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UNT students and local residents pack Emerald Ballroom for Talarico event

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spoke to a packed Emerald Ballroom in the University of North Texas Union on Monday.

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Oct 19 • 10:28 PM EDT • Politics • dentonrc.com
Alan Bersten will fill in for Val Chmerkovskiy as Jenna Dewan’s partner on“ DWTS” this week

Chmerkovskiy announced that he will take a step back from the ballroom following his tense comments directed toward judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

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Oct 17 • 5:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Jenna Dewan’s new ‘DWTS’ dance partner revealed amid Val Chmerkovskiy controversy

Alan Bersten and Jenna Dewan will dance together on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ this week as Val Chmerkovskiy takes a step back from the ballroom following his comments directed toward judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

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Oct 17 • 5:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Val Chmerkovskiy will not dance on DWTS this week after his comments about Carrie Ann Inaba

Val Chmerkovskiy, who is partnered with Jenna Dewan, will be absent from the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ ballroom this week after his heated comments about Carrie Ann Inaba’s judging.

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Oct 17 • 4:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Big Tech’s enabling of the ballroom is the worst symbol of our times

The wealthiest companies since the robber baron days -- like Microsoft and Amazon -- greased the skids for an authoritarian vanity project the public doesn't want.

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Oct 17 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
You’re Not Gonna Like the List of Donors Fronting the Bill for Trump’s Big, Ugly Ballroom

A White House spokesperson called them “a wide array of great American companies and generous individuals.” I call them a bunch of influence-buying grifters.

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Oct 15 • 7:15 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards set for Oct. 21

The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host the 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 21 at the King Kamehameha Golf Club Waikapu Ballroom. Registration is required for this Academy Awards-style event honoring Maui small businesses. Tickets may be purchased at MauiChamber.com by clicking on the Events page. Meals are $125 […]

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Oct 9 • 8:10 PM EDT • Business • mauinow.com
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Trump to award science medals to Elon Musk and others

Almost all of the award recipients or their companies have donated to either Trump’s campaign, his inauguration fund or the White House ballroom project.

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Oct 8 • 10:54 AM EDT • Science • usatoday.com
Trump to award science medals to Elon Musk and others

Almost all of the award recipients or their companies have donated to either Trump’s campaign, his inauguration fund or the White House ballroom project.

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Oct 8 • 10:54 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Back to The Ballroom: Yacht Rock Night

On Sept. 29, 2026, the “Dancing with the Stars” ballroom transformed into relaxing vibes and good times for yacht rock night. While there was smooth sailing, the 13 couples experienced some turmoil on the dance floor.

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Oct 5 • 8:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • wcuquad.com
In Wooing Wavering Hispanic Voters, Trump Talks ICE, His Ballroom and Himself

President Trump veered off the topic at hand during a White House reception for Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Sep 30 • 7:07 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom site

Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor.

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Sep 30 • 5:30 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
From Windmills To Ballrooms: Trump’s ‘National Security’ Playbook

Banning journalists from the White House, justifying a triumphal arch, rejecting restrictions on artificial intelligence technology – the positions may be far afield of each other, but they have some commonalities. In addition to being publicly unpopular and legally uncertain, President Donald ...

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Sep 29 • 4:13 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Democrats to probe lucrative Trump family business deals if they win midterms

Corporate donors to President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets of investigations if Democrats take control of the House or Senate.

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Sep 28 • 6:03 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Democrats to probe lucrative Trump family business deals if they win midterms

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Corporate donors to US President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets ...

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Sep 28 • 6:03 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Dolly Parton Day celebrated across the US: What to know

Dolly Parton attends We Are Family Foundation honors Dolly Parton & Jean Paul Gaultier at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 05, 2019 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

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Sep 25 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • kmaland.com
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ARTSwork announces new Invitational Art Fair

ARTSwork, the sister organization of the Des Moines Arts Festival, will launch a new fall event, the Invitational Art Fair, Nov. 6-7 at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. The two-day event will feature 50 professional Iowa visual artists showcasing and selling original works, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, photography, printmaking and sculpture. The…

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Sep 24 • 5:41 PM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
VNC Panel Preview: International Business – Market Conditions, Opportunities & Strategies

VenuesNow Conference Panel Preview: International BusinessWednesday, Sept. 30 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM | Grand Ballroom A & B at the Sheraton Grand Seattle

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Sep 24 • 11:30 AM EDT • Business • news.pollstar.com
National Trust, after battling with Trump, to announce legal defense fund

The preservation group, which sued to stop the White House ballroom, says it will push back against the administration’s changes to historic sites and laws.

