The Secretary of State (2009 - 2012) and FLOTUS for two
terms in the 1990s
said to Comer & questioners
"Never met the sex offender and have no information to
share about his criminal activities"
My part of the city, state, nation, world, solar system, galaxy, universe
The Secretary of State (2009 - 2012) and FLOTUS for two
terms in the 1990s
said to Comer & questioners
"Never met the sex offender and have no information to
share about his criminal activities"
complicated matter about whether after demolition
of the East Wing for a new Ballroom
did the POTUS have rights to do sweeping
reconstruction without any input from Congress
or watchdog commissions / D.C. public use boards. . .
NYTimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/
judge-white-house-ballroom-trump.html
ZACH MONTAGUE - reporting 1:06 p.m.
today from D.C. Federal district court of
Washington
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
votes unanimously in favor of Trump 2.0 Ballroom plans
Developing story
Monday Feb. 9, 2026
JUDGE is Richard Leon
UPDATE: CBS News follows up with Sen. Blumenthal (CT)
about those at Private Fundraiser seeking to get those who
want influence or to support Trump demolition and "no- Turning Back"
approach to BALLROOM -- to be done in "Trump STYLE"
CBS News.com/news/white-house-ballroom-blumenthal-details-
architect-donor-dinner-details
Dec. 22, 2025 8:47 p.m. ONLINE Article posted
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Wed. Oct. 22 -- NBC News quotes
officials that
entire East Wing is to be
DEMOLISHED in days;
Trump estimate on funds raised/
costs of new "Ballroom" -- ~$300 million
October 21 -- 9 p.m.
REUTERS platform
"White House says it will submit
ballroom plans for review
now that demolition is
underway" Reuters.com
Jonathan Edwards & Dan Diamond reporters
"Part of White House demolished for ballroom,
contradicting Trump's claim"
see Washington POST dot-com
coverage of the immediately proceeding of the
clearing of White House planted trees (some historically
significant on the grounds of the landmark U.S. residence
of POTUS & FLOTUS) -- 15 Sept. 2025
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NBC NEWS has the details
PETER NICHOLAS Story
posted Saturday 9/13/2025
5:38 p.m. Eastern
"Trump says the
new WHITE HOUSE
ballroom will be a
little bigger than initially
planned "
ESTIMATES at
$200 million -- to be
personally paid by "donors".
40% increase so as to accomodate
900 dancers / socialites / guests.
Spring
Nothing is so beautiful as spring - -
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long & lovely & lush;
Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy peartree_ leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling
What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden -- Have, get, before it cloy,
Before it cloud, Christ, Lord, and sour with sinning,
Innocent mind and Mayday_ in girl and boy,
Most, O maid's child, thy choice and worthy the winning!
[ GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS 1844 - 1889 ]
POLITICO [ Dasha Burns & Nahal Toosi ]
asks / compares who "wins" and who "loses"
"White House Officials believe
'the politics are a lot better' if
ISRAEL's forces strike IRAN first "
NYTimes.com/2026/02/26/
arts/time-capsule-america.html
reporter
JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
Dr. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana U.S. Senator seeking re-election
in Nov. 2026,
will represent and introduce
Casey Means as the next
Surgeon General (Trump-Vance,
in office since Jan 20, 2025);
as a recent mother (Oct. 2025) of
a newborn she is thought likely
to use her platform to question
the safety of giving a hepatitis B
vaccine shortly after birth (to infant).
Her other main focus will be on
unbiased research
into the childhood vaccine schedule.
WHETHER other Senators fully agree
in the HEALTH subcommittee will be
seen at 9 a.m. D.C. Time
c-span.org/event/senate-committee
The world is charged with the grandeur of God,
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared,
smeared with toil;
and wears man's smudge and shares man's
smell; the soil is bare now, nor can foot feel,
being shod.
And for all this, nature is never spent;
There lives the dearest freshness deep
down things;
And through the last lights off the black
West went
Oh morning, at the brown brink eastward,
springs --
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and
with ah! bright wings.
[ Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844 - 1889 ]