Miley Cyrus foundation gives $1m toward 97 permanent homes for women in LA
Miley Cyrus' foundation has pledged $1 million towards Rosa's Place, a housing project in Los Angeles that will provide 97 permanent apartments for women and survivors of violence experiencing homelessness. The donation was announced at the Downtown Women's Center's annual gala, which raised $3.2 million. The development in Skid Row is expected to open in 2027.
Tennessee man turns backyard pool into 500,000-gallon water playground
In Covington, Tennessee, Micky Thornton transformed a childhood aspiration into reality by building a vast backyard pool. Initially a family retreat, this impressive space evolved into a gathering hub, hosting everything from birthday celebrations to weddings. Notably, it has become a venue for over 400 baptisms, deepening its community ties. Thornton's journey showcases that the pursuit of extraordinary dreams demands patience and dedication to refining ones vision.
New York pays $28.25 million for land around abandoned nuclear plant, plans public access
She started making soda in her kitchen; a decade later, PepsiCo bought her brand for $1.95 billion
Barbra Streisands $10 million gift helps womens heart centre treat 1,700 patients annually
10-year-old New Jersey girl writes poem on Colombian heritage, makes it to Top 10 in poetry contest
Joni Mitchell US Citizenship: Music icon finally becomes American; can now vote
Alex Murdaugh's defense and prosecutors expect to clash over evidence during hearing
Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are expected to return to court to dispute evidence for his retrial on murder charges next year
Alaska's Sullivan and Peltola clash over Iran and high prices in testy Senate debate
Alaskas major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber
Children Honoured For Bravery: 5-year-old leads sister to safety; officials hail response
Talarico compares his campaign to the biblical David after GOP invests over $158M against him
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is rallying supporters as he aims to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years
A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
Manhattans Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park
Is the Trump-Zelensky Rift Misleading?
Are Zelensky's claims that Ukraine is losing U.S. support in its war with Russia bolstered by reality? Evidence says no. ... The post Is the Trump-Zelensky Rift Misleading? appeared first on The New American .
More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park
A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer
Good grief, Charlie Brown! Giant inflatable pumpkin takes pre-Halloween flight
The Great Pumpkin made an early visit to Cary, North Carolina, this year
Taylor Greene Denounces MAGA as
In X posts, former GOP Representative and MAGA star Marjorie Taylor Greene labeled the MAGA movement a cult that has borne rotten fruit. ... The post Taylor Greene Denounces MAGA as Cult Because Men Beat Woman Heckler at Ohio Rally appeared first on The New American .
Ohio Candidate Sherrod Brown: No Trump Judges to Be Confirmed, but No Impeachment for Trump
Sherrod Brown, who is running in Ohio to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by JD Vance in 2025, says he and his colleagues will not confirm Trump judges to the federal bench. ... The post Ohio Candidate Sherrod Brown: No Trump Judges to Be Confirmed, but No Impeachment for Trump appeared first on The New American .
Department of Homeland Security agents raided the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), prompting accusations of political retribution by the Trump administration ahead of the midterm elections. What do you think? The post DHS Raids Rep. Ilhan Omars Home appeared first on The Onion .
'New Iran Plot?' Trump's Secret Service Reaches For Gun In New Video; Rally In Chaos
A tense security moment unfolded during Donald Trumps rally in Wasilla, Alaska, after a man rushed toward Secret Service agents apparently to warn them about a possible threat near the stage.Video from the rally shows one agent immediately moving his hand toward his waist while another agent rapidly emerges from behind a curtain to assess the situation. Trump continued speaking as his protection detail reacted.
Khan Soon to Be Most Common English Surname; 4 in 5 New U.K. Jobs Go to Migrants
Due to overwhelming migration, Khan is poised to displace Smith next year as the most common surname in Britain. ... The post Khan Soon to Be Most Common English Surname; 4 in 5 New U.K. Jobs Go to Migrants appeared first on The New American .
Somersaulting RFK Jr. Excitedly Chases Own Penis Through Cabinet Meeting
WASHINGTONInterrupting a heated discussion about national cybersecurity vulnerabilities with a series of high-pitched squeals, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly spent Thursdays Cabinet meeting somersaulting across the conference room in excited pursuit of his own penis. Oh, Im gonna get you! Yes, I am! Yes, I am! Come to Daddy, you [] The post Somersaulting RFK Jr. Excitedly Chases Own Penis Through Cabinet Meeting appeared first on The Onion .
YOU ARE A TERRORIST!: Trump Blasts Abdul El-Sayeds Muslim Brotherhood Link; Michigan SHOCKED
US President Donald Trump has accused Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, claiming that El-Sayed had acknowledged the association years earlier. Trump argued that someone with such alleged ties should not be allowed to serve in Congress. The comments mark a pointed political attack, although Trump's remarks alone do not establish the allegation.
Trump ENDS Execution Livestream Plan After Backlash, But Families Can Still Watch
President Donald Trump has made his final decision on whether the scheduled execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed. Trump has ruled out a public broadcast of Hasans December 3 firing squad execution, while allowing the victims immediate families to witness it in person if they choose. The announcement follows earlier uncertainty, a public execution proposal from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and bipartisan backlash over concerns the footage could fuel radicalisation.
Can Trumps Mother Of All Bombs Destroy Irans Deepest Nuclear Bunkers Or Trigger Wider War?
The United States is preparing fresh strike options against Iran, including the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, better known as the MOAB or Mother of All Bombs. The 21,600-pound weapon is Americas most powerful non-nuclear bomb. But it is an air-blast weapon, not a specialised deep-penetration bomb. That creates Donald Trumps biggest dilemma. The MOAB could devastate the area around an Iranian nuclear site and deliver a spectacular psychological message. But Irans most important facilities may be buried beneath rock, concrete and granite. If the infrastructure survives, the strike could expose the limits of American power. It could also trigger Iranian retaliation, civilian casualties and a wider regional war. Trump wants to demonstrate strength without committing US troops to another open-ended conflict. But against Iran, a massive explosion may not be the same thing as victory.
