An "astounding" amount of taxpayer dollars has been diverted from American national parks to fund President Donald Trump's beautification projects in Washington, D.C., journalist Scott MacFarlane revealed Sunday night after obtaining internal U.S. National Park Service records. "The topline dollar figures are astounding, according to multiple sources inside the US Department of Interior, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to news media," MacFarlane wrote in a report published Sunday on his Substack. "The records show more than $323 million have been made available for upgrades and projects on the White House grounds this year. That's a dramatic, nearly 5000 percent increase from the $7.5 million spent on White House grounds projects in 2024."
Taylor Farms has issued a recall for over a dozen items, including salsa and guacamole sold at shops like Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Kroger and Trader Joe's, over a salmonella risk. The California-based producer of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, which has been tied to a recent cyclospora outbreak across the country involving iceberg lettuce, said on Sunday that it was voluntarily recalling finished products containing potentially contaminated fresh jalapeos.
Court records show five new counts filed August 6, including three felony child sexual exploitation charges. He bonded out August 9. His sentencing in two other cases is weeks away. Tyler Jay Boebert, the 21-year-old son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, is facing a new felony case in Garfield County, Colorado, and the charges are the most serious he has ever faced. According to Colorado court records reviewed by American Muckrakers, case 2026CR234 was filed in Garfield County District Court on August 6, 2026. The People of the State of Colorado v. Boebert, Tyler J lists five counts:
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