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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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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 …
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 …
CNN:
White House releases list of donors for Trump's multi-million-dollar ballroom
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
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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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   The Abdication of Congress  —  We explain what elected officials aren't doing during the government shutdown.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Terminating Trade Negotiations With Canada
Discussion: Axios, Reuters, RTÉ, Bloomberg and Newsweek
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  —  Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report.  —  In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26 …
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 …
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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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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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.
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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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 …
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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
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown
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 …
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 …
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.
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” …
CNN:
Jack Smith asks Congress and the Justice Department to allow him to testify publicly  —  Former special counsel Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Department allow him to testify publicly, according to a new letter he sent Thursday to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases  —  A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration's use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation.
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators  —  The agency denied making “Nazi propaganda” in a statement that could be characterized as “very online.”  —  READING TIME: READING TIME 4 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted …
 
 
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The Ballroom and the Bubbles  —  As shocking as it's been to see the innards of the East Wing this week …
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Bloomberg:
Distant ICE Detention Centers Bring Money—and Anger—to an Alaska Native Community
Mike Fox / Slate:
Now Is Not the Time for Federal Judges to Be Removing ICE Skeptics From Jury Selection
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
After the building fire, Hong Kong summoned AFP, FT, NYT, AP, Bloomberg, and WSJ journalists, telling them to avoid “trouble making”, and arrested a commentator

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
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