Authorities Investigate Collision Between Trains From Chicago Traveling 80 MPH, DC Traveling 75 MPH
The post Authorities Investigate Collision Between Trains From Chicago Traveling 80 MPH, DC Traveling 75 MPH appeared first on The Onion .
After Severe Backlash, Trump Ditches Plan To Livestream Execution Of Shooter
The cancellation is a blow to Pete Hegseth, who is already under fire over the stalemated Iran war and its fallout, which are weighing on Trump's Republican Party ahead of November midterm elections.
Helen Mirren relists Hollywood Hills mansion for $12m after $6.5m price cut
'He will die as scheduled, but': Trump kills plan to livestream Fort Hood shooters execution
9 FBI employees who investigated Trump sue over firings and allege retaliation
Washington Nine former FBI employees sued the bureau on Thursday, saying they were unlawfully terminated merely for working on former special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention of classified records after his first term in the White House. The former special agents, intelligence analysts and staff operation specialists worked on counterintelligence investigations and were fired over the course of two days in February 2026 just as the United States and Israel were set to begin military strikes against Iran. The nine plaintiffs represent the latest in a growing number of former FBI agents and other personnel who have filed lawsuits against the Justice Department and the bureau after they were abruptly terminated. Many of the fired employees worked on matters that displeased Mr. Trump and his allies. The plaintiffs were unlawfully terminated not for any cause or any legitimate reason, but only to satisfy the President's personal vendetta, the lawsuit alleged. The firings did not follow any internal investigation or disciplinary process within the FBI, and Plaintiffs were not given any notice, a hearing, or an opportunity to appeal. Instead, Patel claimed to rely solely upon 'Article II' to support the firings, the suit said, referring to FBI Director Kash Patel and Article II of the Constitution, which lays out the president's executive powers. The 70-page lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and names the FBI, Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Department of Justice as defendants. CBS News has reached out to the Justice Department and FBI for comment. FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 and allegedly recovered more than 100 documents with classified markings. In 2023, Smith's office indicted Mr. Trump on more than three dozen charges related to his alleged retention of the records and efforts to obstruct the government's attempts to get them back. The charges were ultimately dismissed by the federal judge overseeing the case, who said Smith was unlawfully appointed special counsel. The Justice Department formally abandoned its appeal of the ruling after Mr. Trump won the 2024 election. Thursday's lawsuit cites public comments made by top Justice Department officials and the president directed towardthe plaintiffs as evidence the firings were motivated by political animus. For example, Blanche, who was deputy attorney general when the employees were let go, stated that the administration had cleaned house at the FBI by firing employees associated with investigations involving the president. The lawsuit contains some new details about the circumstances surrounding the firings. In the case of counterintelligence section chief Jennifer Bacon, she learned she was being let go shortly after an agent named Miles Starr had requested access to the classified investigative files about Plasmic Echo, the codename given to the documents investigation. Starr, the lawsuit said, was a member of Kash Patel's Director's Advisory Team, a group staffed by agents from around the country who support his policy goals. He also was the lead case agent who testified in the since-dismissed indictment charging former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress. That testimony later was criticized by a federal magistrate judge, who accused the FBI of numerous missteps, including a failure to filter out potentially privileged materials. On Feb. 23, Starr emailed Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky to tell him that he urgently needed access to the Plasmic Echo case files, the lawsuit said. Starr did not explain what he needed, but stated that he was on instructions from Patel to access the case file. Bacon granted him access to all Plasmic Echo files in the FBI's case management system, with the exception of one specific subfile. The files Starr had access to contained the names of all nine Plaintiffs, the lawsuit says. Less than 48 hours later, Bacon and the others were all fired. The lawsuit also suggested that the firings may have been an attempt to distract from negative press about Patel, who was spotted on Feb. 22 at the Olympic Games in Milan chugging a beer and, in a display of wild immaturity and lack of personal control, flinging alcohol around the U.S. men's hockey team's locker room. A special agent in charge who was assigned to inform former special agent Zach Feldman he was being terminated even surmised that the firing might be related to the news reports from earlier that day about Director Patel drinking alcohol at the Winter Olympics, the lawsuit said. The military strikes against Iran began on Feb. 28. This scandal proved politically perilous for Patel: he drew widespread criticism for his conduct, with numerous sources suggesting that his status with President Trump and position as Director of the FBI were in jeopardy as a result, the lawsuit said. On Feb. 25, Patel gave an interview to Reuters in which he disclosed that his phone records and those of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles were subpoenaed as part of Smith's investigations. Eight of the nine plaintiffs were fired the same day, and the ninth was fired the following day. With over a century of experience among them, these former FBI agents and analysts served our country with honor and distinction as they investigated leaks of national security and defense information, thwarted threats and attacks from our enemies, and responded to critical incidents like the Boston Marathon bombing, attorneys Margaret Donovan, Abbe Lowell and Rebecca Tinio said in a joint statement. In return for their service, they were fired because they did their jobs, as they always did, to follow the facts and the law without bias or favor. This article originally appeared on CBS News at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-employees-trump-classified-documents-case-lawsuit/
Double standards: On the Trump diesel deal with Russia
The United States must stop moralising to the Global South for trading with Russia
UPDATE 1-Trump says he wants death penalty for anyone who kills a firefighter
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday
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Trump seeks death penalty for firefighter killers
Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wanted the death penalty extended to people who murder firefighters in the line of duty, asking his Attorney General to examine whether such punishment could be imposed. Speaking at a White House gathering honouring first responders, Trump said firefighters faced extraordinary dangers, including attacks while trying to rescue people from burning buildings. He raised the proposal while discussing his administration's approach to crimes against law enforcement personnel. And we're bringing the death penalty back for anybody that kills a police officer, by the way, or anybody in law enforcement, Trump said. Later in his remarks, the President said he wanted firefighters included in the same approach. He asked Attorney General Todd Blanche whether the proposed punishment could be extended to cases involving firefighters who were deliberately killed while performing their duties. Trump argued that tougher punishment would discourage attacks on emergency personnel. That's a big deal, he said, expressing confidence that the threat of severe penalties would reduce such incidents. The President described situations in which firefighters attempting to extinguish fires were shot at while climbing