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TODAY'S NUGGETS

🥂 Welcome to the Amazon Prime Ballroom. As Americans gawk at the ongoing partial demolition of the White House’s storied East Wing (during a government shutdown and without regulatory approval), Big Business is giddy for the opportunity to write a check and get their names on a plaque in Trump’s new presidential ballroom. This month, the administration hosted executives from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Palantir, and others to celebrate their donations for the new $250 million, 90,000 square-foot space.