August 4, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Keeping the National Guard in Washington Through Trump's Term Will Cost Another $1.4 Billion, Pentagon Estimates Show

Budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office and reported on Aug. 4, 2026 put the cost of keeping National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., from October 2026 through Inauguration Day 2029 at an additional...

August 4, 2026 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Orders Weeks of White House Helipad Work Redone and a 100-Foot Granite Seal Torn Out Because the Lawn Slopes

Contractors began dismantling the 100-foot-wide granite presidential seal installed on President Trump's new White House helipad on Aug. 4, 2026, after he objected to its appearance and to the downward slope of the South...