During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a symbol of how his family actively cashed in on power and influence — before they unloaded leasing rights on the hotel for $375 million in 2022. The president-elect’s family weren’t the only people in …
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The House approved a funding bill to avert a government shutdown — just hours before the midnight deadline. The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration. Thelegislationpassed by a vote of 366 in favor to 34 against, with 196 Democrats and 170 Republicans supporting the bill. All Democrats …
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Donald Trump won’t be back in the White House until January, but his allies are already reviving their first-term practice of hosting expensive events at Trump-owned properties. According to Punchbowl News, this year’s House Republican retreat will take place at the president-elect’s Doral golf resort in Miami. Prices for rooms …
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A new report released by House Oversight Democrats revealed $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments to former President Donald Trump’s businesses and properties during the years he was in office. The bulk of the payments, to the tune of $5.6 million, came from China. “We know about only some …
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You can still see the faint outline of Trump’s name on the facade of Washington, D.C.’s Old Post Office, which from the year of the former president’s election to this May was home to the Trump International Hotel. Sitting just down the street from the White House, it was the …
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