White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom  —  The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn't ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.  —  Just now  —  Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House …

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts … Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be …

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”  —  My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … It was 1:20 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 11.  I was lounging in my pajamas, idly scrolling through Netflix …

Republicans broach a longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters fourth week … GOP leaders are discussing dates ranging from mid-December to deep into 2026, and — in hopes of bringing Democrats aboard a shutdown-ending stopgap — they have offered to hold a separate vote on extending key health insurance subsidies alongside it.

US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland  —  A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory …

ICE's ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits  —  President Donald Trump's plan to double the size of the ICE workforce has met a foe more powerful than any activist group.  It is decimating new recruits at the agency's training academy in Georgia.  It is the ICE personal-fitness test.

Married Congressman had alleged affair with aide... before she set herself on fire: Bombshell revelation as police block release of 911 call and other evidence  —  Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with a senior aide who later died after dousing herself with gasoline …

U.S. Banks Are Hunting for Collateral to Back $20 Billion Argentina Bailout  —  Banks are looking for assets or guarantees from the U.S. that would back a private-sector loan to support Argentine President Javier Milei  —  A group of banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America …

Why Trump Turned to the Sewer  —  The president's disturbing, excremental propaganda campaign.  —  Lieutenant Colonel Harald Jäger was in charge of a Berlin Wall checkpoint on the evening of November 9, 1989, when a garbled televised press conference convinced thousands of East Berliners …

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime … AP requested comment from the Attorney General's Office, but did not immediately receive a response.  —  The man was repatriated by the United States over the weekend following a U.S. military attack …

All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding  —  One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations.  —  Seven of the nine universities that the White House initially approached about a plan to steer more federal money toward schools aligned …

Bombshell NYC mayoral poll shows trouble for Zohran Mamdani in one-on-one race with Andrew Cuomo  —  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in a virtual dead heat with lefty front-runner Zohran Mamdani in the Big Apple mayoral race if Republican Curtis Sliwa drops out, a stunning new poll determined.

Exclusive: Wide-ranging group of US officials pursues Trump's fight against ‘Deep State’  — Source says focus on retribution for J6 and Trump prosecutions, Russia probe  — Documents show nearly 40 people involved from across government  — ODNI says group was formed to implement Trump's order on weaponization

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’  —  Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Donald Trump using his song “Danger Zone” in a bizarre AI video of the president …

Perry Says Democrats ‘Hate the Military,’ Echoing Trump's Attacks  —  The remarks by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, align with efforts by the president and G.O.P. leaders to portray the political left as un-American.  —  Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania …

My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party  —  SINCE DONALD TRUMP DESCENDED that golden escalator in 2015, the Republican party has devolved into a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes of the last one hundred years.  —  For ten years, the GOP has waged …

Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening …

Russia sanctions bill on hold for now, Thune says  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday that legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and its trading partners is on hold until after an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House Scrambles to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu  —  The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.  —  The White House scrambled to hold together …

Trump's AI memes testing limits between satire and misinformation … - “You can argue he's probably the most effective person who's ever used social media for that.”  — “He is using satire to make a point. … - Loggins joined a long list of artists condemning the Trump administration for using their work without permission.

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Old online comments made by a U.S. Senate candidate in Maine in which the candidate appeared …

Comey seeks to have indictment tossed for vindictive prosecution, questions about prosecutor's appointment  —  Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey filed a slate of motions Monday, seeking to have the two-count federal indictment against him dismissed before a potential trial date early next year.

The leaked Young Republican group chat points toward a bigger problem  —  Just how serious of an antisemitism problem does the American right have — and what, if anything, should they do about it?  —  For well over a year, some conservative elites have quietly worried about the trends …

Newsom says Trump 'endangering people's lives' as shutdown hits food benefits … The USDA did not immediately return requests for comment, citing staffing problems also due to the shutdown.  —  “Trump's failure to open the federal government is now endangering people's lives and making basic needs …

This Is Just the Internet Now  —  The slop is winning.  —  The prompts read like tiny, abstract poems. … I scroll; another appears: … The scenes come to life before my eyes in the form of AI-generated video.  In the first clip, clumsy lightning cascades out of a cloud and moves across the water and into my feed.