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The ballroom was first announced in April at that $200 million figure, which the White House presented at the time as a solid estimate tied to private funding and a fast construction timeline, but the number climbed quickly — first to $250 million, then to $300 million — before jumping again to the latest total.

The proposed merger stands out as highly unusual, marking an abrupt and unconventional pivot for a company best known for operating a politically aligned social media platform into one of the most speculative and capital-intensive corners of the global energy sector. By seeking to merge with a nuclear fusion firm, Trump Media appears to be positioning itself to ride what many in Silicon Valley and Washington increasingly view as the next strategic bottleneck of the A.I. boom: electricity. If completed, the transaction would create one of the world’s first publicly traded nuclear fusion companies, with the combined group planning to develop what it describes as a “utility-scale fusion power plant” and aiming to bring first power online in the early 2030s, a timeline that reflects both the ambition and uncertainty surrounding commercial fusion. The move suggests a bet that soaring demand from A.I. data centers will make access to vast, stable and carbon-free energy sources a defining advantage, even as fusion remains an unproven technology at scale. Framing the deal as a transformational leap rather than a financial turnaround, Devin Nunes, the chief executive of Trump Media, said: « Fusion power will be the most dramatic energy breakthrough since the onset of commercial nuclear energy in the 1950s ».

In an interview with CNN, Marjorie Taylor Greene made a slew of critical comments about US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole. The interview comes after Trump has attacked Greene over interview and via Truth Social, leading to Greene receiving death threats from the MAGA-verse. Greene also announced her retirement from Congress in late November. In the wide-ranging interview with CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, Greene is asked about her relationship with Donald Trump, the state of the Republican party, and what Donald Trump needs to do next.

«I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.”» 

In a court filing from the Department of Justice, the Trump administration has said it’s too late to halt the demolition of the White House’s historic East Wing, calling statements in the lawsuit submitted against the White House “moot”. Trump began demolition of the East Wing in October as part of his project to build a 90,000-sq-ft ballroom at an estimated cost of $300m before his term ends in 2029. The court filings also claim the construction’s continuation is a matter of national security, but doesn’t list any reasons why.

Thailand has gone on the offensive after weeks of border skirmishes with Cambodia, a country with a significantly smaller military. The attack came justafter the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh announced that it would be shutting the border to Thailand amidst consistent Thai attacks on Cambodian border patrolmen. According to the Royal Thai Navy, Thai forces “Launched a military operation to reclaim Thai sovereign territory. The sovereign territory in question is the region of Trat, the southernmost province on mainland Thailand. According to the Royal Thai Navy, Cambodia conducted attacks on Thai military personnel in Trat, and Thailand responded.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, adding pressure to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The order from Trump comes after weeks of escalating military tension in the Caribbean Sea, and four months of US air strikes on vessels off the coast of Venezuela. The US government claims to be fighting ‘narcoterrorism’.

While more than 6 million Canadians live without a family doctor, the government of Canada is finally making strides to increase the number of physicians in Canada. Ottawa announced a new “express entry” category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said in a press conference, “We’ve seen the strain in our emergency rooms, we hear it from families waiting for a doctor, and we feel it from the front-line staff who are stretched thin. We’ve heard a clear message from patients, provinces and the medical community, we need more hands on deck,”

American farmers are struggling under Donald Trump, and the American president is now turning back to Canada as a means to a financial end. Trump claimed during a roundtable in Washington on Monday that Canadian fertilizer being exported south of the border could be hit with significant levies in the future as he attempts to aid American farmers who have been negatively impacted by months of trade uncertainty created by Trump. During the roundtable, Trump also announced a $12-billion aid package for farmers.

According to the US, “This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year’s harvest to market and look ahead to next year’s crops, and it’ll help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families,”