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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman Negotiates Harvard Research Funding Restoration

2025-10-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Blackstone CEO and Trump ally Stephen Schwarzman emerged as key broker between Harvard University and the White House over billions in frozen federal research funds. Schwarzman negotiated terms for restoring the funding, conditioning it on Harvard’s institutional adoption of Trump …

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Trump's $200M White House Ballroom Funded by Government Contractors Seeking Access

2025-09-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Trump announced construction of a $200-250 million White House ballroom funded entirely by private donors including Lockheed Martin, Google, Palantir, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Blackstone. Nearly 40 corporations with billions in federal contracts pledged $5-10 million each, with donors’ …

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