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President Donald Trump on Thursday hired a new architect to lead the next phase of the White House ballroom project.Trump tapped Shalom Baranes Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based architectural firm to oversee the ballroom design effort."As we begin to transition into the next stage of development on the White House Ballroom, the Administration is excited to share that the highly talented Shalom Baranes has joined the team of experts to carry out President Trump’s vision on building what will be the greatest addition to the White House since the Oval Office — the White House Ballroom," White House Spokesperson Davis Ingle

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would stop clearing homeless encampments when he takes office in January, ending a longstanding practice by Mayor Eric Adams' administration.While answering questions at "Hot Chocolate, Frozen Rent" in Manhattan, Mamdani confirmed he would halt sweeps of homeless encampment sites across the city, marking one of his clearest breaks yet from an Adams policy launched in 2022."If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you're doing to be a success," Mamdani said.The mayor-elect said his administration's focus would be

Jessie James Decker is fighting a mysterious illness.The 37-year-old country singer opened up about her health in a series of Instagram stories, sharing she hasn't been feeling well the past few days.In a story posted last night, Jessie can be seen sitting in a hot tub, with the words, adding the caption: "Feeling a little better today…still a slight fever and tummy aches, but after the day I had yesterday, I’ll take it."  Decker added that she is "trying to sweat this thing out now," and that whatever she has, "has kicked my butt." She also included a question box, asking

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch personally apologized to his team after her brother described him as an "enemy" of the Jewish people during a high-profile charity dinner in Manhattan on Wednesday night.Speaking at his Cocoa Chat community meeting, Mamdani stressed that the apology was received and that he intends to govern for all New Yorkers."The commissioner apologized to my team for those remarks, and I look forward to being a mayor for each and every New Yorker, including Jewish New Yorkers," Mamdani said.He emphasized that the incident will not interfere with his

A coalition of Colorado school districts reached a settlement with the state's high school sports league that ensures the districts can enforce rules to protect girls' sports from biological male trans athletes. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Col., announced the settlement in a post on X, Thursday. "Biological men NEVER belong in biological women’s sports, period. The Colorado High School Activities Association finally made the right decision and will STOP penalizing school districts that protect women’s sports," Crank wrote. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Colorado's District 49 led a lawsuit against the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) in May, challenging Colorado state

As the old saying goes, "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades," and the GOP is certainly breathing a sigh of relief coming out of Tuesday night’s special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in a race that received a great deal of national attention in recent weeks.Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee electionTHE TENNESSEE 'WALTZ': REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DANCE AROUND SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS MEANINGThat relief, however, will be short lived upon further analysis because President Trump carried TN-7 by more than 20 points just a year

A former Kansas high school art teacher accused of having sex with a student, including multiple times in the backseat of her Jeep, will stand trial. Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, appeared in court Tuesday, when a judge ruled she will be tried on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student, KAKE.com reported. Baird allegedly groomed the then-17-year-old student in middle school before both moved on to Wichita North High School, according to an affidavit seen by the Wichita Eagle.KENTUCKY TEACHER ACCUSED OF EXPOSING HERSELF TO STUDENT DURING SHOWER VIDEO CHAT TO ARRANGE SEX"He described how she befriended

FIRST ON FOX—Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., previewed the Republican midterm message in an interview with the "Ruthless" podcast out Thursday, saying it would be about safety, economics and opportunity."For us anyway, it's safer streets, more money in your pocket, and new opportunities for a better life," Thune said. "And those are all things that I think we're focusing on as those bread-and-butter issues that the American people, I think, care the most about. Most elections, in my view, tend to be economic elections."Thune added community and national security were also key factors for Republicans to run on, touting