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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Sunday said he would not want to change the Constitution’s rules against non-native born Americans running for president, even as his political base continues to grow nationally. The 34–year-old democratic socialist was born in Uganda. ABC’s Jonathan Karl in a Sunday interview noted that Mamdani will soon meet…
President Donald Trump spent more than an hour and a half on a rainy Sunday morning inspecting renovation plans for a federal golf course in Washington, D.C. — a side project that drew mockery online, particularly given that it came just days after he blocked a housing relief bill.The outing was documented in real time by White House pool reporters and amplified by critics who saw the priorities on display as telling.Pool reporter Gerren Keith Gaynor reported that Trump was spotted getting out of his motorcade Sunday morning to visit East Potomac Golf Links, where he reviewed blueprints of likely renovations alongside Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. CNN's Liz Landers, also in the pool, reported that the president drove into East Potomac Park in the rain and eventually got out to look along the Washington Channel, ultimately spending more than 90 minutes on site and at one point standing on the golf course itself with aides and Burgum.C-SPAN's Howard Mortman noted that Trump and Burgum were presented with blueprints labeled "East Potomac Golf Links," and that the president "at times pointed toward the press." Pool reports later noted the presence of golf course designer Tom Fazio, who is working on the president's project.The progressive account PatriotTakes drew the contrast that animated much of the online reaction, noting that Trump was "inspecting federal golf course renovations today after blocking a housing relief bill just a few days ago."Columnist Sophia A. Nelson questioned why the president was personally involved in such projects at all."What is up with all of these renovations and projects? Presidents do not do this," Nelson wrote.The golf course stop was not the only construction-related errand of the morning. Gaynor reported that after surveying the course, Trump's motorcade took a route by the Lincoln Memorial and across the Arlington Memorial Bridge, presumably to view where his planned arch is to be built in the capital.Politico's Dan Diamond added more detail on the president's growing list of personal beautification projects, reporting that a White House official said Trump had also walked through Lafayette Park to "personally check on the restoration progress." Diamond had earlier reported on what he described as a new Trump "side project" — wanting Lafayette Square to feature exactly 47 trees to match his standing as the 47th president.The account Bad Fox Graphics took a sharper swing, casting the Burgum huddle as the two men "plotting" to remake Washington with "more Trump-themed construction," including a permanent perimeter fence around Lafayette Square "to keep the riff-raff out."The cumulative picture — a president devoting a rainy Sunday to golf course blueprints, tree counts, and arch sites while a housing relief measure lay dead at his own hand — proved irresistible to critics, who framed it as a vivid snapshot of where the president's attention lies.Trump is inspecting federal golf course renovations today after blocking a housing relief bill just a few days ago https://t.co/ODWVgehvlm— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) June 28, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday said he does not support amending the Constitution’s requirement that presidents be natural-born U.S. citizens, dismissing speculation about his own eligibility as his national profile booms following socialism‘s success in New York’s Democratic primary. Appearing on ABC News’s This Week, Mamdani was asked whether the Constitution should […]
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) believes a democratic socialist could become president of the U.S. “I think a democratic socialist can get elected anywhere across this country for any position,” Mamdani told host Jon Karl on ABC’s “This Week,” in an interview that aired Sunday, in response to a direct question about the…
Next250’s Declaration of Interdependence, a new art gallery featuring Americans’ collective values and hopes for the future, opens in McPherson SquareMore than a thousand people gathered on a block away from the White House on Saturday to unveil their vision for the US’s future, organizers said, with thousands more attending other events around the country.At the Next250 All of US rally, held a week before the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding, organizers launched their Declaration of Interdependence, an art installation featuring the collective values they believe should define the next 250 years of America’s story. The pledge – a take on the declaration of independence, the country’s founding text – aims to build a country where everyone can earn a living wage, have access to green spaces and feel safe in their communities, activists said. Continue reading...
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A defamation lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the BBC is producing what one observer called an "unintended consequence" — potentially opening the president up to broad discovery about the period surrounding January 6, according to journalist and commentator Aaron Parnas.In his newsletter, the Parnas Perspective, Parnas reported that Trump's $10 billion suit against the British broadcaster appears to be backfiring by giving the BBC an opening to demand records tied to one of the most heavily scrutinized stretches of his presidency.According to new court filings described by Parnas, the BBC is seeking Trump's phone logs, calendars, schedules, diaries, and communications from the period running from around the 2020 election through January 20, 2021. The broadcaster argues that the material is relevant to its defense in the case.Trump's attorneys are pushing back hard, Parnas reported. They have accused the BBC of attempting to use the defamation suit to put January 6 itself on trial, and argue that the discovery demands reach too far.Parnas summed up the irony at the heart of the dispute, noting that a lawsuit Trump brought in pursuit of billions in damages is now exposing him to potentially sweeping discovery about a period he has long sought to keep out of the courts.The dynamic Parnas described is a familiar risk in defamation litigation, where a plaintiff who goes to court seeking damages can find the discovery process turned around to scrutinize his own conduct and communications.It remains to be seen whether the court will grant the BBC's discovery requests or side with Trump's attorneys in narrowing them. For now, as Parnas laid out, the suit has handed the president's legal opponents a potential avenue into records he has fought for years to shield from public view.