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Axios
10-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
How Trump can shake up the Commanders' RFK Stadium deal
The Commanders have a new message for the D.C. Council: Get the RFK Stadium redevelopment approved or risk the Pandora's box of President Trump getting involved, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Trump can uniquely influence the NFL stadium project, thanks to the power of the White House and through federal design commissions. And he's suggested he's willing to step in. "If I can help [the team] out, I will," Trump told reporters on Sunday, noting the feds own the 190-acre land. What I'm hearing: Commanders executives stepped up their lobbying on Tuesday, telling D.C. Council members that Trump's involvement could introduce volatility that the team and Mayor Muriel Bowser would like to avoid. "Given the president's recent comments, the team discussed the need to move quickly," said a source familiar with the conversations who wasn't authorized to speak publicly. The risks are plenty. D.C. has a 99-year lease on the RFK Stadium land, but the federal government breaks leases all the time. Trump could muscle in a new agreement, cutting out the city. Trump's involvement could have strings attached, like design tweaks (hello, Trump Hotel?) that can delay the project. Trump can also enlist another stadium booster, Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee. Comer is on the sidelines ready to go if the council doesn't act. Comer "strongly urged" D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson in a July 2 meeting to approve the "RFK Stadium deal before the Council adjourns for August recess," his office said in a statement. "Comer is committed to working with local leaders" on the deal "and secure its approval as quickly as possible," it added. Mendelson has said a July 15 deadline requested by the team and mayor won't be met. The council's timeline is more likely to stretch into September. Zoom out: Trump has levers to pull even without getting directly involved. The president appoints members to both the Commission on Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), which will advise on the design. See how the NCPC is handling the Capital One Arena overhaul: A 71-page report is thick with demands, like a "lighting plan" that's down to lumens and color temperature. Trump hasn't yet shaken up the commission's members, but that's likely coming (for context, former President Biden kicked off Trump's appointees soon after taking office).
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Report: Trump Hotel set to open in war-torn Israel
The Trump family's plans to open a new hotel in war-torn Israel have sparked fears it could become a terror target as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. The first family is eying the under-construction Sarona Hotel in Tel Aviv as it continues to expand in the region While the Trump Organization has not officially said it is partnering with the Sarona, Eric Trump told The New York Times there have been 'strictly preliminary' discussions about the Israeli market. Local businesses were left covered in shattered glass and debris after Iran responded forcefully to Israel's strikes against its military facilities in its capital of Tehran. With Israel involved in a war with Hamas in Gaza and currently in a temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Middle Eastern country is a point of contention. Peter Bazeli, managing director of Weitzman, believes any Trump-branded property is 'clearly at risk of becoming a target'. 'It's not only at the center of the US government, but it also hits the president's pocketbook,' he told The New York Times. The discussion about a partnership between the Trump Organization and the Sarona happened in the Spring, sources told The Times. Records showed that the Trump name might be affixed to the outside and the family's company would manage the hotel. These talks occurred before the Iranian-Israeli conflict began and before the US bombed Iran's nuclear sites . Before the attacks, Eric reportedly said he wanted to get one deal struck in Israel by the end of the year. It is unclear if the president's son still wishes to achieve this. The Trump Organization has already struck many deals in the Middle East to license the family name on luxury properties, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. The Trump Administration has even proposed an idea to take over Gaza and make it a resort. The idea faced backlash from world leaders who said two million Gazans would have to be displaced for the idea to happen. But more deals are expected, with up to 30 in the making, sources told The Times. Many of the Trump family's plans are international and the president has been trying to get into Israel's hotel market for two decades. In 2016, after his presidential victory, his company retracted a deal from a 61-story hotel in Tel Aviv. The company tried again for a hotel in Jerusalem after Trump lost the 2020 victory, but ultimately pulled out of the deal due to the October 7 attack on Israel , The Times reported. The Jerusalem hotel was owned by Nitsba, the same company which holds the Sarona. However, it it is unclear how far into the deal the Trumps were or if the Sarona Hotel will bear the Trump name once completed. Daily Mail has reached out to the Trump Organization and Nitsba Group for comment. Not all prospects are lost however, as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to end the war in Gaza after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites. The two leaders agreed that four Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, would jointly govern the strip in place of Hamas, Israel Hayom is reporting. Leaders of the Hamas terror group would be exiled and all hostages released, a source is said to have told the outlet. But it remains unclear how such a proposal would be implemented, with Hamas vowing it will not leave the territory and Arab states repeatedly asserting that they would not step into a governing role.
