Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing  —  Where Things Stand  — White House demolition: President Trump's plan to add an expansive ballroom to the White House will mean the demolition of the entire East Wing …

Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout  —  A new crop of conservative media and influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the Defense Department.

U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side  —  The U.S. struck another alleged drug vessel Tuesday night, this time on the Pacific side of South America, according to two U.S. officials.  —  In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.

Trump's Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse  —  Donald Trump is rapidly transforming the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.  For convenience's sake, let's refer to this going forward as Trump's presidential “BDS.”  —  This is underscored by the jarring news …

Bigots in the tent  —  What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.  —  Read →  —  Top first  —  Longestaffe  —  4h  —  I hope the people who are always attacking you (Matt) from the left will read this piece in good faith: attentively, all the way through, registering the arguments on their merits.

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages  —  Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans.  Congress is deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies that bring costs down.

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing …

Don't Cry for Me, Argentina.  Here's $40B Trump's Giving You.  —  A little bookkeeping at the top: Tonight, our Sam Stein will be moderating an hour-long conversation between human rights activist Kerry Kennedy and Sen. Chris Murphy at an online event hosted by BigTentUSA …

Give me candidacy or give me death: GOP nominee holds firm in NYC mayoral race … “If all of a sudden the executioner would have stopped, and I was on that gurney, and [he] said, ‘Hey, you can work for Mayor Andrew Cuomo,’ I would say: ‘Finish the job.  Impale me.’ That will never happen …

Bessent says ‘substantial pickup in Russia sanctions’ coming  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the Trump administration was poised to announce “a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions” amid stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine.  —  “We are going to …

Average cost of a family health insurance plan now nearly $27,000  —  The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose for the third year in a row in 2025, approaching an average of almost $27,000 for a family plan, according to an annual survey from KFF released Wednesday.

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Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo …

How Does Mike Davis Know Who a New Federal Grand Jury Will Target?  —  The Retribution: Mar-a-Lago Edition?  —  This gets a little convoluted, but it's potentially quite important so stick with me for a moment here.  —  Bloomberg News has sleuthed out a federal grand jury in Florida …

Why So Many Racist Group Chats?  —  From the chats to the policy proposals, no one's hiding that the goal is a whiter America.  —  Choose your preferred player:  — Apple Podcasts  — Spotify  — Amazon Music  — TuneIn  — Pocket Casts  — RSS Feed  —  Get Your Slate Plus Podcast

Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer  —  Not long after President Trump floated a $20 billion bailout for Argentina, he proposed importing beef from Argentina to bring prices down in the United States.  This angered American beef producers and sparked a backlash from farm-state Republicans.

Giuffre's Ghostwriter Reveals She Knows Who's in the Epstein Files  —  BOMBSHELL  —  Author Amy Wallace says she's carefully hidden recordings of her conversations with one of the late sex trafficker's most prominent victims.  —  The ghostwriter behind the late Virginia Giuffre's memoir …

Some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without full vetting  —  The recruits have had criminal backgrounds, failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency's rush to hire immigration officers, sources told NBC News.

Homeland Security Won't Stop Lying About Who Immigration Enforcers Are Arresting  —  In case after case, Homeland Security's Public Affairs Office releases incorrect information about arrests carried out by federal immigration officers.  —  If you've spent any time reading the Department …

State Navigate Poll Shows Spanberger with 13-Point Lead in Virginia Governor Race  —  “The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.”  - Ticket-Splitting Voters, apparently  —  Abigail Spanberger has reached a new zenith in the race for Virginia Governor.

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time - regardless of language or territory  —  An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC  —  New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union …

Jasmine Crockett “strongly” considering U.S. Senate bid  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Wednesday she “will strongly be considering” a run for U.S. Senate, citing polling that suggests she would be a frontrunner in the Democratic primary. … - The second-term lawmaker is known …

Michael Wolff Launches Bombshell Lawsuit Against Melania Trump Over Epstein  —  SLAPP BACK!  —  Michael Wolff is launching an unprecedented legal case against the First Lady.  —  The best-selling author Michael Wolff is suing Melania Trump in an unprecedented court case—after she threatened to sue him for $1 billion.

The Real Lesson of the Shutdown: We Need Term Limits  —  A government shutdown grips Washington, leaving Americans frustrated once again with partisan squabbling.  The endless stalemates and inability to find common ground are reflective of a deeper problem: The House and the Senate are dominated …

Indiana Republicans don't have votes to back Trump's redistricting, Senate leader spox says … A person briefed on the talks said Indiana Gov. Mike Braun was inclined to call a special session to redo the state's maps as early as next week.  A spokesperson for Braun did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Statement in Response to the Proposed Construction of the White House Ballroom … Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation sent a letter to the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and the Commission of Fine Arts regarding proposed construction of the White House ballroom.

Arts & Sciences Dean says WashU will not sign Trump's higher ed compact as-is  —  Dean of WashU's College of Arts & Sciences, Feng Sheng Hu, told faculty at a meeting on Tuesday that Chancellor Andrew D. Martin does not plan to sign the Trump administration's compact for higher education in its current form …