ladders. He said such attacks received insufficient public attention despite the risks firefighters routinely faced. The remarks came during a ceremony attended by representatives of police organisations, firefighters, Border Patrol personnel and other emergency services. Trump praised their work and said his administration had sought to strengthen federal support for those responding to emergencies. From day one, my administration has worked tirelessly to give our first responders the resources, support, and legal protection you so richly deserve, he said. The President also highlighted financial assistance for emergency services. He said his administration had delivered $648 million to more than 1,600 fire departments and first responders during the previous month. According to Trump, the funding was intended to provide personnel, equipment and operational support to organisations responsible for protecting communities. He also cited changes in federal taxation that he said benefited police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel working overtime. Trump referred to the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, saying it provided federal recognition and benefits to families of firefighters who died from cancers contracted through their work. He said the measure recognised qualifying deaths as occurring in the line of duty, allowing surviving families to receive federal support. The President used the occasion to praise police and border enforcement personnel, crediting them with what he described as substantial improvements in public safety. He claimed violent crime had recorded its largest decline and that the murder rate had fallen to its lowest level in 125 years. Those figures were not independently substantiated in the supplied remarks. Representatives of first responder organisations also addressed the gathering. A National Border Patrol Council representative praised the administration's support for law enforcement and border security. The event concluded with a representative of the National Volunteer Fire Council presenting Trump with a firefighter's helmet in recognition of his support for emergency personnel. In the United States, capital punishment is governed by federal and state laws, with different jurisdictions maintaining different rules on offences eligible for the death penalty. Any expansion would have to comply with applicable statutes and constitutional requirements.
Trump called his new press secretary an 'attorney.' She reportedly failed the bar.
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia gave her first press briefing on Tuesday, one day after formally stepping into the role. But she has spent the last two days facing questions about her own legal credentials rather than President Trump's agenda. Trump announced last Friday that he had chosen Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, to replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the administration in August. In his post on Truth Social announcing her appointment, Trump described Zacharia as an attorney as well as a devoted fan and member of MAGA! Zacharia holds both a law degree and a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University, and her LinkedIn page says she served as general counsel at Fix California, a nonprofit founded by former acting Kennedy Center director Ric Grenell to promote conservative policies in the Golden State. In media appearances, she has described herself as a lawyer. But the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that while Zacharia sat for the California bar exam after graduating from law school, she didn't pass. A senior administration official confirmed to NBC News that Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam. Reuters also investigated her credentials and could not find records showing Zacharia was registered as an attorney or member of the bar in any U.S. state or the District of Columbia. Asked by reporters Tuesday on the South Lawn where she passed the bar, Zacharia twice replied, When I moved to China. White House press secretary Katie Zacharia looks on as President Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn on Oct. 13. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson In a phone interview with the New York Times on Wednesday , Zacharia said she misheard the question. I assumed the question was, 'Where were you after law school?' she told the paper. That's all I could hear over the sound of Marine One. And, wanting to respect protocol, the distance behind the president, kept me from moving closer to hear the question. Zacharia pointed out that it was only her second day on the job. In a statement to the Washington Post , the White House said that Katie moved to China with her husband after graduating because of his job at an American private equity firm while she worked on international transaction law. According to USA Today , Zacharia worked for a Chinese law firms international-practice team on multimillion-dollar shareholder agreements involving investments through the World Bank. She did not attempt to take the bar exam a second time. Legal experts told the Times that it's debatable whether a law school graduate can describe herself as a lawyer before she passes the bar. But she cannot call herself an attorney someone who is licensed to practice law and give legal advice nor can she serve as a general counsel or as an associate at a Chinese law firm, they added. Zacharia told the Times that when she first started appearing on cable news, Pepperdine's president warned her not to use the words attorney or esquire, but said lawyer was OK. On Wednesday, a nonprofit watchdog group called Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the California bar asking it to investigate whether Zacharia had violated state law by repeatedly holding herself out as a lawyer. White House spokesperson Steven Cheung responded on social media by dismissing the Campaign for Accountability as a radical leftist-organization run by rabid numbskulls suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. What happened in Zacharia's first briefing? White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the Briefing Room on Oct. 13. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Zacharia's first briefing lasted 15 minutes, most of which was taken up by her opening statement. I am so honored to work for President Trump and the American people as the new White House press secretary, Zacharia told reporters in the Briefing Room. I want to thank President Trump for his trust that he has placed in me. I have wanted to work with him for a very long time. She took questions from three news outlets Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail before ending the briefing. Asked what she planned to do as press secretary, Zacharia said, I get to do what I was doing on the outside already, which was getting to amplify, multiply and expand upon President Trump's incredible agenda for the American people. In his post on Truth Social announcing her appointment, Trump said Zacharia has an unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning. Zacharia called the appointment the honor of a lifetime in a post on X . Who is Katie Zacharia? President Donald Trump and Katie Zacharia. Katie Zacharia/X The 42-year-old California native and mother of four left her role as senior communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, which runs Truth Social, to join the White House. Before that, she served for about two months as a deputy assistant secretary and spokesperson for former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to her LinkedIn profile . She was best known for her frequent appearances defending the administration's policies on Fox News, CNN, Newsmax, One America News and other outlets. She told CNN in April around the time she left DHS that she's a huge fan of ICE and a big fan of the Border Patrol. Zacharia first came to Washington in 2006 to intern for the Republican National Committee while George W. Bush was president. She lives in California with her husband and their four young children. During Tuesday's briefing, she was asked about juggling the competing roles of being a mother and White House press secretary. The idea of not spending evenings with my kids is completely unacceptable, Zacharia said, before confusing her spouse with her boss. So my president excuse me, my husband is out here. Zacharia then praised Trump as the most family-friendly president we've ever had and said her family will be moving from California to Washington, D.C., soon. CNN reported on Friday that Zacharia's selection came about quickly and that she was not being considered for the role as of last week. CNN also reported that on multiple occasions, senior officials had narrowed down the list of possible press secretaries only to find that candidates had said something negative about the president, disqualifying them from the position. In a New York Post column in February , Zacharia recounted a clash with liberal patrons of her local cardio kickboxing gym that ended with the gym owner asking her not to wear her red Team Trump 2024 hat to exercise class. I responded that I would never take my Trump hat off to appease the left, Zacharia wrote. I refuse to stay silent. This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/trump-called-katie-zacharia-an-attorney-but-reports-say-she-didnt-pass-the-bar-exam-who-is-the-new-white-house-press-secretary-172408662.html