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Sep 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank

Private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov was also appointed to run a government enterprise fund.

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Sep 21 • 12:56 PM EDT • Business • icij.org
Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers

Trump has also been calling the new White House ballroom a “military complex” and arguing it is necessary for national security purposes.

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Sep 20 • 11:08 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Derek Hough Details Daughter's 1st Visit to 'DWTS' Ballroom: 'Extraordinary'

Derek Hough may have won six Dancing With the Stars trophies, but the experience pales in comparison to becoming a dad.

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Sep 19 • 9:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • heraldsun.com
Trump says ballroom will top China’s Great Hall
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Sep 9 • 10:33 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump’s ‘Lightning Speed’ Threatens to Outpace the Courts

In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.

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Sep 2 • 10:25 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
On Trump’s Ballroom, Chief Justice Finds Himself in an Unusual Spot: In Dissent

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.

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Sep 1 • 5:19 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
John Roberts often defers to Trump but not for the White House ballroom project

“That construction is likely unlawful,” Roberts wrote in dissent with the court’s liberals as Trump’s ballroom moves ahead

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Sep 1 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
A.I., water, parking: Nevada mayors talk the cost of doing business

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three Nevada mayors took the stage facing a sold-out crowd at a Las Vegas casino ballroom. Their performance, a glance at what industry is thriving throughout the valley du…

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Sep 1 • 12:49 AM EDT • Business • 8newsnow.com
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400M ballroom

The lawsuit will return to lower courts, but documents say that key portions of the project could be complete within months

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Aug 31 • 4:51 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Supreme Court allows Trump to continue building White House ballroom
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Aug 31 • 4:34 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Supreme Court allows White House to continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom

The justices intervened Monday after lower courts found work must stop because the project doesn’t have congressional approval.

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Aug 31 • 4:27 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400M ballroom

The lawsuit will return to lower courts, but documents say that key portions of the project could be complete within months

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Aug 31 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Supreme Court clears way for White House ballroom construction to continue

The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.

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Aug 31 • 4:13 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court allows Trump to continue building White House ballroom

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to continue construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting a challenge from a preservation group that was seeking to indefinitely halt the controversial project.

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Aug 31 • 4:03 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Gaylord — you never check in, but still pay

I go to a lot of conferences, often in beautiful cities I never actually see. Friends hear where I’ve been and ask depressing questions like, “Did you visit the famous museum?” No. I saw Ballroom C, the lobby bar and took out a loan to buy a Caesar salad. Having experienced some of the world’s […]

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Aug 30 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Philadelphia DA says he'll keep piece of Trump's White House ballroom 'after we all blow it up'

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday he expects President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to one day be blown up in an “official ceremony."

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Aug 26 • 12:46 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Trump Wants a Bunker, But the White House Already Has One

A new report reveals that Trump’s security-based argument for his beloved ballroom isn’t exactly airtight.

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Aug 24 • 4:30 PM EDT • Politics • nymag.com
Supreme Court's Roberts allows work on Trump’s White House ballroom to continue

The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction

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Aug 21 • 2:44 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Supreme Court's Roberts allows work on Trump’s White House ballroom to continue

The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction

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Aug 21 • 2:44 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction.

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Aug 21 • 2:42 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

The president emphasized the importance of the projects, saying they will last long after his presidency

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Aug 19 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited since returning to power, poll finds

He earned more than $1.4 billion last year from his family's cryptocurrency ventures.

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Aug 19 • 8:36 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
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Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.

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Aug 18 • 4:47 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump says White House needs ‘military complex’ as courts block his ballroom

When Trump first unveiled his plans for the new East Wing addition, he said it was needed to host VIP guests. More recently, he is calling it a 'desperately needed National Security structure.'

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Aug 16 • 2:46 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump’s Kennedy Center and ballroom fixations are political malpractice for the GOP

Republicans are facing a potentially ugly 2026 midterm election in less than three months. And nobody seems to be able — or perhaps even cares to try — to prevail upon President Donald Trump to mitigate the damage.

