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politics1 day ago•17 min saved

Trump Urged DOJ to Settle Live Nation Antitrust Case After Oval Office Meeting

President Donald Trump reportedly urged the DOJ to settle its antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation after a February Oval Office meeting with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, a move that preceded the company’s surprise settlement in March. The deal gave Live Nation concessions on amphitheater operations and Ticketmaster contracts, but several plaintiff states continued litigation, and critics questioned the settlement’s public-interest implications and the extent of political influence behind it.

via Rolling Stone|

#antitrust #doj #live-nation

politics7 days ago•101 min saved

Trump berates CNN reporter in Oval Office exchange

President Donald Trump publicly attacked CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes in the Oval Office after a question about U.S. military exercises with South Korea, calling her disrespectful and boisterous as he dismissed her comments. The incident fits a pattern of Trump targeting female reporters, drawing condemnation from CNN and other outlets defending press freedom.

via MS NOW|

#cnn #kristen-holmes #oval-office

politics7 days ago•5 min saved

Birthday cheers as Trump honors teen lifeguard who saved Santa Cruz boy

An 11-year-old boy, Nathaniel Rai, nearly drowned off Santa Cruz and was saved by 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams; after the rescue went viral, Rai celebrated his birthday, and Williams was honored by President Trump during a White House Oval Office visit.

via Fox News|

#donald-trump #lifeguard #oval-office

world8 days ago•23 min saved

Trump says Kim Jong-un responded to overtures as US-South Korea drills scale back — live updates

President Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures about scaling back joint US-South Korea exercises, but offered no further details; the live feed also covers other Trump administration news, including comments on the USS Abraham Lincoln, tensions with Iran, and related foreign policy developments.

via theguardian.com|

#foreign-policy #kim-jong-un #oval-office

politics14 days ago•14 min saved

Barack Obama Trolls Trump’s Gold Oval Office in HBO Cameo Tease

Barack Obama playfully mocks Donald Trump's gold-draped Oval Office in a teaser for HBO's Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, praising the replica while joking there's no gold sign on the outside; the piece also highlights Trump's controversial White House renovations and a court halt to further East Wing work.

via HuffPost|

#gold-decor #hbo #obama

politics14 days ago•1 min saved

Obama pokes fun at gilded Oval Office in promo cameo

Former President Barack Obama jokes about Donald Trump’s gold-themed Oval Office renovations in a clip promoting his HBO Max cameo, nodding to a gold sign Trump added and a replica Oval Office in a Larry David sketch; Trump has also pursued other White House changes, including gold accents, the East Wing demolition for a ballroom, and replacing part of the Rose Garden with stone tiles.

via USA Today|

#decor #obama #oval-office

politics20 days ago•386 min saved

Pirro’s DC Attorney Tenure in Limbo After Oval Office Clash With Trump

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, faces an uncertain future after a heated Oval Office meeting with President Trump, as White House pressure to secure indictments against Trump’s targets intensifies.

via NBC News|

#dc-us-attorney #indictments #oval-office

politics23 days ago•9 min saved

Rubio Breaks Silence on Viral Oval Office Couch Meme

Sen. Marco Rubio explained to Fox News' Lara Trump why he looked the way he did in the viral photo, saying he sank into the Oval Office couch when there wasn’t a pillow behind his back; he initially hated the image but now finds the memes funny, noting that doctored versions persist and mentioning Dan Scavino’s meme board.

via HuffPost|

#fox-news #marco-rubio #meme

politics1 month ago•7 min saved

Trump Turns Dodgers Visit Into a White House Vanity Tour

David Roth argues that Donald Trump’s Dodgers visit highlights a presidency built around vanity and performative spectacle, detailing his self‑serving renovations to the White House, a grandiose Oval Office photo op, and a broader decline of institutions under his leadership.

via Defector|

#dodgers #oval-office #politics

politics1 month ago•10 min saved

Krazy Glue Moment Triggers Twitter Clash Between Katie Miller and CNN

CNN photographer DJ Judd posted a photo of a Krazy Glue tube on Donald Trump’s Oval Office desk during a Iran-related briefing, prompting Katie Miller to clap back at CNN on X. The moment echoes details from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s book Regime Change and sparked online mockery of Miller amid ongoing White House coverage.

via HuffPost|

#cnn #katie-miller #krazy-glue

politics1 month ago•195 min saved

Trump to frame primetime address around election integrity

President Trump says his upcoming 9 p.m. ET primetime speech from the Oval Office will center on free and fair elections and present new findings about election security, while also touching on other issues; the address highlights his ongoing focus on challenging the 2020 results amid broader tensions, including Iran, and is expected to be a major, widely watched moment.

via CNN|

#cnn-politics #donald-trump #election-integrity

politics1 month ago•60 min saved

Katie Miller Melts Down Over Glue on Trump's Desk Amid Golden Oval Office Makeover

Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, lashed out on X after CNN producer DJ Judd posted photos of Krazy Glue on the Resolute Desk—a detail that threads through reports in Regime Change about Trump’s gilded Oval Office renovations and his gold fixation; the piece also notes Miller’s anger at immigration agencies and other luxe White House upgrades associated with the Trump era.

via The Daily Beast|

#donald-trump #gold #katie-miller

business1 month ago•9 min saved

Oval Office pitch boosts Dell stock as Trump touts Dell computers

President Donald Trump opened the stock market from the Oval Office and urged buying Dell computers, triggering about a 7% rise in Dell Technologies shares; Dell’s Michael and Susan Dell attended with other officials as the Trump Accounts program for children was introduced, including a $1,000 Treasury contribution, and disclosures note Trump traded Dell stock in 2025.

via upi.com|

#business #dell-technologies #oval-office

world1 month ago•13 min saved

Oval Office temper: Trump allegedly throws tablet during Trudeau call, WSJ reports

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Donald Trump hurled a tablet across the Oval Office when he could not connect to a group video call with Canada’s Justin Trudeau during Emmanuel Macron’s February 2025 visit, an incident described by an official present; the piece also notes a secret January Brussels meeting where nearly 30 European leaders discussed a potential break from the U.S. and described how some leaders used flattery diplomacy to influence Trump on various issues.

via The Independent|

#donald-trump #emmanuel-macron #justin-trudeau

politics1 month ago•60 min saved

CNBC's Kernen Dotes on Trump in Soft Oval Office Interview

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen’s Oval Office interview with Donald Trump was unusually deferential, as Kernen echoed the president’s boasts, fawned over Trump’s wealth and his new Air Force One, and even brought along Kernen’s son, while Trump dodged a focused critique and steered the conversation back to praise.

via The Daily Beast|

#air-force-one #cnbc #donald-trump