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Chicago homeowners are getting HAMMERED with $700 higher property tax bills so the Hyatt Regency could pocket a $150 MILLION break. And guess who owns Hyatt? JB Pritzker’s family. You pay more. His empire pays less. pic.twitter.com/KVPWFIU5IR — Darren Bailey (@DarrenBaileyIL) January 20, 2026 Factcheck: Partially. The Pritzker family owns a major stake in Hyatt …
Beneath the noise of campaign slogans and media distractions, a serious shift is underway, one that shakes the heartbeat of corporate reporting and forces space for long-term thinking. Donald Trump did not float a suggestion. He issued a command. He bypassed regulators, skipped committees, and posted the demand directly on Truth Social. He told the …
Construction of a new White House State Ballroom was announced today. The 90,000-square-foot venue will cost $200 million and seat 650 guests. It replaces the East Wing, which only fits 200. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building … but at the same time its …
The #BTFP is currently being drained as banks have to pay back their loans. This is now draining liquidity out of the markets. Here is what it means going forward and why the bank stocks have not fully crashed yet: The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) allows banks to borrow… pic.twitter.com/rxD21yDYhJ — The Coastal Journal …
via WSJ: The Beltway press corps spent the week quoting “experts” assuring the public that Hunter Biden’s plea deal didn’t amount to special treatment. You can believe that, or you can read the sworn testimony of Internal Revenue Service investigators who say the opposite. House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith on Thursday released the testimony of Gary Shapley and …