Trump White House East Wing ballroom project got $22M boost from YouTube legal settlement … Tech giant Alphabet is contributing $22 million to help build the White House ballroom under a legal settlement reached with President Donald Trump last month over his being banned …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Trump Has Withdrawn a Record Number of Nominees This Year  —  In the first week of the second Trump administration, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed despite allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking, and financial mismanagement.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was approved …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City  —  Dozens of federal officers descended on the sidewalks of Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, detaining several people and drawing protests.  —  More than 50 federal agents fanned out in the heart of Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon …

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 …

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.