Tag: political spectacle
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President Trump said Oct. 15 that the US military will not livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, reversing a plan Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had announced earlier in the month. Trump...
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, led by president Sara Nelson, said on October 7, 2026 that Trump's proposed 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle in Arlington, Virginia sits on the final approach to Reagan...
President Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, directing all federal departments and agencies to replace the term "Artificial Intelligence" with "Super Intelligence" in official correspondence, public...
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 9, 2026, President Trump promised to issue a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. "I...
Trump shared posts over the weekend of September 5-7, 2026 suggesting New Mexico be renamed "New America," posting a map with "Mexico" struck through and an AI-generated video of himself replacing a "Welcome to New...
On September 3, 2026 the White House launched arcade-style games on its official website and promoted them from the @WhiteHouse account with the caption "Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account." In "Rio Run," a...
At the 'Salute to America 250' keynote on the National Mall marking the nation's 250th anniversary — delayed by storms that forced a roughly two-hour evacuation — President Trump delivered an address the Associated Press...