(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has announced a new $200 million expansion of the White House, with construction to be handled by Clark Construction, a national firm with offices across Virginia. The project will add a new State Ballroom to the White House grounds with approximately 90,000 square feet of event space. The […]

(The Center Square) – With antisemitism at its highest level in recorded history, Jewish delis in the U.S. are providing a glimpse of hope, celebration and award-winning pastrami on rye sandwiches. This August marks the 10th annual National Deli Month, celebrating last century’s New York-style Jewish delicatessens. It was launched by David (Ziggy) Gruber of the […]

Capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers are enjoying August recess, with some even planning their weddings around the annual reprieve. Congress‘s monthlong summer break has become an ideal time to tend to personal lives and travel after a grueling seven-month slog that saw marathon speeches, multiple overnight sessions, and record-breaking votes. That’s the case for freshman […]

The Trump administration is embracing viral pop culture references to advance its political agenda online, a dramatic departure from past White House practices. The posts, often shared as memes on the social media accounts of agencies from the Pentagon to the Energy Department, have tapped into cultural and political flashpoints, touching on everything from South […]