53 percent disapprove of White House East Wing demolition: Survey  —  A majority of Americans said in a new poll they disapprove of President Trump's plans to demolish part of the East Wing in the White House to make room for his $250 million ballroom.  —  In the YouGov America poll …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Russians Awake to Trump's New Oil Sanctions and Largely Shrug  —  While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin's war calculations.  —  Vladimir V. Putin's tactical triumph didn't last long.

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting  —  The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency's rush to hire immigration officers, sources told NBC News.

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 …

Trump's Argentina beef deal angers America's struggling farmers: 'You're selling us out'  —  President Donald Trump said this week he “loved” America's cattle ranchers.  But those farmers, who overwhelmingly supported the president in the 2024 election, say they aren't feeling the love right now.

Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's Interview on the Gaza Ceasefire With TIME  —  President Donald Trump participated in a phone interview with TIME at the White House on Oct. 15.  —  Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed in detail how the ceasefire in Gaza came together …

JB Pritzker Creates Watchdog for Federal Immigration Actions in Illinois  —  Governor signs executive order to establish Illinois Accountability Commission  —  Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday he would establish an independent commission to document aggressive federal immigration enforcement …

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 …

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 …

Argentina and Rural America's Awakening  —  Suddenly, Trump's contempt for his base is showing  —  Is rural America starting to fall out of love with Donald Trump?  —  Policy wonks like me have spent decades pointing out that if rural Americans voted based on their informed self-interest …

The president has never understood that the White House (and government) aren't his  —  Even if only intuitively, Donald Trump knows that the White House is a storehouse of power.  He understands that, like the government itself, it is an institution that our impartial democratic system …

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say  —  The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

Early Look at Maine Primary Races: Platner Leads Mills, Collins Far Ahead of Unknown GOP Challengers 10/23/2025  —  Graham Platner leads Maine Governor Janet Mills in the race for the 2026 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, fueled by a wide lead among self-described socialists and progressives along with young people.

What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think  —  For many Americans, there might be a temptation to disbelieve the enormity of what has happened in Gaza.  After all, it is a catastrophe funded by our money, made possible by our weapons, condoned by our government and carried out by one of our closest allies.

Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms  —  Discussions signal Washington's wider involvement in key parts of the economy  —  WASHINGTON—Several quantum-computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding …

Who knew what about the ‘spies’ in Rue de Trèves?  —  Good afternoon!  I'm Mari Eccles, dialing in from the health team to bring you an espionage-focused EU Influence this week.  —  One place we won't be breaking into any time soon: the European Commission.

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.

ICE vs. NYC  —  The feds will not have a good time here.  —  This week, ICE broke the seal on New York City.  Prodded, idiotically, by a conservative influencer who was shocked to find knockoff goods being sold by non-white people on Canal Street, ICE agents staged a military-style daytime raid …

The Christians mounting a moral counter to Trump's immigration agenda  —  A diverse coalition of moderate and progressive Christians has opted to jump off the pulpit and challenge President Trump around immigration, civil rights and poverty. … - But “faith isn't owned by the Right,” the Rev. Eddie Anderson tells Axios.