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Trump Hotel set to open in war-torn city sparking fears skyscraper will become terror target
The Trump family's plans to open a new hotel in war-torn Israel have sparked fears it could become a terror target as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. The first family is eying the under-construction Sarona Hotel in Tel Aviv as it continues to expand in the region While the Trump Organization has not officially said it is partnering with the Sarona, Eric Trump told The New York Times there have been 'strictly preliminary' discussions about the Israeli market. 'Israel has always been a market we would love to explore,' he told the outlet. The 47-floor hotel - which could become larger if Eric gets his way, sources said - is in a ritzy neighborhood in the capital city. On June 13, the trendy area got caught up in the conflict between Israel and Iran when the latter bombed Tel Aviv as part of retaliatory strikes. Local businesses were left covered in shattered glass and debris after Iran responded forcefully to Israel's strikes against its military facilities in its capital of Tehran. With Israel involved in a war with Hamas in Gaza and currently in a temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Middle Eastern country is a point of contention. Peter Bazeli, managing director of Weitzman, believes any Trump-branded property is 'clearly at risk of becoming a target'. 'It's not only at the center of the US government, but it also hits the president's pocketbook,' he told The New York Times. The discussion about a partnership between the Trump Organization and the Sarona happened in the Spring, sources told The Times. Records showed that the Trump name might be affixed to the outside and the family's company would manage the hotel. These talks occurred before the Iranian-Israeli conflict began and before the US bombed Iran's nuclear sites. Before the attacks, Eric reportedly said he wanted to get one deal struck in Israel by the end of the year. It is unclear if the president's son still wishes to achieve this. The Trump Organization has already struck many deals in the Middle East to license the family name on luxury properties, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, The Trump Administration has even proposed an idea to take over Gaza and make it a resort. The idea faced backlash from world leaders who said two million Gazans would have to be displaced for the idea to happen. But more deals are expected, with up to 30 in the making, sources told The Times. Many of the Trump family's plans are international and the president has been trying to get into Israel's hotel market for two decades. In 2016, after his presidential victory, his company retracted a deal from a 61-story hotel in Tel Aviv. The company tried again for a hotel in Jerusalem after Trump lost the 2020 victory, but ultimately pulled out of the deal due to the October 7 attack on Israel, The Times reported. The Jerusalem hotel was owned by Nitsba, the same company which holds the Sarona. However, it it is unclear how far into the deal the Trumps were or if the Sarona Hotel will bear the Trump name once completed. Daily Mail has reached out to the Trump Organization and Nitsba Group for comment. Not all prospects are lost however, as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to end the war in Gaza after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites. The two leaders agreed that four Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, would jointly govern the strip in place of Hamas, Israel Hayom is reporting. Leaders of the Hamas terror group would be exiled and all hostages released, a source is said to have told the outlet. But it remains unclear how such a proposal would be implemented, with Hamas vowing it will not leave the territory and Arab states repeatedly asserting that they would not step into a governing role.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Diddy Allegedly Continued 'Freak-Offs' After Homeland Security Raided His Homes
It would be difficult to imagine Diddy digging himself in a deeper hole given all that has come out these last few years, especially in his current sex trafficking trial. However, an anonymous testimony claims that the 55-year-old artist continued hosting 'freak-offs' even after Homeland Security raided his homes. An unnamed witness, who went by the name Jane, told the court that she participated in the group activity with male sex workers in May, July, and August 2024. This would mean that the controversial mogul continued hosting these events, despite his life being under a microscope following his Los Angeles and Miami homes being raided in March 2024. Jane also claimed that she was in a relationship with the Bad Boy co-founder until he was arrested for racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking in September 2024. Time will tell how this testimony affects the trial, but Puff and his legal team have been working tirelessly to get a mistrial ruling. Diddy and his attorneys have accused the prosecution of 'prosecutorial misconduct' for presenting evidence to the court that they know is false. 