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7:20 AM ET, October 24, 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.
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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 …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Turning the White House Into a Golden Goose  —  When Donald Trump was demolishing the Bonwit Teller building on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in 1980 to make way for Trump Tower, the Metropolitan Museum of Art approached him with a small request.  It asked the young developer to preserve …
Discussion: HuffPost, Los Angeles Times and Forbes
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 …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   A Virginia couple is asking a judge to block Trump from tearing up the East Wing
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes  —  The president said he would bypass Congress rather than ask for approval for his military campaign against drug traffickers, even as he said it would expand from sea to land.  —  President Trump said on Thursday …
Discussion: Townhall
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Detroit's mayor diagnoses the problem for Democrats  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Happy Friday.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  MUST LISTEN: Sen. Rand Paul didn't hold back in an interview for this week's “The Conversation” with Playbook's Dasha Burns.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers  —  President Donald Trump said that instead of asking for a “declaration of war” from Congress “we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country.”  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela
Discussion: NOTUS and Semafor
Punchbowl News:
10/24/25 ☀️ AM: … There's still no resolution in sight to this crisis.  —  James Blair, the White House deputy chief of staff and one of the top advisers to President Donald Trump, has an extremely broad portfolio in the Trump administration.  He oversees legislative, political and public affairs.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   The Abdication of Congress  —  We explain what elected officials aren't doing during the government shutdown.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump said late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television …
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New York Times:
Trump Says He's Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada  —  The president said he was motivated by an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that featured Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs in a 1987 radio address.  —  President Trump said late Thursday that he was terminating negotiations …
Finn Brunton / New York Times:
How Crypto Corrupted America  —  It was pitched as the world's most exclusive invitation.  Hundreds gathered at President Trump's private country club in Virginia in May for a gala evening.  Guests included Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency billionaire who, in the Biden administration …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Exclusive: Senate Dems move to condemn Trump's Binance pardon
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
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 and The Hill
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and The Hill
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Reveals 'There's a Plan' for Third Trump Term  —  R.I.P. THE CONSTITUTION  —  Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump.  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon openly shared that there are plans …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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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:
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.  —  U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Bari's Baier Market … She's lunched with the network's top executives and anchors, issued an Elon Musk-style directive ordering employees to send her memos outlining their roles ahead of looming layoffs, and even inserted herself into the network's daily booking process …
Washington Monthly:
Campaign 2026: As Maine Goes...  The tattooed Graham Platner and a challenger to moderate Jared Golden are roiling their races.  How Maine's unique political tradition shapes these pivotal contests.  —  It's a safe bet that in a state that's punched above its weight with nationally respected senators …
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump's run-in with D.C. protesters still haunts his team
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
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Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish court expected to rule on case that could oust opposition leader
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House Republicans flip 10-year trend in political fundraising
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases
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Nathan Bernard / Drop Site News:
Voters Weigh In: From Waterville to Ogunquit, Mainers Are Standing By Graham Platner
Tim Fang / CBS News:
Trump says federal deployment to San Francisco called off after conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Roasts Trump Suck-Ups With a New Line of MAGA Kneepads
Collin Anderson / The Washington Free Beacon:
‘Working Class’ Graham Platner Attended Elite $75K a Year Prep School Known for Famous Government Alumni
 

 
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Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
IBM agrees to acquire data streaming software maker Confluent for ~$11B, above its ~$8B market value as of its December 5 close, paying $31 per share
 
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