At the White House, demolition is underway at the East Wing facade to build Trump’s big beautiful ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. The East Wing facade switch repeats what he did to the Bonwit Teller building in New York some 50 years ago, in violation of the agreement he had signed. On 1/1/1959, Castro seized control of Habana, Cuba. Take a look at it now in any photos anywhere.

Russell 2025 Vought is Trump's puppet master, his adviser and much more. Vought is the architect of Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle agencies.

He is the real reason the second Trump administration has been more effective at accomplishing its goals than the first.

Vought went from working in the mail room to becoming the chief antagonist of the GOP and the MAGA Republicsn party.

Why do most women live much longer than their male counterparts regardless of geographical location? Women are the leaders when it comes to extreme longevity, with all 10 oldest recorded people being female, while men’s maximum verified lifespans are several years shorter. Globally, the average life expectancy gap between women and men is between 5 and 7 years, though it varies by country.
For example:
In Japan: 87 (women) vs. 81 (men)
In the U.S.: 80 (women) vs. 74 (men)

Why is everything getting so expensive? What the hell is going on? Why are there nearly 24 million American millionaires, more than anywhere else on earth? Debt appears to be the singular thread as this nation produces more food, but farmers are going broke with increasing US tariffs. Americans are anxious, overworked, and buried in debt.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Alex Jones’ appeal, effectively upholding the massive defamation judgments, totaling about $1.4 billion, that were awarded to the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.