Trump bulldozes top donor's family legacy in vulgar White House demolition
Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the New York Times that billionaire Timothy Mellon, a top donor to Donald Trump's reelection efforts, gave the U.S. government $130 million to pay military salaries while Trump's Republicans in Congress keep the federal government shut down. At the same time, Donald Trump's mission of destroying the White House and remaking it in his vulgar image includes paving over gardens designed by Mellon's stepmother, Bunny Mellon, in order to turn it into a patio reminiscent of outdoor dining at a California Pizza Kitchen. |
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- The White House's campaign against elections takes a radical turn with midterms on horizon
(MaddowBlog)
- At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
(Religion News Service)
- Pepper ball rounds Trump immigration agents are firing at protesters:
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(NBC Chicago)
- Videos raise questions about if feds violated use of force policy, judge's order
(NBC Chicago)
- "Trump tariffs force cancellation of Hudson Valley's long-running Christmas festival. Organizers said tariffs 'tripled' costs of stars and lights..."
(Times Union)
- "A majority of western Alaska's weather balloon network was not operating during the landfall of the storm last weekend due to staffing constraints inflicted by the Trump administration..."
(The Guardian)
- "When Trump announced a $20 billion bailout for Argentina this month, Larry Ory, 86, a farmer in Earlham, Iowa, could hardly believe it, especially after boatloads of Argentine soybeans began shipping to China, a once-critical customer for Mr. Ory's family..."
(New York Times)
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