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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
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 …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Is Demolishing the White House's East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom — President Trump initially said the construction would not touch the East Wing or “interfere with the current building.” — The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President …
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CNBC:
Trump to demolish entire East Wing of White House for ballroom: ‘Plans changed’ … The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make room for the massive ballroom that President Donald Trump is building, a senior White House official said Wednesday.
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PolitiFact, Military Times, Gizmodo, IJR, MSNBC and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
We Will Tear Down the Trump Palace Ballroom and Casino — Thinking like a dissident movement. — ∙ Paid — 1. Demolition — I know we talked about this yesterday. And Mona has a very fine piece on it today. But I'm obsessed with Donald Trump's demolition of the East Wing of the White House.
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Politico:
'It's your house. And he's destroying it': Trump demolishes White House East Wing … “It's not his house. It's your house. And he's destroying it,” said Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and the secretary of State for President Barack Obama, in a post on the social media site X.
NBC News:
Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom — Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won't interfere with the current building.” — The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials.
Washington Post:
Can anyone stop Trump's teardown of the East Wing? — Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too. — President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom has underscored …
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Who is paying for Trump's White House ballroom?
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Steven Beschloss / America, America:
Confronting the Ongoing Onslaught
Washington Post:
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.
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Axios, The Hill, NOTUS, The Guardian, Raw Story, The Independent, New Republic, NextDraft, Mediaite, The Wrap and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
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Alan Greenblatt / Politico:
My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump. So, I Quit. … The censorship you never hear about may be the worst, or at least the most insidious. Thankfully, many journalists are speaking out at a crucial moment for the press. … And there have been several other examples just in recent days …
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Raw Story
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Pro-Trump outlets flock to the Pentagon under new media policy
Pro-Trump outlets flock to the Pentagon under new media policy
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WTOP News, The National Pulse, Deadline and The Daily Signal
Eleanor Watson / CBS News:
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.
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New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects
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Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
US military strikes boat in Pacific in apparent expansion of campaign against alleged drug trafficking
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrat Charles Booker eyes another run for Kentucky's Senate seat in 2026 — Former Kentucky state legislator Charles Booker is considering running for the state's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, a source who has spoken to him about it told NBC News. — Booker's entry would set up a clash …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Crockett weighing Texas Senate run
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
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 …
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Allies Mamdani Can't Be Beat in New York Mayor's Race — In private conversations, the president says the front-runner's lead appears insurmountable — President Trump has privately told allies he believes Democrat Zohran Mamdani is unbeatable in the New York City mayor's race …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires — Reporting on the world can be heartbreaking. We journalists cover wars, earthquakes and massacres, and for all the emotional armor of our professionalism we are haunted by memories of children's corpses.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina. Here's $40B Trump's Giving You.
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina. Here's $40B Trump's Giving You.
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Popular Information, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Daily Kos and American Enterprise Institute
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump pollster: ObamaCare subsidy extension key for GOP ahead of midterms — New findings from a Trump-aligned pollster released Wednesday show a majority of voters want Congress to extend enhanced ObamaCare tax credits and would be less likely to vote for a candidate who lets those tax credits expire.
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Axios, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Roll Call, New Hampshire Bulletin, Reason, Associated Press, Ms. Magazine and Newsweek
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
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New York Times:
University of Virginia Makes Deal With White House to Halt Investigations — The Justice Department had been scrutinizing one of the nation's premier public universities over accusations of civil rights violations. — The University of Virginia, facing immense pressure from the White House …
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NBC News:
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.
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The Parnas Perspective
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump after she threatens Epstein suit — Author Michael Wolff sued First Lady Melania Trump Tuesday after her legal team threatened him with a $1 billion lawsuit if he doesn't “immediately retract” and apologize for allegedly defamatory remarks linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Michael Wolff Launches Bombshell Lawsuit Against Melania Trump Over Epstein
Michael Wolff Launches Bombshell Lawsuit Against Melania Trump Over Epstein
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TMZ.com
Letitia James / NY State Attorney General:
Federal Action Reporting Form — Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. — Filing a complaint does not start a lawsuit on your behalf. The Attorney General cannot give legal advice or represent individual complainants in court.
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New York Daily News and The Guardian
Joe Anuta / Politico:
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 …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area — The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they will begin to arrive Thursday, according to a source familiar with the operation.
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The Hill, Bloomberg, NewsMax.com, FOX 11 Los Angeles, The San Francisco Standard and Governor of California
Associated Press:
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 …
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike — HOW MUCH? — Spending went from almost $9 million under Biden in 2024 to $71 million in Trump's first nine months. — The number of weapons bought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump's border czar says 600k to be deported in 2025 … - “If you're in the United States illegally, you're not off the table,” Homan told Axios' Brittany Gibson in Washington D.C. “If we find you, we're going to arrest you.” … - Homan served in several roles …
Slate:
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
BBC:
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 …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Who Is More Responsible For The Government Shutdown? Voters Blame Republicans Slightly More Than Democrats, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Numbers Spike On Handling Of Israel - Hamas Conflict, Hit New Low On Economy — mail_outline
Carol Quillen / @SavingPlaces:
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.
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CNN, The Federalist, The Populist Times and The Hill
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
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 …
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Fox News
US Department of Justice:
The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia — For Immediate Release — WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia ("UVA") that will protect UVA's students, faculty, and employees from violations …
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Dan Froomkin / Heads Up News:
Boycott the White House vandals! — The resistance is growing. — As many as 7 million Americans took to the streets in small towns and big cities alike on Saturday, which would be an approximately 40 percent increase over the 5 million Americans that organizers said attended the last No Kings events in June.
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The Guardian and Off Message
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
North Carolina lawmakers pass new map designed to give GOP an extra House seat — North Carolina becomes the third state where Republicans have heeded Trump's call and approved new district lines ahead of the next year's midterms. — North Carolina's Republican-controlled Legislature passed …