Nvidia, Apple each gave $25 million for Trump's ballroom, Washington Post reports
Significant funding for the planned White House ballroom, estimated to cost $400 million, was reported. Nvidia and Apple made $25 million donations, alongside contributions from others with federal interests. Critics have raised concerns about transparency, donor influence, and ethics related to the project. Trump asserts the ballroom is essential for national security amid public backlash and legal challenges. The Supreme Court has permitted continued construction despite ongoing disputes regarding legality.
ON CAM: Trump Threatens To 'Shoot' Iran Bombing Leakers; Then Unleashes On Media
Donald Trump has unleashed one of his most aggressive attacks yet on government leakers after claiming sensitive details about a U.S. B-2 bombing mission against Iran were exposed before the operation.Trump told supporters that information about the timing of the mission had been leaked to the press and said, In my opinion, leakers should be shot. He also described the source as a sleazebag and scum, arguing that leaks of military plans could put American operations and personnel at risk.Trump then widened the attack to the media, accusing reporters of leaking false information and saying that, in his view, that makes them a leaker. He specifically referenced CNN and The New York Times while recounting the Iran mission leak.
Katie Zacharias First Briefing BACKFIRES: Leaked Messages Reveal What Trump Insiders Really Think
Donald Trumps new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is facing fresh scrutiny after her first White House briefing reportedly triggered sharp criticism from within the administration. According to the Daily Mail, leaked messages included a senior officials blunt remark about her performance, while another insider questioned whether she had been set up to fail. The Wall Street Journal has also reported questions surrounding Zacharias legal credentials, including her failed bar exam attempt in 2011. Zacharia later said she had misunderstood a question about where she passed the bar, while White House communications director Steven Cheung defended her as a wonderful addition to the team.
Trumps new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is not a lawyer? She failed the bar exam, report says
Zelenskyy defies Trump's energy ceasefire call, orders Russia strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered strikes on Russian oil refineries to resume amid tensions with Donald Trump over an energy ceasefire and restrictions on US intelligence support.
New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court
A New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son has appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan
Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that a strong majority of voters believe President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections
Trump says he wants death penalty for anyone who kills a firefighter
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants the death penalty for anyone who kills a firefighter.
California winery faces buyer deadline after $12.7m judgment and Chapter 11 case
California's 45-year-old Adelaida Vineyards faces an October 15 deadline to find a buyer after a family dispute led to a $12.7 million court judgment and bankruptcy filing. Court documents estimate its sale value at $3.8 million to $6.7 million, compared with $1.4 million to $2.8 million through liquidation. A proposed family settlement could prevent its closure.
Trump admin. sues California over alleged noncitizens on state's voter rolls
WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month's midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as likely noncitizens until their status can be confirmed. The lawsuit comes after a top Justice Department official warned California in a letter of possible legal action if the state did not review a password-protected thumb drive that contains a list of names the federal government believes are likely noncitizens who were sent ballots to participate in the Nov. 3 election. The state mails ballots to all registered voters. Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan said in a statement that his office received the letter and thumb drive this week, along with a hand written note providing a password to access the list of alleged noncitizens on the voter rolls. He said he did not consider the thumb drive a secure device. The secretary of states office said the password was written on a sticky note. The Justice Department's lawsuit says the federal government sought to work collaboratively with California to identify noncitizens registered to vote in the state, and California made no serious effort to do so. The United States thus seeks commonplace election relief when a ballot is called into question. This Court should enjoin California from presently tabulating vote by-mail ballots from likely noncitizens in the upcoming federal election until the voters citizenship status can be determined, the lawsuit says. In a statement issued late Wednesday, the secretary of state's office suggested the federal government's outreach had not been collaborative. Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat who also is named in the lawsuit, said that over the summer, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that California had 190,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls but refused to provide the methodology or data sources when the office asked for them. Her office and the office of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Thursday. In a social media post Wednesday, Newsom called the Trump administration's request more dangerous nonsense from a President losing his grip on reality. Californias elections are NOT Donald Trumps to control. We will ensure EVERY California voter can participate in a free and fair election, Newsom wrote. The Trump administration has made the hunt for noncitizen voters a priority this year, even though the problem is exceptionally rare. The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are alleged to have voted as noncitizens . There were more than 227 million registered voters in the United States during the 2024 presidential election. ___ Austin reported from Sacramento, California. This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-administration-sues-california-over-171538784.html
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Starlink slowdown intentional: Zelensky fumes at Trump after Putin's attack, vows refinery strikes
Trump's mother of all bombs hit on Iran could be a fireworks show
The US military is contemplating a potential strike against Iran using the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, known as MOAB. Proposed targets include Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, particularly at Pickaxe Mountain. Despite its destructive capability, the MOAB may not effectively disable deeply buried nuclear facilities, raising questions about its effectiveness.
