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An internal Trust for the National Mall spreadsheet obtained by The Washington Post shows $333 million in private donations funding Trump's White House ballroom, including $25 million each from Nvidia, Apple, the Adelson...
The Interior Department and a lawyer for Kingsbarn Realty Capital confirmed on Aug. 28-29, 2026 that the National Park Service has been discussing a land exchange giving the Nevada-based firm a piece of Yosemite National...
The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is on track to spend at least $900 million — $927 million by one accounting — on White House construction, combining the roughly $600 million ballroom project...
Among 11 pardons President Trump issued on July 3, 2026 was one for Adam Kidan, a former business partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy tied to the purchase of a fleet of...
On July 31, 2025, the White House announced plans for a roughly $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition, describing it as funded by Trump and unnamed "patriot donors" rather than taxpayers. The project called...
The Army's 250th-anniversary parade in Washington on June 14, 2025, which coincided with President Trump's birthday, carried public sponsor shoutouts from roughly two dozen corporations and foundations, including...
Filings made public in April 2025 showed Trump's inaugural committee raised approximately $239 million, more than double the prior record of about $107-109 million set for his first inauguration in 2017, and nearly four...
In an April 2025 podcast appearance, venture capitalist and Trump megadonor Chamath Palihapitiya said his political giving now gets him direct access to senior White House officials, contrasting it with his years as a...
By March 2025, Trump's political operation was charging donors as much as $1 million per seat at "Candlelight Dinner" fundraisers featuring the president, hosted through the MAGA Inc. super PAC. Attendees at one dinner...