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Trump called Ric Grenell to confront him over Alina Habba’s claim that a $5.6 million donation to the Kennedy Center from her billionaire husband had disappeared. Grenell denied it. Yesterday, her husband’s attorneys delivered the evidence to the White House. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

White House investigating ‘missing’ $5.6m Kennedy Centre donation

The White House is investigating allegations that one of Donald Trump’s allies failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation to the Kennedy Centre while he was leading the arts institution.

yahoo.com

For federal employees who voted for Trump: With prices of gas, groceries, and everything else UP⬆️—are you okay with a 2027 pay freeze? He's planning to do that while carving out exceptions for law enforcement & the military. You voted for this. federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2026/08/...

Trump officially plans for civilian federal pay freeze in 2027 | Federal News Network

The alternative pay plan that the White House issued this week carves out exceptions to give larger raises to federal law enforcement and military personnel.

federalnewsnetwork.com

Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.

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