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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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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.
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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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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 …
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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 …
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New Republic:
Trump Press Sec's Flattery of Him Goes Awry as Ballroom Fiasco Worsens
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our House Was a Very, Very, Very Fine House — The applications have been received …
Our House Was a Very, Very, Very Fine House — The applications have been received …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation
White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation
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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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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance
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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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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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Virginia Democrats plan to redraw the state's congressional maps
Virginia Democrats plan to redraw the state's congressional maps
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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 …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
NBA stars, coach among 31 arrested in FBI sports betting crackdown: ‘The fraud is mind boggling’
NBA stars, coach among 31 arrested in FBI sports betting crackdown: ‘The fraud is mind boggling’
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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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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks Democratic bill to pay all federal employees during shutdown — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday objected to a request by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) for the Senate to immediately consider and pass a bill to pay all federal workers, members of the military …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
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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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Washington Examiner, NOTUS and Techdirt
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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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 …
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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:
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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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” …
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.
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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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