New reporting from The Washington Post has revealed specific design disputes that led to the resignation of architect James McCrery II from the White House ballroom project last October. According to the report, McCrery raised concerns that Donald Trump’s detailed layout demands—which included expanding the ballroom space by removing service corridors—compromised essential fire and safety codes. When the architect warned that the preliminary plans lacked adequate emergency exit routes, Trump reportedly contested whether building codes apply to the White House, telling McCrery, “I am the code.” 0:00 Trump's obsessive attention to ballroom design 1:59 Details of the tension between Trump and the ballroom architect 3:47 The code…
The leaders of two of the world’s top AI companies, usually fierce rivals, were in agreement at the UN Security Council on Wednesday: The industry needs international standards and cooperation to keep the world safe from AI models running amok. CNN’s Hadas Gold reports.
CNN's Anderson Cooper sits down with Willie Nelson before his show in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Willie reminisced about his friendship with the late Dolly Parton.
After spotting an elephant calf struggling in a river, five fishermen set about rescuing the animal by bringing it into their boat. Officials from India’s forest department were then able to reunite the calf with its mother.
In a striking interview on Erin Burnett OutFront, former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed Donald Trump envied how foreign autocrats control the media, revealing that Trump privately called the press "animals" and told Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un "you have the right idea."
Kansas Democratic Senate Nominee Adam Hamilton is asking Kansans to take a leap of faith and elect a Democrat to the US Senate for the first time in 94 years. His race against Sen. Roger Marshall is the latest alarm bell for Republicans who are hoping to maintain their Senate majority. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.
The new coalition was forged 21 months after President Donald Trump directed U.S. federal agencies to target Mexican cartels and other foreign groups threatening American citizens and national security.
Bass described the 2023 lobbying safeguards for the Mayor’s Fund and Getty House Foundation as “the most strict ethics reforms ever implemented by either organization.” Apparently, the reforms were not strict enough.
Governor Hochul has resisted calls from Democratic lawmakers to increase broad-based taxes, but earlier this year approved a plan authorizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to impose a new tax on second homes valued at more than $5 million.