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Aug 14 • 12:48 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction during appeal

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work.

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Aug 14 • 10:17 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction

An appeals court ruled last week Trump must stop the White House ballroom's construction because Congress has not approved the project

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Aug 14 • 10:07 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Trump administration asks ⁠US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom

Administration ‌asks justices to keep appeals court ​decision to halt work on hold ​while it ​prepares ‌a full ​appeal

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Aug 14 • 9:39 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in fight over White House ballroom

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over the legality of a massive new ballroom he’s building at the White House.

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Aug 14 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Political cartoons for August 13

Thursday’s political cartoons include rental relief, ballroom bunker, and more

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Aug 13 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Trump talks about the Reflecting Pool and White House ballroom a lot. Here’s exactly how much

PolitiFact analyzed all of Trump’s public events and speeches over the first seven months of 2026 in which he mentioned his construction projects — including the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool — and beautifying the nation’s capital.

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Aug 11 • 3:04 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf, who helped secure ballroom approval, will be his new White House counsel

Democrats have vowed to pursue investigations into Trump and his administration if they are successful in November.

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Aug 10 • 11:03 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump’s White House ballroom foes face ‘very tough argument’ at Supreme Court, legal experts say

Legal experts say the National Trust for Historic Preservation faces a tough standing hurdle at the Supreme Court over Trump's White House ballroom.

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Aug 8 • 4:47 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Trump’s unfinished ballroom faces uncertain path after latest legal blow

President Donald Trump has dug himself a hole.

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Aug 8 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump won’t let the Supreme Court have the last word

The president moved this week to counter legal defeats on ending birthright citizenship and firing a Fed governor, while seeking the justices’ help with his ballroom.

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Aug 7 • 3:47 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Appeals court says Trump is unlawfully constructing White House ballroom
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Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval

Trump said in a post on social media that he would be appealing what he called an “unjust decision” to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Aug 7 • 2:34 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Appeals court rules White House ballroom needs congressional approval

The court ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom

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Aug 7 • 11:19 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Appeals court rules White House ballroom needs congressional approval

The court ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom

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Aug 7 • 11:19 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Appeals court rules White House ballroom needs congressional approval

The court ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom

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Aug 7 • 11:19 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump must halt ballroom construction, appeals court says

The order will take effect in two weeks, allowing the White House to appeal to the Supreme Court

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Aug 7 • 10:51 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Appeals court says Trump is unlawfully constructing White House ballroom

A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive new ballroom at the White House, possibly teeing up a high-stakes showdown over the issue before the Supreme Court.

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Aug 7 • 10:33 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to close amid industry concern over Broadway economics

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” the ballroom-inspired reinvention of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s megamusical, will end its Broadway run at the Broadhurst Theatre on Aug.

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The Quintessential Trump-era Politician

