This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump’s luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office — including for room rentals at his Bedminster, N.J., club this spring while it was closed for the coronavirus pandemic, new documents show.The documents, including receipts and invoices from Trump’s businesses, were released by the Secret Service after The Washington Post filed a public-records lawsuit. They added $188,000 in previously unknown charges to The Post’s running total of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump’s luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office — including for room rentals at his Bedminster, N.J., club this spring while it was closed for the coronavirus pandemic, new documents show.The documents, including receipts and invoices from Trump’s businesses, were released by the Secret Service after The Washington Post filed a public-records lawsuit. They added $188,000 in previously unknown charges to The Post’s running total of...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThousands of U.S. hotels have volunteered to help local authorities house doctors, nurses and other medical personnel at reduced rates — or even free — during the covid-19 pandemic.President Trump’s White House has praised these efforts. But so far, none of Trump’s own hotels are known to be participating.In five U.S. cities where President Trump’s company operates large hotels — New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington and Honolulu — local authorities said the Trump hotel was not involved in their efforts to provide low-cost...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThousands of U.S. hotels have volunteered to help local authorities house doctors, nurses and other medical personnel at reduced rates — or even free — during the covid-19 pandemic.President Trump’s White House has praised these efforts. But so far, none of Trump’s own hotels are known to be participating.In five U.S. cities where President Trump’s company operates large hotels — New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington and Honolulu — local authorities said the Trump hotel was not involved in their efforts to provide low-cost...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe U.S. government has paid at least $970,000 to President Trump’s company since Trump took office — including payments for more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump’s hotels and clubs, according to federal records obtained by The Washington Post., The Post has catalogued an additional $340,000 in such payments. They were almost all related to trips taken by Trump, his family and his top officials. The government is not known to have paid for the rooms for Trump and his family members at his properties but it has...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe U.S. government has paid at least $970,000 to President Trump’s company since Trump took office — including payments for more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump’s hotels and clubs, according to federal records obtained by The Washington Post., The Post has catalogued an additional $340,000 in such payments. They were almost all related to trips taken by Trump, his family and his top officials. The government is not known to have paid for the rooms for Trump and his family members at his properties but it has...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareA House committee on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to provide detailed financial records on former president Donald Trump’s Washington hotel — which is located in a federally owned building and must give the government financial data as part of its lease.The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees public buildings, first asked for records on the hotel in early 2019. But for two years — while Trump’s administration was the Trump International Hotel’s landlord — the government refused to...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareA House committee on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to provide detailed financial records on former president Donald Trump’s Washington hotel — which is located in a federally owned building and must give the government financial data as part of its lease.The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees public buildings, first asked for records on the hotel in early 2019. But for two years — while Trump’s administration was the Trump International Hotel’s landlord — the government refused to...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDonald Trump’s new office is the Mar-a-Lago Club’s old bridal suite. There — exiled from Washington, avoiding New York, working from a repurposed dressing room in Florida — the former president faces a choice.Is it time to start selling his properties?Some of Trump’s businesses are , facing sharp drops in revenue and an exodus of clients, lenders, lawyers and business partners. Now, sharks are circling.The Washington Post spoke with four investors who said they are exploring efforts to buy Trump’s properties or the loans...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDonald Trump’s new office is the Mar-a-Lago Club’s old bridal suite. There — exiled from Washington, avoiding New York, working from a repurposed dressing room in Florida — the former president faces a choice.Is it time to start selling his properties?Some of Trump’s businesses are , facing sharp drops in revenue and an exodus of clients, lenders, lawyers and business partners. Now, sharks are circling.The Washington Post spoke with four investors who said they are exploring efforts to buy Trump’s properties or the loans...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — Scotland's Parliament on Wednesday voted against a proposal to urge an investigation into the finances of former president Donald Trump's Scottish golf courses — saying such questions should be left to police, without political pressure.Trump owns two golf courses in Scotland, and he has invested more than $289 million into them without ever turning a profit. Some Scottish lawmakers want their government to seek an "unexplained wealth order" — a tool used to fight money laundering — to investigate where Trump got...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — Scotland's Parliament on Wednesday voted against a proposal to urge an investigation into the finances of former president Donald Trump's Scottish golf courses — saying such questions should be left to police, without political pressure.Trump owns two golf courses in Scotland, and he has invested more than $289 million into them without ever turning a profit. Some Scottish lawmakers want their government to seek an "unexplained wealth order" — a tool used to fight money laundering — to investigate where Trump got...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDonald Trump returns to his company this week as it faces a deepening crisis, with key properties bleeding revenue and its bankers, lawyers and customers fleeing the company.Financial disclosure forms, filed by the former president as he left office, revealed that his hotels, resorts and other properties had lost more than $120 million in revenue last year, as the pandemic forced long-term closures and kept customers home.Those losses were worst in the places where Trump could least afford it: His Washington hotel,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDonald Trump returns to his company this week as it faces a deepening crisis, with key properties bleeding revenue and its bankers, lawyers and customers fleeing the company.Financial disclosure forms, filed by the former president as he left office, revealed that his hotels, resorts and other properties had lost more than $120 million in revenue last year, as the pandemic forced long-term closures and kept customers home.Those losses were worst in the places where Trump could least afford it: His Washington hotel,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe city of New York said Monday that it was “reviewing whether legal grounds exist” to terminate its business relationships with President Trump, whose company has contracts to run a carousel, two ice rinks and a golf course in city parks.In a statement, a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said that review was spurred by Trump’s actions on Wednesday — when, , a pro-Trump mob .“The attacks on our Capitol killed a police officer, left four rioters dead, exposed and threatened the constitutional transfer of power....…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe city of New York said Monday that it was “reviewing whether legal grounds exist” to terminate its business relationships with President Trump, whose company has contracts to run a carousel, two ice rinks and a golf course in city parks.In a statement, a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said that review was spurred by Trump’s actions on Wednesday — when, , a pro-Trump mob .“The attacks on our Capitol killed a police officer, left four rioters dead, exposed and threatened the constitutional transfer of power....WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIf Democrats win both of Tuesday’s , the Senate would be evenly split, 50-50, between the two major parties.How would the Senate work if that happened?U.S. history provides some answers — though not many. That’s because even splits in the Senate have been rare. And because the Senate has changed drastically since the last time it happened, in 2001.Only three.In 1881, the Senate remained evenly divided for much of its two-year session. In 1954, it happened again — because of a senator’s death — but the even split lasted...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIf Democrats win both of Tuesday’s , the Senate would be evenly split, 50-50, between the two major parties.How would the Senate work if that happened?U.S. history provides some answers — though not many. That’s because even splits in the Senate have been rare. And because the Senate has changed drastically since the last time it happened, in 2001.Only three.In 1881, the Senate remained evenly divided for much of its two-year session. In 1954, it happened again — because of a senator’s death — but the even split lasted...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe governor of Oregon and the Trump administration on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions outside the federal courthouse in Portland, where during nightly unrest.As part of the agreement, officials said, most Department of Homeland Security agents will leave the front lines around the courthouse and withdraw from Portland entirely if what they have deemed nightly rioting ­ceases.But the timing of that exit remained unclear. Gov. Kate Brown (D) said the agents would pull out of downtown...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe governor of Oregon and the Trump administration on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions outside the federal courthouse in Portland, where during nightly unrest.As part of the agreement, officials said, most Department of Homeland Security agents will leave the front lines around the courthouse and withdraw from Portland entirely if what they have deemed nightly rioting ­ceases.But the timing of that exit remained unclear. Gov. Kate Brown (D) said the agents would pull out of downtown...WW…