Kamala Harris slams Biden & Trump over Gaza war, says US should have acted sooner, more forcefully
Trump's Iran War Exit Plan Out: 'Mother Of All Bombs' For Massive Blast, But Tehran's Nukes Intact?
The United States is preparing fresh strike options against Iran, including the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, better known as the MOAB or Mother of All Bombs. The 21,600-pound weapon is Americas most powerful non-nuclear bomb. But it is an air-blast weapon, not a specialised deep-penetration bomb. That creates Donald Trumps biggest dilemma. The MOAB could devastate the area around an Iranian nuclear site and deliver a spectacular psychological message. But Irans most important facilities may be buried beneath rock, concrete and granite. If the infrastructure survives, the strike could expose the limits of American power. It could also trigger Iranian retaliation, civilian casualties and a wider regional war. Trump wants to demonstrate strength without committing US troops to another open-ended conflict. But against Iran, a massive explosion may not be the same thing as victory.
Zelensky IGNORES Trumps Order, HITS Russian Oil Refinery In MASSIVE Strike; Putin FUMES | Watch
Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil infrastructure after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was done observing an energy pause that, in his view, Moscow never respected.A Ukrainian drone strike hit a refinery in Russias Ryazan region, while the Kremlin accused Kyiv of defying U.S.-led peace efforts and Donald Trumps push for an energy ceasefire.
WATCH: Marjorie Taylor Greene Attacks Trump Amid Ilhan Omar Probe; Ex-MAGA Drops Epstein Bomb
Donald Trump is facing a brutal backlash from one of his former MAGA allies as the federal investigation surrounding Ilhan Omar intensifies.Marjorie Taylor Greene made clear that she remains far apart from Omar on abortion, gun rights and other major issues but questioned how a push toward deporting Omar would lower gas prices, make healthcare affordable, reduce grocery bills or keep U.S. troops out of another foreign war.Greene then turned directly on the White House, saying Americans are sick and tired of political distractions and demanding the release of the Epstein files.
'Abdul or as I call him Mohammed': Trump rips into El-Sayed over 'connection' to Muslim Brotherhood
UPDATE 1-Kremlin says Russia restarts diesel exports after deal with Trump
President Trump is keen to lower U.S. diesel prices ahead of U.S. midterm elections on November 3
After Mounting Criticism, Trump Scraps Plan To Livestream Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
Critics warned the broadcast could fuel extremist propaganda, glorify the convicted Fort Hood shooter and turn capital punishment into a public spectacle, prompting bipartisan calls to scrap the plan.
'WHOS THIS B*TCH? Trump Vs Taylor Swift ERUPTS On TikTok; POTUS Tells MAGA Crowd - I AM NUMBER 1
Donald Trump claims he is more popular than Taylor Swift on TikTok! Speaking at a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, the US president claimed he ranked number one on the platform while the global pop superstar ranked 19th. But publicly available follower figures tell a very different story.According to Social Blade, Taylor Swift had approximately 33.4 million TikTok followers, compared with around 17 million for Trump's account. Trump also claimed he had generated $10 billion for the United States through TikTok, but provided no evidence to support the figure. He previously made a similar claim in July, saying Swift ranked 11th.
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the administration would not broadcast the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, withdrawing a proposal initially outlined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. While publicly streaming Hasan
Van Goghs hidden 1890 masterpiece resurfaces after 60 years, with a $180 million auction estimate
CM Omar Abdullah Says Chinar Trees Hindering Ganderbal Road Widening
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said mature chinar trees were coming in the way of road-widening work in Ganderbal, maintaining that they would have to be removed and replanted at other locations to enable the work to proceed. He said attempts to cut down the trees often triggered protests, including from people unfamiliar []
Trump drops plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution as terror deterrent
Trump drops plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution as terror deterrent
In 2013, friends launched RXBAR with $10,000; Kellogg bought it for $600 million four years later
Donald Trump approval ratings: Poll survey finds that registered voters who identify as Democrats are more enthusiastic than Republican voters about casting a ballot.
Feds Eye Ilhan Omars Deportation? New Report Reveals What Agents Seized In DC Home Raid
Federal agents reportedly seized Ilhan Omars phone, computers, notebooks and passport during a search of her Washington, DC, home. Now, a Wall Street Journal report claims officials are pursuing an immigration investigation with the ultimate goal of revoking the Minnesota congresswomans US citizenship and deporting her. Investigators are reportedly examining a discrepancy in her birth year and whether she qualified for derivative citizenship through her father. Omar has denied wrongdoing, calling the investigation baseless. The reported deportation objective remains an investigative goal, not a final decision.
Ilhan Omar Raid Bombshell: Feds Seize Phone, Subpoena Family In Explosive Somali Fraud Probe
New details have emerged in the federal criminal investigation involving US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Authorities seized Omar's phone during Monday's search of her Washington, DC, home, while more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas were issued, including to some of her relatives. Investigators are examining possible fraud involving immigration paperwork, although the full scope of the investigation remains unclear and no criminal charges against Omar have been announced. Washington US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has also confirmed investigations concerning the congresswoman's financial disclosures. President Donald Trump called Omar otally crooked and a errible person but denied involvement in the investigation. Omar has accused the Trump administration of political intimidation, with the developments coming just weeks before the November midterm elections.