In 2020, I wrote an article about collaboration and collaborators. The title was History Will Judge the Complicit, and it started with the story of two famous East Germans, Markus Wolf and Wolfgang Leonhard, who both landed in East Berlin just after the end of the war. Although they came from very similar backgrounds, the former stuck with the regime, eventually becoming its spy boss; the latter, horrified by the brutal reality of Soviet-style communism, escaped. By way of juxtaposition, I also wrote about Lyndsey Graham and Mitt Romney. These two men also made very different decisions when confronted by Donald Trump’s assault on the ideals that they had both grown up believing: A glance at their biographies would not have led many to predict what happened next. On paper, Graham would have seemed, in 2016, like the man with deeper ties to the military, to the rule of law, and to an old-fashioned idea of American patriotism and American responsibility in the world. Romney, by contrast, with his shifts between the center and the right, with his multiple careers in business and politics, would have seemed less deeply attached to those same old-fashioned patriotic ideals. Most of us register soldiers as loyal patriots, and management consultants as self-interested. We assume people from small towns in South Carolina are more likely to resist political pressure than people who have lived in many places. Intuitively, we think that loyalty to a particular place implies loyalty to a set of values. But in this case the clichés were wrong. It was Graham who made excuses for Trump’s abuse of power. It was Graham—a JAG Corps lawyer—who downplayed the evidence that the president had attempted to manipulate foreign courts and blackmail a foreign leader into launching a phony investigation into a political rival. It was Graham who abandoned his own stated support for bipartisanship and instead pushed for a hyperpartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. It was Graham who played golf with Trump, who made excuses for him on television, who supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances—with Europeans, with the Kurds—that Graham had defended all his life. By contrast, it was Romney who, in February, became the only Republican senator to break ranks with his colleagues, voting to impeach the president. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office,” he said, is “perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” In the wake of Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday, I wrote about him again. He was, in many ways, the quintessential politician of Trump’s Washington, a man who shifted 180 degrees. Graham had been a fervent American patriot, proud reserve officer and military lawyer; he became one of the most important defenders of a president who believes soldiers are “suckers and losers” and shows no respect for law of any kind. As his politics changed, his language grew coarser and his behavior grew worse: He urged Israel to “level the place” in Gaza, and insulted the Danish prime minister in Munich, prompting a colleague, Senator Elissa Slotkin, to issue an apology. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which you can read in The Atlantic (gift link here) Like his close friend John McCain, Graham believed that America should stand at the center of a broad democratic alliance. The few times I met him were in that context, at the Munich Security Conference or at other European-American gatherings, which he once attended with great regularity. He also took seriously the practice of American democracy at home. In a 2014 conversation with The Atlantic, he described himself as a pragmatic politician who eschewed populist slogans. “I know Washington is broken, but what’s broken about it is everybody yelling and nobody trying to fix it,” he said. “I’m trying.” When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood. Trump privately mocked the military that Graham loved as nothing but “suckers and losers.” He put falsehoods, cynicism, and personal greed at the center of his politics, while expressing disdain for transparency, accountability, and democracy itself. In 2015, Graham described Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Also as a “nutjob.” When Trump won, Graham understood, as did so many others, that he would have to make some important choices. For a while, he went silent. In the spring of 2016, I saw him at one of those conferences in Europe. He seemed too depressed to speak. But then, like many other Republicans—and, more important, like many other people who have lived under political occupation or experienced radical regime change—he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator. As I wrote in 2020, it’s very hard to look in to anyone’s heart and to understand their motivations from the outside. But it does seem that Graham had a deep need to be relevant, to be in the game, to be a player, at any cost. And that, rather than any particular achievement, is what he will be remembered for. Continuing to monitor conflicts of interest, ostentatious emoluments, outright corruption and policy changes that will facilitate outright corruption. (Read my original article, Kleptocracy Inc and check out the SNF Agora Institute chart) June 27 Trump diverted funds from more than 900 projects nationwide—including safety upgrades at national parks—to finance beautification projects around Washington, including $700,000 used to fix a White House walkway. June 28 After a years-long Department of Justice investigation into Abbott Laboratories over its management of a baby formula facility where potentially deadly bacteria turned up enough evidence to criminally charge the firm, top department officials instead opted for a financial penalty—illustrating the department’s move away from strict corporate enforcement under the Trump administration. June 29 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stacked the Defense Policy Board—which is charged with providing independent national security recommendations to the Office of the Secretary of Defense—with Trump allies, including tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, who has invested in defense contractors like OpenAI and SpaceX, after purging the panel last year. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Axon—which makes about 90% of US tasers—two weeks before ICE solicited bids for a $220 million taser contract. The White House unveiled limited-edition US passports for America’s 250th birthday, featuring a portrait of Trump overlaid on the Declaration of Independence. June 30 Trump made around $1.2 billion from his various crypto companies last year, including more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial and $600 million from sales of his meme coin. Trump is considering issuing 250 pardons to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. These are expected to be largely doled out through the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s informal network of intermediaries. White-collar defense attorneys say they can typically win pardons for clients for $2 million. Last year, Trump administration officials awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Clark Construction for the White House ballroom—negotiations in which the president was directly involved. July 1 The Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump earned the First Lady more than $10 million. Trump made hundreds of individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million the day before his announcement pausing “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days sent the S&P 500 soaring nearly 10%—one of the largest single-day gains ever. Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral saw record surges in revenue during Trump’s first year in office, earning $77.5 million and $121.9 million respectively, compared to average annual revenues of $25 million and $75 million during Trump’s first term. Entities across the Persian Gulf paid more than $300 million to Trump’s businesses last year, including $263 million from the sale of half his stake in World Liberty Financial to a firm backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a top UAE royal and brother of the country’s president. Kash Patel failed to properly disclose his stock purchase of a Department of Justice contractor, MicroStrategy, worth up to $250,000 last year, despite laws requiring disclosure within 45 days of the trade. July 2 Trump has been directing administration officials to steer more government contracts—so far worth more than $2.4 billion—to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin aerospace firm, after Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, donated to the White House ballroom project, and reached a $40 million deal to license a Melania Trump documentary. Alongside the billions he made from cryptocurrency last year, Trump earned millions of dollars from real estate licensing fees, including $21 million from organizations in the UAE and $9.2 million in Saudi Arabia, along with smaller sums from merchandise sales, including $4.7 million from Trump Watches and $35,920 from 45 Guitar, a guitar brand endorsed by the president. House Democrats accused consultants tied to the Trump administration of financial fraud, alleging they gave prospective donors to America250—the bipartisan committee created by Congress to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial—the banking and routing numbers for Freedom 250, the White House’s fund for events like the UFC cage fight. Democrats also allege that Freedom 250’s CEO traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos to solicit donations from foreign government officials and business leaders. The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of gun regulations would lift the prohibition on mailing handguns to individuals, a significant win for GrabAGun—the direct-to-consumer firearm retailer on whose board Donald Trump Jr. sits and in which he holds a 1.1% ownership stake. GrabAGun currently must rely on a middleman to transfer firearms to customers. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed that he made more than 21,000 securities trades during his first year back in office, growing his investment account to at least $858 million across stakes in around 1,600 companies, compared to the 13 total trades Joe Biden made during his entire presidency. July 4 Nearly 1 million people who bought the president’s meme coin—Trump Coin—collectively lost $3.8 billion on the token, while he walked away with $636 million. July 6 Shares of Dell closed up 4.4% after Trump recommended people buy the firm’s computers during a speech announcing the launch of Trump investment accounts for children, boosting the more than $1 million worth of shares the president owns in the company. July 9 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh named crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen to a task force aimed at modernizing the Federal Reserve, including rethinking its approach to inflation—a key factor keeping interest rates elevated. Palm Beach International Airport has officially changed its name to Trump International Airport—a move that will require Florida to pay royalties to the president’s family for licensing his name. I was there a few months ago, during a trip to Barcelona. The sculptures were a revelation, I’d never seen so many together before. Each one has its own personality. Enjoy the good weather, if you are lucky enough to have it. History Will Judge the Complicit The Quintessential Politician Autocracy Inc Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Jul 13 • 4:19 PM EDT • Politics • anneapplebaum.substack.com
Thwarted attack on UFC fight is another reason to build White House ballroom, Trump DOJ argues

