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Unique Homes Don Trump Jr. Is Opening a Private Members Club for Wealthy MAGA Fans With $500K Fee — You Can Buy a Condo in Same Building for $710K By  Charlie Lankston realtor.com estate June 17, 2025, from The wall street journal AFP via Getty Images President  Donald Trump 's eldest son,  Don Trump Jr. , is throwing himself into the heady world of hospitality with the launch of a new private members club that will cater to the wealthiest supporters of his father's administration. Named the "Executive Branch," the invite-only venue in  Washington , D.C.'s  Georgetown  neighborhood will charge members a $500,000 joining fee as well as annual dues, which have not yet been revealed publicly. Speaking to  The Washington Post , Don Jr.'s business partner in the venture,  Omeed Malik , revealed that the aim of the club is to provide a space that is "friendly to Republicans," something that the founders believe will fill a large gap in the market....

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by ICE and FBI agents outside a federal immigration court today in New York. Photo: Olga Fedorova/AP From ; see also on Lander

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news analysis  Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t want to see a stronger Iran.  Smoke from an Israeli attack on an oil refinery rose over Tehran on Sunday. Credit... Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times By  Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin The New York Times , June 17, 2025,  10:27 a.m. ET Iran  aided  the Kremlin with badly needed drones in the first year of its Ukraine invasion,  helped  Moscow build out a critical factory to make drones at home and inked a new strategic partnership treaty this year with President Vladimir V. Putin, heralding closer ties, including in defense. But five months after that treaty was signed, the government in Iran is facing a grave threat to its rule from attacks by Israel. And Russia, beyond phone calls and condemnatory statements, is nowhere to be found. Iranian nuclear facilities and energy installations have been damaged,...