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President Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the Pentagon earlier this month. The Pentagon announced Oct. 5 that Trump had approved Hasan's execution by firing squad at Fort Hood. Pentagon officials subsequently told the Associated Press that the execution, due to take place on Dec. 3, would be livestreamed. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Hasan will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed. He said the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose. He said that streaming the execution might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM, but added that many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at the Texas military base. The U.S. military has not carried out an execution since 1961 and has not used a firing squad to execute a service member since World War II. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice on Oct. 8 that the execution would be public. He's gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, Hegseth said. We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things. On Oct. 9, Trump had said he absolutely approved the livestream plan, later telling reporters, We're looking at it. ABC News reported on Tuesday that some officials had raised concerns about the optics of broadcasting an execution and are worried that the footage could fuel anti-American propaganda, particularly among Islamic extremist groups. CNN also reported that Trump had privately remarked that he initially did not know Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down. Hasan sustained injuries that left him paralyzed during an exchange of gunfire with police in the 2009 attack. President Trump confirmed that Hasan's execution will not be livestreamed. Alex Wong via Getty Images Vice President JD Vance said, I'm not going to be watching a livestream of the execution, should it be broadcast live, while House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News that some colleagues have concerns, among them the possibility the video would be a recruiting tool for future terrorists. Hasan exhausted his regular appeals in 2025. He could choose to challenge his execution and file a habeas petition a legal request to review the legality of a detention in civilian court, which could significantly delay the execution beyond the current administration. The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights told the AFP news agency, The livestreaming of an execution is tantamount to a public execution and would breach the absolute prohibition of torture. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, carried out the mass shooting on Nov. 5, 2009 after walking into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, at Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, where soldiers were undergoing medical checkups. According to the Associated Press , Hasan said he carried out the shooting to stop soldiers from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims. He represented himself at his 2013 court-martial, telling jurors that evidence would show he was the shooter and describing himself as a soldier who had switched sides. Why a firing squad rather than lethal injection? The Pentagon did not explain why Hasan would be executed by firing squad rather than lethal injection, the method specified in the military's current execution regulations. It also did not say whether those regulations would need to change. The Army adopted a plan in February for carrying out military executions at the federal government's execution facility in Terre Haute, Ind., ABC News reported in June. Firing squads have also recently returned at the state level. Five states allow them, according to the Death Penalty Information Center : Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah. Idaho made the firing squad its primary execution method on July 1 after a law signed in 2025 took effect. South Carolina carried out three firing squad executions in 2025, the first uses of the method in the U.S. since 2010. Condemned prisoners there can choose among authorized execution methods. Following the high-profile failure of the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Sept. 30, several top Republicans in the state said they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the state's Republican candidate for governor, told the AP , If it's lethal injection, if it is electric chair, what we do know is we have to find a way to do this and do it successfully. Top legislative leaders have already spoken with Blackburn about potential changes to state execution laws during their 2027 session. We want to broaden it, include more methods, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton said. What those are as of today, I'm not sure. But I don't think there's any method that's off the table at this point. How common are military executions? Death sentences are extremely rare in the military justice system, and executions are even rarer. Four men, including Hasan, are currently on the military's death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. President George W. Bush approved the execution of Army Spc. Ronald Gray in 2008, but a judge put it on hold. Gray remains at Fort Leavenworth. The last person executed under the military justice system was Pvt. John Bennett, who was hanged in 1961 for the rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl. This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/nidal-malik-hasan-who-killed-13-in-fort-hood-shooting-will-not-be-executed-on-livestream-trump-says-143047512.html
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Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom
A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the top contribution amount, the list shows. The Adelson family, one of the GOP's largest donor dynasties, committed that sum as well, as did billionaire Charles Ergen, co-founder and chairman of telecommunications company Dish Network. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Absent from the list is Trump himself, who has said that he is helping to pay for the project. It's being paid for a hundred percent by me and some friends of mine, he said last year, days after demolition began on the old East Wing. The White House publicly identified 37 people, companies and foundations as donors last October, without revealing the amount of their individual gifts. The list obtained by The Post, an internal spreadsheet used to track contributions for the fundraising effort, contains the source, date and amount of all 67 donations above $10,000 recorded as of late last month. It shows a total of $333 million from private donors, aligning with the administration's public statements. Additional records, also internal to the fundraising effort, provide more detail about the donations and indicate that at least $77 million came from donors who requested anonymity. The list and other documents offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary both for its size and opacity. Ordinary political giving requires public disclosure and is subject to campaign finance rules. The ballroom donations are collected by a nonprofit and then channeled to the government and into a White House account the president directly controls. Independent experts and scholars have expressed alarm at the potential the arrangement has for influence buying and coerced giving. Some donors on the list obtained by The Post cut large checks, while others created installment plans that are still being paid off, the additional records show. The list does not include in-kind contributions. The Post's reporting does not establish a connection between the donation commitments and favorable actions by the Trump administration. But the documents show that the vast majority of the funds raised came from companies and wealthy individuals with interests before the federal government. Companies or executives of firms that have had contracts with the federal government during Trump's second term