Federal courts have looked skeptically at President Donald Trump’s assertion that he can construct a massive new ballroom without approval from lawmakers

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Jun 17 • 2:44 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
A New Magazine With Political Heft, and ‘Real Style’

Equator, a new magazine with editors based across the globe, hosted a launch party in a ballroom in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

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Jun 17 • 5:04 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Report: Invoices show ballroom cost rose to $600 million, more than half from tax dollars
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Jun 16 • 9:12 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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ICE funding bill is up for House vote after weeks of Republican delays

The legislation, which the Senate passed Friday, has been held up by disputes over President Donald Trump’s ballroom and the $1.8B payout fund.

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Jun 9 • 12:07 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Watchdog group: WH ballroom donors won more than $50 billion in government contracts
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Jun 5 • 9:19 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project

President Donald Trump’s push to construct a massive ballroom at the White House without congressional approval was sharply questioned by a federal appeals court on Friday during a high-stakes hearing in a case testing the president’s power.

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Jun 5 • 1:53 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Work begins on Butler entertainment venue tailored to students

The Allen Whitehill Clowes Ballroom is being built adjacent to Clowes Memorial Hall and the Schrott Center for the Arts.

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Jun 4 • 11:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • ibj.com
Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom

Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcement

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Jun 3 • 4:39 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill

Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday.

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Jun 3 • 12:56 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Legion Sports Fest returns to Reno more action packed than ever

More than 2,000 athletes from 10 sports will compete across the Reno Ballroom, Reno Events Center, and outdoor blocks.

