CBS News reports: The White House will undergo a $200 million extensive renovation of its East Wing, President Donald Trump’s latest construction project of the executive mansion. Construction will begin in September on an approximately 90,000 square foot White House state ballroom with a 650-person seating capacity. Trump and other “patriot donors” will pay for the $200 million-dollar renovation, according …

The New York Times reports: Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said on Thursday that the Supreme Court should be wary of providing detailed explanations for its rulings on emergency applications like those arising from challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts to transform the federal government. “There can be a risk, in writing the opinion, of a lock-in effect, of making a …

Politico reports: The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary arm has recommended that longtime Donald Trump ally Jeffrey Clark lose his law license for assisting Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election. The recommendation now heads to the D.C. Court of Appeals for a final determination. It also triggers an automatic suspension for Clark from practicing law, unless he convinces the court …

“On the peace front, President Trump helped deliver an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. The two countries were engaged in a deadly conflict that had displaced more than 300,000 people until President Trump stepped in to put an end to it. The president spoke directly on the phone with the acting prime minister of Thailand and the …

“I do think that there is a direct correlation between someone’s testosterone and their politics. I would love to have a study done on this, on young men, the lower their testosterone, the more likely they are to be Democratic. It’s scientific. The lower your testosterone is, the more likely you are to be controlled. ‘Yes, I’ll take the ninth …

Law & Crime reports: A former U.S. Marine and NYPD officer who violently assaulted a cop at the Capitol on Jan. 6, including by trying to gouge the officer’s eyes out and swinging a metal flagpole as he screamed things like “you fucking commie faggot,” has been denied an FOIA request for information related to the victim. U.S. District Judge …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Ulta Beauty continues their blatant refusal to back down from their undying support of the withering LGBTQ+ movement as they begin selling the hair products of non-binary Netflix star Jonathan Van Ness. A recent product reveal video shows Van Ness jumping and shrieking as he makes a mockery of women and — what …

“He’s going to see a massive defeat coming, and he’ll try to do anything he can to extricate himself in that defeat, and I would not put it at all past him to try to call martial law or declare that there’s some kind of national emergency in the country or anything like that, because the hoof prints are coming, …

“The House rules and the Senate rules both allow for these people to be arrested if they leave and they try to break the quorum. If I were the Speaker of the House, if I were leading the Senate, I’d put rules in place, depending on which group they think is going to leave. I’d put rules in place that …

First a reminder from earlier this week: President Trump was asked on Tuesday when he expected to be flying on the “new Air Force One” as a luxury jet gifted from Qatar is being retrofitted for the president’s use. “They say February, maybe. Much sooner than the others. The others are being built,” Trump responded. Asked how much it will …

“Look at these presidents. We were just talking about your typical standard president, I noticed something about these guys. I want to take you through it. They all got into politics young. And there’s nothing wrong with getting into politics young. But — and then they became president. They started working their way up the ladder. President Trump got into …

“Insightful. Women are built to be traded to another tribe (or captured) and slide seamlessly into their new culture. That keeps them safe, even though they are physically weak. 20 years after they are captured, they are the matriarchs who enforce that culture. “That is why women conform to the dominant culture, and thereby amplify that culture. IMO, that is why …

Politico reports: The mere mention of his name generates intense hostility. Every one of his online posts, no matter how anodyne, sends his enemies into a blind rage. Nearly every action or public appearance seems to underscore his depravity and unfitness for office. These are classic manifestations of the condition derisively referred to as “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and they’ve suddenly …

New Haven’s ABC affiliate reports: State police say former WWE CEO Vince McMahon was issued a misdemeanor summons for reckless driving after allegedly causing a multi-vehicle crash on the Merritt Parkway last week. According to an accident report from Connecticut State Police, the three-vehicle crash happened in the area of Exit 41 on Route 15 North around 9:22 a.m. on …

The New York Times reports: A legal watchdog group accused three Justice Department lawyers of professional misconduct on Thursday, saying they had made false statements to a federal judge in a high-profile case challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The accusations by the group, the Legal Accountability Center, were formally filed with the grievance …

NBC News reports: Trump said this morning that the U.S. and Mexico agreed to delay their deadline for a trade deal by another 90 days. The announcement came on the day before higher, so-called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries’ imports were set to go into effect. “The complexities of a Deal with Mexico are somewhat different than other Nations …

ABC News reports: Brown University agreed Wednesday to a $50 million deal with the Trump administration after months of negotiations over its frozen medical and health sciences funding. The voluntary agreement, worth $50 million over 10 years, will go to state workforce development organizations operating in compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The administration alleged Brown failed to combat antisemitism and discrimination …

“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump will be joined by professional athletes on Thursday to sign an executive order that will expand on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, including by reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools. The event, which will feature golfer Bryson DeChambeau, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence …

“Just over a year ago, I launched my campaign for President of the United States. 107 days traveling the country, fighting for our future — the shortest presidential campaign in modern history. Since leaving office, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on those days and with candor and reflection, I’ve written a behind-the-scenes account of that journey. I believe …