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9:30 PM ET, October 23, 2025

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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.
Discussion: Associated Press and twitchy.com
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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 …
CNN:
White House releases list of donors for Trump's multi-million-dollar ballroom  —  Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta are just some of the major companies who have made donations to build President Donald Trump's proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom, according to the White House.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Wired, Raw Story and TV Insider
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and E&E News
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Devastating Poll Reveals How Much Americans Hate Trump's White House Teardown  —  TOUGH SELL  —  The self-described salesman extraordinaire is struggling to sell the idea of his renovations to the American public.  —  President Donald Trump's project to obliterate the East Wing …
New Republic:
Trump Press Sec's Flattery of Him Goes Awry as Ballroom Fiasco Worsens
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our House Was a Very, Very, Very Fine House  —  The applications have been received …
Discussion: TheJournal.ie and Townhall
Catherine Slessor / The Guardian:   ‘Dictator-for-life vibes’: our architecture critic on Trump's bulletproof ballroom bling
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   A Virginia couple is asking a judge to block Trump from tearing up the East Wing
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
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco
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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New York Times:
Live Updates: 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.  —  Here's the latest.  —  A pair of indictments unsealed in Brooklyn federal court …
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Associated Press:
Portland Trail Blazers' Billups and Miami Heat's Rozier arrested in gambling probe, sources say  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier …
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
NBA stars, coach among 31 arrested in FBI sports betting crackdown: ‘The fraud is mind boggling’
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
Discussion: Townhall
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
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.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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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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David Edwards / Raw Story:   ‘Chilling’: FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders
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.
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 …
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:
Eric Adams Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo for Mayor  —  In a stunning reversal, Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.  —  Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press, RedState and The Hill
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U.S. Department of the Interior:
Interior Takes Bold Steps to Expand Energy, Local Control and Land Access in Alaska
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
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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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Trump calls off ‘surge’ in San Francisco
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Trump Calls Back Furloughed Medicare, Medicaid Workers During Shutdown  —  The White House has been using accounting tricks to protect certain services and avoid blame for the funding lapse.  —  More than three weeks into the government shutdown, the Trump administration is calling …
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” …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Media Keeps Thirsting for Left-Wing Violence  —  MAGA SOCIAL-MEDIA USERS WERE OUTRAGED over the weekend to find their feeds full of further proof of the left's problem with political violence: Liberals had been caught on tape attacking Republicans.  In a video posted last Thursday …
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.
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.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Protest of Bay Area immigration crackdown met with apparent stun grenades at Coast Guard base  —  Tensions flared early Thursday morning as protesters attempted to block U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering a U.S. Coast Guard base near Oakland that the Trump administration was staging …
 
 
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Meghan Houser / The Contrarian:
The Ballroom and the Bubbles  —  As shocking as it's been to see the innards of the East Wing this week …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
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Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Billionaire Owner Woos Trump With Flattering TIME Cover After Meltdown
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Man detained for protesting National Guard with Star Wars song sues
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Pain at The Post … On Tuesday morning, staffers at The Washington Post received a memo …