A federal judge denied the Kennedy Center's bid to pause a court order requiring the removal of President Donald Trump's name while it pursues an appeal, as construction crews stand by outside the building to comply with the Friday deadline to remove the name. #Trump #KennedyCenter #Livestream
A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said the two had no legal standing because they hadn’t shown the event, timed to Flag Day and President Trump’s 80th birthday, would harm them. #UFC #WhiteHouse #Trump #UFCWhiteHouse
This time it’s different — maybe. President Trump announced a “great settlement of the war with Iran” when he spoke to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon. It was an abrupt turn, even by his standards, from a morning social media post in which he pledged that the United States was about to hit Iran “VERY HARD” and that it would be “taking” the economically vital Kharg Island “in the not too distant future.” Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5920985-trump-iran-memorandum/ #Trump #Iran #IranWar #Israel #Netanyahu #KhargIsland
The Hill's Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon discuss why the House is no longer functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended. They unpack how populist anger is building across the country, and why the House shifted away from being a true outlet for that energy. #house #houseofrepresentatives #democrats #dems #republicans #gop #populism #populist #foundingfathers #congress #wholehogpolitics