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Trump White House makeover extends to iconic main entrance columns
Another White House renovation project is ramping up as President Trump expands his makeover to the iconic columns outside the main entrance. Read more: Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
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The Independent
· Jul 9, 2026
Fake it till they make it: Trump drapes North Portico in tarp that offers preview of the latest White House facelift
Massive photorealistic covering displays a rendering of what the White House’s north entrance will look like after upgrades while obscuring the actual entrance from view
MS NOW
· Jul 6, 2026
‘Very fitting:’ Trump brings stock exchanges to White House after financial disclosures
The president’s staggering 20,000 stock trades hang over a storied Wall Street tradition coming to the White House, along with his midterm economic pitch. The post ‘Very fitting:’ Trump brings stock exchanges to White House after financial disclosures appeared first on MS NOW.
Euronews
· Jul 9, 2026
South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International
Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image in official spaces, an abrupt break with American political tradition.
Wired
· Jul 1, 2026
A Guided Tour of Donald Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC
Trump has remade the nation’s capitol in his own image. Ahead of the Fourth of July, WIRED guides you through the dizzying effects of DC’s makeover.
Vanguard News
· Jul 3, 2026
Trump riffs on predecessors in children’s podcast appearance
I think we're building a beautiful ballroom on top of it, based on this picture, Trump noted, referring to his pet construction project which has been snarled by lawsuits. The post Trump riffs on predecessors in children’s podcast appearance appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Daily Wire
· Jul 1, 2026
‘Eat Me Last’: Josh Shapiro Makes 2028 Calculation To Indulge The Israel-Hating Left
Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro wants the White House. On Wednesday, that ambition was on full display as he tap-danced around a direct question about his party’s newest crop of Israel-bashing socialists — brushing off the widening rift as a distraction from his own brand of buttoned-up “pragmatism.” Pressed by MS NOW’s Willie Geist on ...
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Related coverage for "Trump White House makeover extends to iconic main entrance columns": The Independent — Fake it till they make it: Trump drapes North Portico in tarp that offers preview of the latest White House facelift. MS NOW — ‘Very fitting:’ Trump brings stock exchanges to White House after financial disclosures. Euronews — South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International. Wired — A Guided Tour of Donald Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC. Vanguard News — Trump riffs on predecessors in children’s podcast appearance. The Daily Wire — ‘Eat Me Last’: Josh Shapiro Makes 2028 Calculation To Indulge The Israel-Hating Left