accounted for about half of the total, The Post found. After reviewing the list obtained by The Post, White House spokesman Davis Ingle declined to discuss individual donations but described the ballroom donors as a wide array of great American companies and generous individuals, all of whom are contributing to make the People's House better for generations to come. The same critics who are alleging fake conflicts of interests, would also complain if American taxpayers were footing the bill for these long-overdue renovations, he said. He added that the administration will relentlessly pursue those responsible for this cowardly leak while continuing to protect all those who give. The Post is publishing the names of the 57 donors listed as having committed to giving $100,000 or more. The additional records detailing donors' preferences show at least nine wanted to remain anonymous. The Post attempted to reach all the donors whose names appear in this report. Most did not respond or declined to comment. Those who did comment said that there was no connection between their donations and any favorable government actions. Nvidia, the world's most valuable public company, became a top contributor to the ballroom in October 2025, nearly three months after it struck a groundbreaking pact with Trump to sell advanced microchips to China despite national security concerns. CEO Jensen Huang told reporters at the time that the company was contributing to Trump's ballroom in a small way but did not provide a dollar amount. Documents show Nvidia requested that its $25 million donation be kept anonymous. As an American company, our support for the United States is paramount, and independent of any business interests, Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo said in response to questions from The Post. We were proud to be able to make a donation to a nonpartisan trust that serves all Americans and have said so publicly since the donation was made. Major GOP donor Joseph Popolo Jr., Trump's ambassador to the Netherlands, and his wife contributed $1 million from their family fund to support the ballroom project in late 2025, the records show. Their donation - made two months after Popolo's confirmation - has not been previously reported. Trump Cabinet member Kelly Loeffler of the Small Business Administration and her husband Jeff Sprecher, former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, promised $5 million for the project, the list shows. Brandon Lutnick, chairman of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and the son of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, donated stock worth more than $2.5 million, the records show. Popolo, Loeffler, Sprecher and the Lutnicks did not respond to requests for comment. More than three-quarters of the money for the ballroom came in commitments of $5 million or more. Among the top donors are some of America's blue chip companies, including Amazon, Caterpillar, Comcast, Microsoft and T-Mobile. (Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos owns The Post . ) Cryptocurrency companies, now under loosened regulations from the Trump administration, and their investors promised more than $18 million. The largest portion came from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of the Gemini crypto exchange, who together donated bitcoin valued at $5,050,018, the records show. The Winklevoss brothers did not respond to requests for comment. The ballroom project has also received dozens of small contributions, some as low as $10. The list and additional documents show the source of all but $24,000 of the total donations. The total fundraising amount falls short of the $400 million Trump has said he intends to raise for the work. The cost of building the new East Wing, which includes the ballroom, office space and an underground military facility, was projected in March to have increased to $600 million, an estimate previously reported by The Post. The White House has used taxpayer dollars to cover some of the construction cost, records show. The ballroom donations are routed through the Trust for the National Mall, a D.C.-based nonprofit whose mission is to restore and preserve the National Mall and the White House grounds. Nonprofits are not generally required to disclose their donors. Prospective donors were sent a pledge agreement form, a copy of which was obtained by The Post, for giving toward the Donald J. Trump Ballroom. The form lists Meredith O'Rourke, the top fundraiser for Trump's 2024 campaign, as the main contact. O'Rourke referred questions to the White House. A 12-page agreement between the government and the Trust requires that the Trust maintain the anonymity of Project donors to the extent provided by law and not publicly recognize any such donor unless explicitly authorized in writing by staff in the White House's Executive Residence unit. Democratic lawmakers have denounced the fundraising for the ballroom as secretive and potentially transactional. They have demanded that the administration and the Trust provide details about the donors and circumstances of the gifts. Those demands have been rebuffed. In a statement the Trust said: In philanthropy, it is not uncommon for donors to request their gifts remain anonymous. The Trust is committed to honoring donors requesting anonymity. Pardon for international banker One of the earliest commitments to donate to the ballroom, from Sept. 23, 2025, came from the daughter of Julio Herrera Velutini, an international banker and dual Venezuelan-Italian citizen. In 2022, the Justice Department indicted Herrera Velutini, then 50, on bribery charges, accusing him of helping finance the campaign of Puerto Rico's then-governor in exchange for the removal of a regulator investigating his bank. The former governor and a political consultant were also charged. Herrera Velutini and his attorney unsuccessfully tried to get the case dismissed, claiming prosecutors were criminalizing lawful political activity. After Trump's victory, Herrera's daughter, Isabela Herrera, made two donations to Trump's MAGA Inc., a political action committee, totaling $3.5 million, campaign finance records show. The donations prompted the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Isabela Herrera was serving as a straw donor for her father. The organization described her as a self-employed financial consultant in her mid-20s whose only prior political donation was $20 to Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. The organization said it got no response from the FEC, which declined to comment for this story. In August 2025, Herrera Velutini's charges were reduced to a misdemeanor as part of a plea agreement. The following month, Isabela Herrera committed to donating $2.5 million for the ballroom, which has not been previously reported. Records show she paid a first installment of $835,000 on Oct. 14, 2025. Trump pardoned Herrera Velutini in January. Herrera's second payment was due this month, the records show. Amid a wider Justice Department retreat from sweeping public corruption investigations, Trump also pardoned the former governor and the political consultant. The White House said the prosecutions had been politically motivated. After the pardon, an attorney for Herrera Velutini issued a statement saying his client was profoundly grateful to President Donald J. Trump for bestowing the grace of his benevolent pardon. Neither Herrera Velutini nor his daughter responded to requests for comment. A dropped investigation Last year, Ergen, the telecommunications executive, found his company EchoStar in the Trump administration's crosshairs. Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, wrote Ergen in May to inform him that the agency had begun investigating EchoStar. Carr threatened to yank government licenses that were critical to the survival of the business, accusing EchoStar, owner of Dish Network, of not following through on promises it had made to upgrade its cellphone network. The following month, Ergen met with Trump and Carr behind closed doors to discuss the investigation, according to Bloomberg. The outlet, citing unnamed sources, said the June 11 discussion included a brief exchange about Ergen's political donations and whether he gave to candidates in both political parties. The company referenced a June 11 meeting between Ergen and Carr in a regulatory filing and wrote that Trump subsequently encouraged the parties involved to reach an amicable resolution. Ergen negotiated a deal to sell some of the company's licenses to AT&T in August, subject to approval of the FCC and Justice Department. Carr dropped the investigation the following month, thanking Ergen for his responses and for information he had provided. In December, with the sale still pending, Ergen committed $12.5 million to Trump's ballroom, according to the donation list. Records indicate Ergen requested that the source of the donation remain anonymous. The donation has not been previously reported. He committed another $12.5 million in February, according to the list. In May, the FCC and Justice Department each gave EchoStar approval for the sale. Through a spokesman, Ergen and EchoStar declined to comment. The FCC and Carr did not respond. DOJ did not provide comment for this story. The donor list also shows $5 million pledged by AT&T, the only line item on the list described that way. Every other amount is listed as won. In a statement to The Post, AT&T spokesperson Megan Ketterer said the company appeared to have been listed in error. We have no idea what list you are talking about and have no plans to contribute to the Trust for the National Mall, Ketterer said. An approval, then a donation Another top donor was a subsidiary of Rocket, the Detroit-based housing, finance and tech company founded by Daniel Gilbert, owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. In March 2025, Rocket said that it planned to acquire two competitors: the home search site Redfin and the mortgage site Mr. Cooper. The moves would give Rocket a much larger share of the real estate market. Federal agencies tasked with protecting against anticompetitive business practices declined to challenge the deals, allowing them to proceed. Five Democratic senators wrote to the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission in protest. To acquire Mr. Cooper, Gilbert also needed approval from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. FHFA approved the deal on Aug. 26, 2025. The Rocket subsidiary committed $10 million to the ballroom three weeks later. Records show it requested anonymity. A Rocket spokesperson said the approvals and donation were not connected. Rocket and its related companies have supported the Trust for the National Mall and other nonpartisan organization in Washington for more than a decade, said spokesperson Aaron Emerson. We're proud to join dozens of companies and individuals in improving our nation's capital. An FTC spokesperson said Rocket received no special treatment, pointing to a lawsuit the agency brought against Redfin for anticompetitive practices days after the donation. FHFA and the Justice Department did not provide comment. Software contracts One of the country's leading software providers, Salesforce, has significantly grown its government contracting business during the second Trump administration. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has attended exclusive dinners and events with Trump, including a state dinner hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle in September 2025 and a business summit in Japan the following month. While there, Trump thanked Benioff for previously putting him on the cover of Time magazine, which Benioff owns. Marc has some pretty good suggestions, Trump said of the CEO. The following day, Benioff committed $1 million to the ballroom, according to the list. The donation has not previously been reported, and Benioff asked that it remain anonymous. Salesforce separately made two $1 million commitments to the ballroom, one last Christmas Eve and another Jan. 29 of this year, the list shows. The donations have not been previously reported. In between, the Army awarded the company a contract worth up to $5.6 billion through 2035, which appears to be the largest public government contract in Salesforce's history, according to a review of public contracting records. Announcing the contract, the Pentagon said bids were solicited via the internet with only one received. Benioff and Salesforce did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement, a Pentagon official said: Outside affiliations, investors, or political connections play absolutely no role in the Department's funding decisions. One of Salesforce's competitors, ServiceNow, also donated to the ballroom. Last September, the General Services Administration announced what it called a landmark agreement with ServiceNow that would make the company's AI-driven software available to federal agencies at a discount. When President Trump says the federal government needs to operate like a best-run business, he means it, CEO Bill McDermott said as part of the announcement. The next month, ServiceNow committed $5 million to the ballroom, a donation that has not been previously reported. The GSA said in a statement that ServiceNow has been a federal contractor for more than a decade, adding that its charitable or political donations - like those of any company - have no bearing on GSA's decision to include them in federal buying catalogs. ServiceNow said in a statement that negotiations for the deal had been underway for a considerable period of time. Its government business is separate and unconnected to any donations we make to any cause, it said. Of the donation, the company said: Many of our partners and peers were also contributing to the project. We chose to join them. Venezuelan oil interests Nearly $10 million for the ballroom was committed by two Trump political donors who have pursued large investments in Venezuelan oil - a market Trump has gained influence over since the U.S. seizure of President Nicols Maduro in January. Billionaire financier Paul Singer committed to donate $5 million through his foundation in October 2025, a month before his hedge fund received court approval to pursue a purchase of Venezuelan oil giant Citgo for $5.9 billion. The deal will require approval from multiple federal agencies, including the Commerce Department, Energy Department, State Department and Treasury Department. It has stalled amid ongoing negotiations with the South American country's U.S.-backed administration. The Oklahoma oil and gas company Continental Resources and its chairman emeritus, billionaire and GOP megadonor Harold Hamm, both promised donations to the ballroom in October 2025 totaling just under $5 million. This year, in response to the Trump administration's call for energy companies to invest in the Venezuelan oil industry, Continental struck a tentative agreement with the country's state-run oil company to develop 126,000 acres of untapped oil fields. Singer declined to comment. Neither Hamm nor Continental responded. Unlisted Two companies and one individual the White House has publicly named as donors do not appear on the list obtained by The Post. The companies are Hard Rock International, the hospitality chain owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and Tether America, a cryptocurrency firm. The individual is Paolo Tiramani, a modular homes company executive who told the Times of London that he had donated $10 million in stock. None of the three answered The Post's questions or explained why they are not recorded as having contributed to the ballroom fundraising campaign. Neither did the Trust for the National Mall or the White House. Kevin Crowe, Samantha Schmidt, Dan Lamothe and Alex Horton contributed to this report. - - - Graphics: Donations by date Major donors Related Content This article originally appeared on Washington Post at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/secret-documents-reveal-donors-behind-133125519.html
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