized phone records, with Johnson saying he learned of it after Senate passage.
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) as Rep. Nancy Mace introduces censure resolution, with Mace calling the probe a “naked attempt” to kill her measure.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) indicted for stealing $5 million FEMA COVID vaccination overpayment, laundering it through multiple accounts to fund her 2021 congressional campaign.
Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally during dinner for Mohammed bin Salman, opening door to further military cooperation while Trump family has business interests in the kingdom.
White House liaison Paul Ingrassia, who previously represented Andrew Tate, intervened to get devices returned after Customs seized them from the accused sex trafficker, alarming DHS officials who saw it as federal investigation interference.
Trump says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing” about Khashoggi murder despite 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment finding he approved the operation, announces F-35 sales.
Senate passes Epstein files release bill by unanimous consent after Trump reverses monthslong opposition following rebellion by his own supporters.
Firm run by DHS spokesperson’s husband secretly receives money from $220 million ad contracts that bypassed competitive bidding by invoking border emergency.
Trump pardons at least a dozen people prosecuted by his own first-term appointees, erasing over $1 billion in court-ordered restitution to victims.
Trump buys bonds from policy-affected companies and municipalities, including Intel after his administration took a 10% government stake in the chipmaker.
Ethics report finds former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler violated trading rules by purchasing stocks during interest rate meeting blackout periods.
DC Preservation League sues Trump over plan to paint 137-year-old Eisenhower building white, alleging violations of historic preservation laws and risk of permanent moisture damage to National Historic Landmark.
Trump housing chief Bill Pulte sends fourth mortgage fraud referral targeting Democratic Trump critic Eric Swalwell, who has surviving lawsuit against president and appeared on FBI Director Kash Patel’s government gangster list.
South Dakota committee advances bills to strip governor’s sole control over economic development fund after Noem spent $9 million on ads starring herself and funded shooting range legislature denied three times.
Trump convinces FIFA to use federally-funded Kennedy Center for free for three weeks, displacing National Symphony Orchestra performances as venue already faces ticket sales decline under his leadership.
Trump housing chief fires Fannie Mae executives who warned sharing confidential pricing data with rival Freddie Mac risked collusion claims, while ally who shared data at his direction keeps job.
Former Newsom chief of staff charged with stealing $225,000 from Becerra campaign funds for private jets and designer handbags while claiming $1 million in false tax deductions.