'In this trial the government has presented testimony that it knew or should have known was materially false related to its allegation that Mr. Combs dangled Bryana Bongolan from the balcony of Cassie Ventura's apartment in September 2016,' his defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro wrote to Judge Arun Subramanian. 'Accordingly, to avoid an unfair conviction in this case the Court should grant a mistrial […] The government knew or should have known this testimony was perjured, and that Ms. Bongolan could not possibly have been injured by Mr. Combs on a Los Angeles balcony in the early morning hours of September 26, or even the day before that.' She also cited the dates he stayed at Trump Hotel in New York in 2016, and how he then couldn't have been elsewhere to dangle Cassie's designer over a balcony, as he has been accused of. Judge Subramanian has yet to give a decision on the mistrial motion, and is reportedly expected to do so on Tuesday (June 10). This marks the 'Last Night' artist's third attempt to be granted a mistrial, which have all been unsuccessful, much like his attempts to get bail in the fall of 2024. More from Diddy's Ex-GF Recalls Going Blow-For-Blow With Him During Fight Ahead Of Unwanted Freak-Off Hitmaka Claims Diddy Called Him "Fine" And A "Pretty Motherf**ker" At Miami Home Diddy's Attorneys File Third Motion Requesting Mistrial In Federal RICO Case
International Business Times
31-05-2025
- Automotive
- International Business Times
Did Stephen Miller Punch Elon Musk? Wild Theories about Musk's Black Eye Surface after Katie Miller Quits White House to Work for Tesla CEO
Elon Musk made headlines on Friday as he appeared alongside Donald Trump in the Oval Office to bid farewell to the White House. However, it was Musk's black eye that caught the attention of most of the viewers, sparking a wave of speculation about he got the shiner, with the billionaire blaming it on playful roughhousing with his four-year-old son, X. However, online detectives were quick to suggest other possibilities, with some even floating the wild theory that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was responsible for the bruise. This came as Miller's wife, Katie Miller, announced that she is leaving the Trump administration to join Musk's Tesla. Who Gave the Black Eye? Katie Miller announced that she will join Musk full-time and has also been posting regularly on X about Musk's private companies, as well as the cryptocurrency DOGE. Katie Miller, who holds a degree in public administration from George Washington University, previously worked as a special assistant to Trump and served as press secretary to then-Vice President Mike Pence during Trump's first term in office. Much like Musk, she was also a "Special Government Employee" during Trump's second term, a designation that limited her federal service to a maximum of 130 days. Katie, 34, married Stephen Miller in 2020 at the Trump Hotel in Washington, as her first stint at the White House came to an end—roughly two years after mutual friends introduced them. The couple also appear to align on immigration policy. At one point, Homeland Security sent Katie to check family separations at the border firsthand, reportedly in an effort to increase her empathy. However, according to a conversation Katie Miller had with journalist Jacob Soboroff for his 2020 bestseller Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, the move to make her more sympathetic by witnessing family separations "didn't work." As both Katie Miller and Musk step away from their respective roles, social media users have been speculating about the origin of Musk's black eye. Notably, some pointed out that the bruise was on Musk's right eye, while Stephen Miller is left-handed — fueling theories that Miller could have landed the blow with his left hand. Wild Theories Float Online Adding to the speculation, reports suggest lingering tension between Musk and Miller after Musk publicly criticized Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," arguing it "undermines the efforts" of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would raise the national deficit by between $2.3 trillion and $3.8 trillion over the next ten years. One user on X posted, "Yoo did Elon Musk get straight up punched in the face? That's a left hook black eye if I've ever seen one. Might explain his delayed talk?" Another provocative post added fuel to the rumors, claiming, "This is a black eye delivered by someone who can't throw a punch," implying Stephen Miller may have been responsible. Some users also speculated that Miller was especially upset over his wife's departure from DOGE to join Musk full-time. Democrats, often short on media attention lately, quickly jumped into the conversation. The Democratic Party's official X account posted a photo of an empty hotel chair, tagging Stephen Miller in a playful reference to the swirling rumor gripping Washington. Multiple sources said that Katie Miller, a senior adviser and spokesperson for DOGE, is exiting the Trump administration along with Musk and will be joining his expanding business ventures on a full-time basis. While her exact position has not yet been announced, insiders suggest she will likely be involved in Musk's federal policy efforts and technology-related projects.
