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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump calls off ‘surge’ in San Francisco … “Having the military and militarized immigration enforcement in our city will hinder our recovery,” Lurie said in a statement.  “We appreciate that the president understands that we are the global hub for technology, and when San Francisco is strong, our country is strong.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

Our House Was a Very, Very, Very Fine House  —  The applications have been received, and the new-look Pentagon press—representatives of those publications that were willing to sign Pete Hegseth's document of standards for state-approved journalism—is in.  Gone are all the major news outlets …

New book details infighting behind Trump's ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks  —  Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments  —  Donald Trump picked Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary as a personal favour …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Man detained for protesting National Guard with Star Wars song sues  —  ACLU lawsuit says detention violated rights of a man who followed National Guard patrols in D.C. while playing “The Imperial March.”  —  A District resident who was briefly detained and handcuffed in D.C. last month …

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.

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.

Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump over Jeffrey Epstein threat  —  The legal action accuses the first lady of trying to muzzle Wolff by threatening him with a $1 billion lawsuit.  —  Author Michael Wolff has sued first lady Melania Trump, charging that she threatened a $1 billion legal action …

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.

U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power … Shapira interviewed the priests and former employees who wrote affidavits in the presentment against the archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America.  He and Reshma Kirpalani traveled to South Carolina …

A lot of Dems are showing up in New Jersey and Virginia.  But a few are missing. … In addition to self-promotion, it's an exercise in relationship-building for the party's would-be leaders. … There's also a clear benefit for the gubernatorial hopefuls, who are eager to use big names to draw attention to their off-year elections.

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 …

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.

Trump sets new shutdown record  —  President Trump on Thursday surpassed a government shutdown record previously set by former President Carter: Across his two terms, Trump has now overseen the most days under a funding gap. … Of those, 36 were during his first administration.