Matt Gagnon discusses the renovation of the White House ballroom, which can now seat 650 people and features a tasteful architectural design. He criticizes the lack of transparency in donor financing, mentioning contributions from corporations like OpenAI and Palantir, and Trump’s $20 million. Gagnon emphasizes the importance of transparency to prevent special treatment from the federal government. He then shifts to the controversy surrounding Graham Plattner’s Nazi-like tattoo.
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers plan to strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly irrelevant.
