by Julia Conley | Apr 28, 2026 | Donald Trump, Justice Department, Lindsey Graham, News, Taxpayer Funds, White House ballroom, White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
With just over seven months to go until the midterm elections, the US-Israeli war on Iran pushing gas prices past $4 per gallon, and the rising cost of living bringing consumer confidence to an all-time low, political observers marveled on Monday at Republican senators’ decision to center President Donald Trump’s demand for a new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House as a…
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by Chris Walker | Apr 27, 2026 | ABC, Donald Trump, free speech, Jimmy Kimmel, Melania Trump, News, Political Violence, White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
On Monday, first lady Melania Trump posted a demand on social media for television network ABC to “take a stand” against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about her husband, President Donald Trump. The X post from Melania Trump — which claimed Kimmel’s rhetoric is both “hateful” and “violent” — comes just two days after a shooter nearly breached security at the White House Correspondents’…
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by Truthout | Apr 27, 2026 | assassination, Donald Trump, News, White House, White House ballroom, White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Following the shooting that took place outside the ballroom of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening, President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and several allies of the president renewed calls to build an extravagant ballroom at the White House, claiming the shooting demonstrated a need for greater security at the event. However…
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