⚡ White House Ballroom Construction Continues Despite Judge's Order, Features Grand Staircase Leading to Wall ⚡ Democratic Governor Dramatically Shortens Sentence for Election-Denying Trump Ally After Presidential Threats ⚡ Pentagon Selects Official AI Chatbot Lineup, Anthropic Still in Timeout Corner ⚡ Trump Administration Fires All Scientists Overseeing Nation's $9 Billion Science Budget Because They Wouldn't Stop Doing Science ⚡ DHS Solves Shutdown by Ordering Furloughed Workers to Come Back and Not Get Paid ⚡ Labor Secretary Resigns Amid Workplace Misconduct Investigation While Leading Historic Workforce Reduction
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026 The Govment Gazette  ·  13 Articles Published
White House Ballroom Construction Continues Despite Judge's Order, Features Grand Staircase Leading to Wall
Executive Branch  ·  MAY 18, 2026

White House Ballroom Construction Continues Despite Judge's Order, Features Grand Staircase Leading to Wall

Trump's $400 million ballroom rises above ground with architectural flourishes including exterior stairs that terminate at a side of the building with no door

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Democratic Governor Dramatically Shortens Sentence for Election-Denying Trump Ally After Presidential Threats
Constitutional Paradoxes

Democratic Governor Dramatically Shortens Sentence for Election-Denying Trump Ally After Presidential Threats

Gov. Polis commuted Tina Peters' 9-year sentence for election crimes, citing fairness while fellow Democrats blast the decision. The move comes after Trump threatened 'harsh measures' if Colorado didn't free his ally.

MAY 18, 2026 Read →
Pentagon Selects Official AI Chatbot Lineup, Anthropic Still in Timeout Corner
War & Stuff

Pentagon Selects Official AI Chatbot Lineup, Anthropic Still in Timeout Corner

The Pentagon has signed deals with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to build an 'AI-first fighting force.' Anthropic remains banned after demanding safety guardrails for lethal weapons.

MAY 01, 2026 Read →
Trump Administration Fires All Scientists Overseeing Nation's $9 Billion Science Budget Because They Wouldn't Stop Doing Science
Science & Policy

Trump Administration Fires All Scientists Overseeing Nation's $9 Billion Science Budget Because They Wouldn't Stop Doing Science

The entire National Science Board was fired Friday in a terse email thanking them for their service. Their crime: providing scientific oversight of scientific funding while being scientists.

APR 28, 2026 Read →

From the Govment Archives

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White House Ballroom Construction Continues Despite Judge's Order, Features Grand Staircase Leading to Wall

Federal construction crews are building the first floor of President Trump's controversial White House ballroom, complete with original design flaws. The ballroom 'essentially becomes a shed for what's being built under,' Trump explained.

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Democratic Governor Dramatically Shortens Sentence for Election-Denying Trump Ally After Presidential Threats

Gov. Polis commuted Tina Peters' 9-year sentence for election crimes, citing fairness while fellow Democrats blast the decision. The move comes after Trump threatened 'harsh measures' if Colorado didn't free his ally.

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Pentagon Selects Official AI Chatbot Lineup, Anthropic Still in Timeout Corner

The Pentagon has signed deals with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to build an 'AI-first fighting force.' Anthropic remains banned after demanding safety guardrails for lethal weapons.

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Trump Administration Fires All Scientists Overseeing Nation's $9 Billion Science Budget Because They Wouldn't Stop Doing Science

The entire National Science Board was fired Friday in a terse email thanking them for their service. Their crime: providing scientific oversight of scientific funding while being scientists.

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DHS Solves Shutdown by Ordering Furloughed Workers to Come Back and Not Get Paid

After 67 days of partial shutdown, Homeland Security has cracked the code on government efficiency. Simply order all furloughed employees back to work while remaining technically unfunded, creating what experts call 'Schrödinger's Payroll.'