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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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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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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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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 …
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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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Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
D.C.'s newest tourist attraction is a demolition site. (Yeah, that one.)
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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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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 …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela
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NBC News:
The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now. That isn't happening. — Democrats have only hardened their position as the government shutdown enters its 23rd day, leaving Republican majorities in Congress with few answers — and many criticisms.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
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Politico:
Senators eye sanctions vote after Trump targets Russian oil
Senators eye sanctions vote after Trump targets Russian oil
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Abdication of Congress — We explain what elected officials aren't doing during the government shutdown.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan
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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 …
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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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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Exclusive: Senate Dems move to condemn Trump's Binance pardon — Senate Democrats are moving to officially condemn President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, Axios has learned. … - Trump's pardon of CZ, who was facing four months …
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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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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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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 …
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain …
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
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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.
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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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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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Lawsuit: D.C. man detained for playing “Star Wars” song at National Guard — A D.C. man filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming he was detained for playing Darth Vader's theme from the “Star Wars” while protesting National Guard troops patrolling the city during President Trump's crime crackdown.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure — The flights signal possible widening of U.S. campaign against cartels and alleged drug traffickers — The U.S. flew Air Force B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, stepping up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro …
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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.
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Hoosier Journalistic Paragon? — The student stars of Indiana. Plus, Idaho women's prisons, protests below the fold, and a whiz kid loses his cool. — “WE ________ JOURNALISTS MUST STAND TOGETHER.” — That all-caps headline ran on the front page of a newspaper a few days ago.
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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
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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 …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Polls show voters now trust Democrats more to handle the economy — Donald Trump won the 2024 election because of inflation. The issue was the most important to voters' choices in 2024, according to a Gallup poll. And rising prices were generally a public relations nightmare for Joe Biden's presidency …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
King Trump turns US Treasury into his personal piggy bank — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊ — For years, conservatives loudly complained that government spending was opaque, that their hard-earned dollars …


