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"Trump said the center will close immediately, and that renovations will not begin unless and until a higher court reverses the decision to remove his name from the facility’s official name."

Two Time Academy Award winner Sally Field took an apparent swipe at President Donald Trump for antagonizing Canada on a mostly apolitical night at the Emmys. The two-time Oscar and four-time Emmy winner had just received an award for her role in “Remarkably Bright Creatures” when her thoughts turned northward. She shouted out to cinematographer Ashley Connor, “who made the Pacific Northwest another character, and it’s Canada!” “Blessed Canada ― our neighbors, our friends,” she said pointedly to big applause from the crowd, which included anti-Trump activist Mark Ruffalo. The “Norma Rae” star did not mention Trump by name, but...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the brief order. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that the restrictions should not go into effect for the midterms but indicated he might rule in favor of the Trump administration later. The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the center of a...

Summarise the video This video explores the history of Mar-a-Lago, a massive 110,000-square-foot estate in Palm Beach, Florida, built by Marjorie Merryweather Post in 1927 (0:47-1:54). Despite being a national historic landmark, the estate became a "white elephant"—a property so expensive to maintain that it became a burden rather than an asset (3:02-4:07). Key phases in the estate's history include: Post's failed gifting: Marjorie Merryweather Post attempted to leave the estate to the State of Florida, the Smithsonian Institution, and the U.S. federal government to serve as a winter White House. Each institution ultimately declined or returned the property due...

President alleges that a conspiracy is undermining support for AI and data centers as industry leaders raise alarms about the technology’s risksPresident Trump pushed back on the need for tighter federal regulations on artificial intelligence and dismissed safety concerns as a hoax that would leave the industry in financial ruin and hand China a competitive edge. The president’s forceful messaging on AI comes as industry leaders sound increasingly urgent warnings about the need for regulation to guard against potential dangers from their own technology, while public backlash builds to the construction of the data centers needed to power it. Advertisement“The...

President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back on growing calls for greater regulation of artificial intelligence, and lashed out at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei following his urgent plea for an AI slowdown. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Join together with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.

"The global oil supply was hit hard by unrest in the Middle East at a time when it was already under pressure due to the Ukraine conflict. And, sadly, we don’t see signs of the situation improving anytime soon. Prices at the pump are thus continuing to climb, with diesel having recently hit an all-time high then climbed above a nationwide average of $6. But if you thought expensive fuel was a problem, then you won’t be too happy to learn that things are looking even worse for motor oil. That's because it’s more profitable for oil companies to refine...

Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. I’d like to offer an update on the Canadian-American trade spat. Earlier, I had staged it. I said stage one was surprise on both sides of the border that two neighbors who spoke the same language, had the same civilizational origins in Britain, were close neighbors, and had the largest undefended border in the world were at a point of very angry disagreement. The second stage was that Prime Minister Mark Carney started to suggest that the United States was solely culpable, was a bully, and had forced him to...

President Trump had a good idea this week. Send every adult American a $5,000 dividend. My response? Do it. And before Washington starts explaining why it can't, I'd like everybody to grab a calculator. At the Republican convention in Dallas, President Trump talked about $21 trillion in tariff-driven revenue. Now I'm not interested in litigating that number here. I'm not interested in another 900-word argument about tariffs either. For purposes of this conversation, I'm taking the President at his word. Twenty-one trillion dollars. Okay. Now let's do the math. There are roughly 240 million adult citizens in America. Five thousand...

Conservatives should understand something before the American voter is forced to explain it to us at the ballot box: an economy is experienced before it is measured. Economists can discuss growth rates, employment figures, productivity, investment, markets, and inflation until the average citizen’s eyes glaze over, but the working American conducts a considerably more primitive calculation. What did I earn, what did everything cost, and what remained afterward? If the answer to that final question keeps getting smaller, no political party should expect a statistical lecture to improve his disposition. Republicans understood this perfectly during the Biden administration. We correctly...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday criticized President Trump's controversial proposal to pay out $5,000 checks to every U.S. adult if Republicans win the midterms. "What I would say is, if you are getting surplus revenue, you should cut people's tax and return it to the people," DeSantis said during a press conference in Miami on Thursday. "What I don't think you want to do is borrow another trillion-and-a-half dollars and then just try to flood that into the economy, because that will lead to more inflation," DeSantis continued. "That will lead to more debt and more inflation."

Radical leftist, aging rocker Bruce Springsteen is demanding that Democrats increase their level of obstruction and hostility and calls on them to make President Donald Trump’s last two years in office a living hell.Springsteen stands by his constant political harangues from the stage, especially during his latest tour, which he labeled the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.In an interview with Rolling Stone, the “Born in the USA” singer insisted that “this was the show I wanted to make, the story I wanted to tell.”

President Trump has arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park, Dublin for a bilateral meeting! 🇺🇸🇮🇪

The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. House Republicans on Thursday morning passed the core of Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts in Medicaid — overcoming months of bitter infighting on Capitol Hill to deliver what could be the defining legislation of Trump’s second term. The 218-214 vote came together after more than a year of intense planning by GOP lawmakers, weeks of scrambling to reconcile the conflicting visions among House and Senate Republicans, and days of last-minute lobbying to cajole holdouts...

The Big Beautiful Bill is making waves, and it's bringing some important changes for retirees—especially when it comes to tax deductions. In this video, I'll break down exactly how this new legislation affects retirement savings, tax breaks, and the financial future of retirees by drawing out the various deductions in context with your income. If you're wondering how the Big Beautiful Bill could impact your taxes, pension plans, or deductions, this video is for you! How the New Tax Law Will Actually Affect Your Tax Bill ($6,000 Senior Deductions, Roth, IRA) | 17:31 The Retirement Nerds | 198K subscribers |...

It’s finally passed and heading for President Trump's desk for signature. The recissions package has made it over the finish line in a 216-213 vote in the House. It had to be bounced back from the Senate, which passed it on a 51-48 vote, as the upper chamber had made slight adjustments to it during the vote-a-rama process. The GOP has slim majorities in Congress, but they’re getting the Trump agenda through. 216-213:House approved the Trump WH's 1st round of DOGE spending cuts, $9B in foreign aid & public broadcasting from previously approved funding by Congress. Republicans Fitzpatrick (PA) &...

His push to rebuild the Twin Towers — and the Freedom Tower design he never got credit for. “This country is different today, and it’s going to be different than it ever was for many years to come.” --Donald Trump, Sept. 11, 2001. A lot has been made about the special occasions President Trump has presided over during this term: America 250, the FIFA World Cup, and the ensuing Summer Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028. However, another important, albeit more somber, event Trump will preside over is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Any ordinary native...

New York marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday, with President Donald Trump attending a ceremony at the Pentagon while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents join commemorations at Ground Zero, where victims’ relatives will read the names of those killed.

The Indiana Supreme Court has declared incumbent Senator Spencer Deery the winner of his primary race against Trump-backed Paula Copenhaver. When reached for comment, Deery said the court’s decision made him proud. “This was a lot bigger than me,” he said. “It says that Indiana is a place where if you do everything right as a voter: you vote, you check all the boxes, you show your ID, you register, your vote should count.” Paula Copenhaver did not respond to WFYI’s request for comment. The decision ends a months-long legal battle over who is the rightful winner in Indiana’s 23rd...