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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: 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.
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 …
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, TV Insider and Raw Story
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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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco
Jasper Goodman / Politico:   GOP senator denounces Trump's pardon of crypto billionaire CZ
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’
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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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.
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 …
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 …
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
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: RedState, Associated Press 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
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.
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” …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
The shutdown cliff that could hit Democrats hard … So far, despite the possible food assistance fallout in just over a week, top Democrats are pushing ahead and refusing to shore up the votes to reopen the government.  —  Asked Tuesday if the cliff would change his party's calculus …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Natalie Korach / Status:
Pain at The Post … On Tuesday morning, staffers at The Washington Post received a memo from Executive Editor Matt Murray, alerting his troops to yet another masthead-level loss for the newsroom.  Greg Manifold, head of visuals, will leave the newspaper after a decades-long tenure …
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 …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Billionaire Owner Woos Trump With Flattering TIME Cover After Meltdown  —  LESS TIME  —  The magazine's owner, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, has publicly backed the president sending National Guard troops into San Francisco.  —  The MAGA curious billionaire owner of TIME magazine …
Washington Post:
New poll reveals how text message scandal has affected Virginia races  —  Attorney general nominee Jay Jones, who sent the texts, has lost some support, but fellow Democrat Abigail Spanberger keeps a strong lead in the governor's race, a Post-Schar School poll finds.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Vance says he was “insulted” by Knesset vote on West Bank annexation  —  Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday before leaving Israel that he was “insulted” by the Knesset vote on annexing the occupied West Bank, which took place while he was visiting the country this week.
 
 
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
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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 …
Bloomberg:
Distant ICE Detention Centers Bring Money—and Anger—to an Alaska Native Community
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Man detained for protesting National Guard with Star Wars song sues
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Court to consider whether to hear challenge to same-sex marriage on Nov. 7
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