President Trump’s White House construction plans have ballooned once again. New contracts reviewed by The Washington Post show upgrades beyond the ballroom- including a helipad and a new screening center. The total price tag is at least $927 million; and taxpayers are expected to cover the majority of it.

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FIRST ON MS NOW: The Trump administration’s findings that three Ivy League schools violated civil rights laws by tolerating antisemitism were predetermined by political priorities that disregarded evidence and bypassed standard investigative procedures, according to a whistleblower account provided to Congress. In a statement, the Justice Department told MS NOW they “stand behind the integrity of these investigations.” MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian reports.

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Trump repeatedly promised to cut the national debt while on the campaign trail. Now, the debt just hit $40 trillion, passing yet another staggering benchmark.

Ten years ago, the debt level was at $19.4 trillion.

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Trump led the press on an impromptu tour of the ongoing construction at the White House, including the new helipad he says could double as a place to drink cocktails.

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Democratic Texas Gov. candidate Gina Hinojosa reacted this weekend to Gov. Greg Abbott announcing he’s auditing data centers in Texas despite his past support of those centers.

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