Sometimes more talking doesn’t produce more clarity. One afternoon, Trump told reporters that there were “no surprises” when Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski decided to oppose Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon. The next morning, Trump said he was “very surprised” by their votes.

The Office of Personnel Management is trying to make it easier to put ideologues and cronies in key tech roles.

Donald Trump has vowed to build a $100 million ballroom in the White House – the first major renovation to the presidential mansion in over 70 years. Trump said he is good at building party rooms – the glitzy Donald J.

Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around. But eight years after he was last sworn into office, the new Republican president is emboldened, far more experienced and surrounded by a very different team.

In 2016, before he took office the first time, Trump offered to spend $100 million for a new White House ballroom. He never got approval.

US President Donald Trump proposed building a grand ballroom in the White House, a plan he had previously offered to previous administrations. Trump seems determined to pursue this vision during his second term.