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May 29 • 3:11 PM EDT • Sports • kolotv.com
Thomas Massie bashes Republicans, Trump's ballroom after primary loss

Rep. Thomas Massie, the outgoing Kentucky congressman, bashed his fellow Republicans and Trump's White House ballroom on "Meet the Press."

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May 24 • 11:55 AM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Pushed to the Limit, Republicans Show Rare Defiance to Trump's Demands

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day arrived when the Senate just said, No. President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry, upset Republican senators, pushed to a breaking point by his seemingly insatiable and outlandish demands — particularly a $1.776 billion fund

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May 22 • 7:39 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Senate GOP delays vote on reconciliation bill amid opposition to DOJ fund, White House ballroom
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May 21 • 1:47 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders on Thursday are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom amid backlash from members of their own party. Pressured by the White House, Republicans tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to restore funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. But the security proposal met with opposition

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May 21 • 10:55 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security plan for White House and ballroom

Republicans have tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to restore funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol

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May 21 • 8:07 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom

Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security bill

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May 21 • 6:39 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill

Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.

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May 20 • 6:46 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building. He showed off the construction site to a group of reporters on Tuesday.

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May 19 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Senate Republican threatens to derail ICE, Border Patrol package over Trump's billion-dollar request

An internal GOP dispute over funding for Trump's ballroom threatens to derail the $72 billion reconciliation package for immigration operations.

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May 18 • 3:50 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Ethel Cain’s Oklahoma debut at Cain's Ballroom

Ethel Cain brought the “Willoughby Tucker Forever” tour to the historic Cain’s Ballroom in downtown Tulsa Thursday, May 14.

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May 17 • 7:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • ocolly.com
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1B security proposal for White House

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

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May 17 • 10:32 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Senate parliamentarian nixes Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill

The Senate official said the GOP bill needs to be reworked in order to comply with jurisdictional issues.

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May 17 • 12:16 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

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May 16 • 10:39 PM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules, according to the Senate parliamentarian.

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May 16 • 10:39 PM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
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Senate referee rules against some Trump ballroom funding, Democrats say

The push to secure federal dollars for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security just got more difficult on Capitol Hill.

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May 16 • 10:06 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security request

Republican senators left a meeting with the director of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday saying they need more details on a $1 billion security plan for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom.

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May 13 • 12:36 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
What's in the billion dollar paragraph behind the White House ballroom debate

The $1 billion request is tied directly to the transformation of the East Wing into a massive ballroom, though limited to “security”-related needs. Here's what we know.

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May 13 • 12:03 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Secret Service Makes Case for Security Funding Amid G.O.P. Unease on Ballroom

The presidential protection agency detailed how it would use a proposed $1 billion as Republicans asked for more detail and Democrats went on the attack.

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May 12 • 6:10 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Senate Republicans weigh whether to swallow Trump’s $1B push for ballroom security

Key Senate Republicans are signaling a willingness to support up to $1 billion in security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation project, despite Democratic attacks, as the White House ramps up its lobbying push.

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May 11 • 8:22 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Democrats try to corner Republicans on $1 billion proposal for Trump’s ballroom: From the Politics Desk

Plus, MAGA world fights over the “hottest ticket in town.”

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May 11 • 6:04 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Democrats vow to fight Senate Republicans' $1 billion security proposal for White House ballroom

While most GOP lawmakers have remained quiet on the proposal as they spent their recess out of Washington, some have publicly questioned whether they would support it.

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May 11 • 11:39 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
White House ballroom funds hang over GOP push to fund ICE without Democrats
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May 11 • 10:26 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Trump’s Vanity Projects Are Wildly Unpopular. Why Is He Forging On?

Republicans even want taxpayers to help fund the elaborate White House ballroom now.

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May 7 • 3:38 PM EDT • Politics • slate.com
Senate GOP fears $1B for White House ballroom represents political landmine

A Republican proposal to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on security for the White House ballroom has become a political landmine in the Senate debate over funding Immigration and Customs Enforc…

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May 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
President Trump defends rising ballroom costs
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May 6 • 9:04 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Ohio emerges as a key midterm battleground: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Trump’s ballroom dance.

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May 6 • 5:59 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump's ballroom security to ICE funding plan

Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump's White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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May 6 • 2:16 PM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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