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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
White House East Wing demolished, new images appear to show — The structure was torn down to make way for Trump's $300 million ballroom. — The East Wing of the White House (L) in a satellite photo captured by Planet Labs PBC on Sep 26, 2025 along with a photo captured on Oct. 23, 2025.
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Washington Post:
The East Wing is gone, and Trump turns to damage control — Demolition crews appeared to finish taking down the bulk of the White House wing Thursday, while the president defended the project. — The East Wing of the White House is gone. — Wrecking crews had completely removed …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone — Mourners are outraged over President Trump's demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom. Others say it was time for change. — The East Wing, the entrance to the White House for millions of Americans …
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HuffPost:
All The Donors Financing Trump's Ballroom As He Demolishes The White House — Trump may have destroyed American history by razing the East Wing, but at least these corporations and rich people get to buy access to the president. — WASHINGTON ― The White House on Thursday released …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation
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CNN:
White House releases list of donors for Trump's multi-million-dollar ballroom
White House releases list of donors for Trump's multi-million-dollar ballroom
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A Virginia couple is asking a judge to block Trump from tearing up the East Wing
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Devastating Poll Reveals How Much Americans Hate Trump's White House Teardown
Devastating Poll Reveals How Much Americans Hate Trump's White House Teardown
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes — The president said he would bypass Congress rather than ask for approval for his military campaign against drug traffickers, even as he said it would expand from sea to land. — President Trump said on Thursday …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela … - Risch told Axios he has been “briefed on it and feel comfortable with where we are.” — The U.S. has now struck nine vessels, killing more than 30 people whose identities are still unknown.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Abdication of Congress — We explain what elected officials aren't doing during the government shutdown.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — President Donald Trump said late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television …
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Ken Klippenstein:
VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester — “Your name was brought up.” — While the media continues to ignore and even mock Trump's war on “Antifa” terrorism as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly interrogating protesters. — The Bureau is targeting anti-ICE protesters not charged with any crime …
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Collin Anderson / The Washington Free Beacon:
‘Working Class’ Graham Platner Attended Elite $75K a Year Prep School Known for Famous Government Alumni — Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, the self-described “working class Mainer,” attended an elite boarding school in Connecticut that costs upwards of $75,000 a year.
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Nathan Bernard / Drop Site News:
Voters Weigh In: From Waterville to Ogunquit, Mainers Are Standing By Graham Platner
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Reveals 'There's a Plan' for Third Trump Term — R.I.P. THE CONSTITUTION — Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump. — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon openly shared that there are plans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder — Pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company — President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
GOP senator denounces Trump's pardon of crypto billionaire CZ
GOP senator denounces Trump's pardon of crypto billionaire CZ
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New York Times:
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes — The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.
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NBC News:
The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say — After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland have not produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation. — The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic …
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ABC News:
Evidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James, prosecutors found: Sources — Prosecutors expressed their concerns in a memo last month, sources said. — Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at her NYC office on October 16, 2025 in New York City.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Letitia James Moves to Sanction Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Over “Stunning' Texts to Reporter
Letitia James Moves to Sanction Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Over “Stunning' Texts to Reporter
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud — The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska. — The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil …
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Liliana Segura / The Intercept:
The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme — By the time the cops showed up to arrest him for sharing a derisive meme responding to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Larry Bushart Jr. had posted on Facebook more than 100 times on Sunday alone.
New York Times:
U.S. Charges N.B.A. Coach and Players in Gambling Schemes — More than 30 people were indicted on Thursday in a case involving insider bets on basketball games and poker games rigged by Mafia families. — U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push — The surprise move could give Democrats two or three additional House seats and is likely to scramble the last couple weeks of campaigning ahead of the Nov. 4 election. — The next front in the nation's pitched battle …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Bari's Baier Market … She's lunched with the network's top executives and anchors, issued an Elon Musk-style directive ordering employees to send her memos outlining their roles ahead of looming layoffs, and even inserted herself into the network's daily booking process …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump's run-in with D.C. protesters still haunts his team — After protesters got within a few feet of President Trump at a D.C. restaurant last month, his team was so alarmed it had a tense talk with Secret Service officials about Trump's security, Axios has learned.
Tim Fang / CBS News:
Trump says federal deployment to San Francisco called off after conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie — President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Roasts Trump Suck-Ups With a New Line of MAGA Kneepads — ON YOUR KNEES — The California governor slammed individuals and institutions rolling over for the president. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a sharp jab at Donald Trump and all those who “bend the knee” …
CNN:
Jack Smith asks Congress and the Justice Department to allow him to testify publicly — Former special counsel Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Department allow him to testify publicly, according to a new letter he sent Thursday to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases — A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration's use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation.
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