Stories
The White House Ballroom Rush Hits Court: Preservationists Ask Judge to Freeze Trump’s Build
Construction continues after legal victory; pursuing aggressive nine-week approval timeline through March 2026
New York’s RAISE Act Turns Frontier AI Safety Into a 72-Hour Countdown
Pushing for federal preemption; pressuring states to stop AI regulation
Trump’s Venezuela “Blockade” Turns Sanctions Into a Navy Problem
Driving the blockade threat and broader Venezuela pressure campaign.
TikTok’s U.S. Escape Hatch: Oracle-Led Deal Cuts ByteDance to 19.9%
Issued enforcement delays and a qualified-divestiture pathway to keep TikTok operating
Trump Administration Takes Harvard Funding-Freeze Loss to Appeals Court, Betting on a Bigger Fight Over University Control
Political driver of the pressure campaign and public messaging
Trump orders a fast-track marijuana reschedule to Schedule III—reviving a stalled Biden-era process
Issued executive order directing rescheduling acceleration and expanded cannabinoid research
Washington vs. The Hague: U.S. Sanctions ICC Judges to Shield Israel Case
Created the ICC sanctions legal framework via E.O. 14203
The Western Arctic Rule War: BLM’s 2024 NPR-A protections are officially gone
Set Alaska policy direction via executive order and bill signings
Zelensky Puts NATO Dream on the Table to Buy a Ceasefire—If the West Will Sign in Ink
Driving the U.S. peace framework and dispatching envoys to close a deal
States vs. Trump’s $100,000 H‑1B fee: a courtroom fight over who controls immigration policy
Issued proclamation and public rationale; coordinating implementation
House Revolt Against Trump’s Federal Union Crackdown
Issuing and defending executive orders curbing federal bargaining rights
House’s $900 Billion Defense Bill Ties Troop Raise, Ukraine Aid and a Boat-Strike Backlash
Supports the NDAA, defends boat strikes and signals openness to releasing some footage.