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Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing — By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome. … The world watched this week as the Trump administration razed …
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Washington Post:
In defense of the White House ballroom — Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs — Just now — The teardown of the White House's East Wing this week is a Rorschach test. Many see the rubble as a metaphor for President Donald Trump's reckless disregard of norms and the rule of law …
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Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
Why Trump Tore Down the East Wing
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
SNAP funding expiration set to hit 40 million people — More than 40 million low-income food stamp beneficiaries are expected to receive less help with grocery bills — or no help at all — in the coming days. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening to withhold billions …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 25, 2025 — Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) holds in reserve to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The government shutdown means that states have run …
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David Morgan / Reuters:
US government shutdown threatens the spending power of Congress
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
The Lone House Democrat Who Thinks His Party Has the Shutdown All Wrong
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Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
U.S. and China could reach trade deal to avoid 100% tariffs, says Scott Bessent — Bessent said Trump would likely visit Xi in Beijing early next year ahead of the Lunar New Year, and a meeting in Washington would likely happen ahead of Xi's trip to the U.S.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 26, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 26, 2025.
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Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President's Policies Have Hit Hard … When President Trump announced a $20 billion bailout for Argentina this month, Larry Ory, 86, a farmer in Earlham, Iowa, could hardly believe it, especially after boatloads of Argentine soybeans began shipping to China, a once-critical customer for Mr. Ory's family.
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Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press:
Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner — 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 on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports …
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Associated Press:
East Timor becomes newest ASEAN member, while Thailand and Cambodia sign expanded border ceasefire
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Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin's Appetite for Peace — The CIA had a more positive assessment of the Russian leader's willingness to talk — The State Department's internal intelligence agency cast doubt earlier this year on the notion that Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Peter Charalambous / ABC News:
'You'll go down as a wimp:' Pence's never-before-published notes key evidence in case against Trump, book says — ABC's Jonathan Karl has the exclusive details in his new book, “Retribution.” — Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress to certify …
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Gavin Newsom says he will consider White House run after 2026 elections — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has become one of President Trump's most high-profile adversaries, told “CBS News Sunday Morning” in an exclusive interview that he will consider whether to run for president after the 2026 midterm elections.
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Ilya Somin / Reason:
Why Fentanyl Smuggling isn't War and Cannot Justify Extrajudicial Killing — Donald Trump continues to order strikes on boats carrying supposed drug traffickers in the Carribean and the Pacific, killing an estimated 43 people so far. I have previously written about why these attacks are both illegal and unjust.
Kyla Scanlon / New York Times:
It Is Trump's Casino Economy Now. You'll Probably Lose. — Step into the casino that now passes for the American economy. — Donald Trump campaigned on bringing back American manufacturing and rebuilding what America once was — factories, workers in hard hats — from the ground up.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Graham predicts Trump's war on “narco-terrorists” will expand to land strikes — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) thinks the administration's strikes in the waters off Venezuela will expand to land, he said in a Sunday interview, adding that President Trump will brief lawmakers on …
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Lily Dallow / The Hill:
Ground stop issued for LAX flights due to staffing issues: FAA — A staffing shortage in Southern California's airspace triggered a ground stop affecting Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights on Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
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Associated Press:
Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — For most of President Donald Trump's second term, Republicans have bent to his will.
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Trump defies ‘America First’ agenda with Argentina beef plan — President Trump is breaking from his “America First” trade agenda and feuding with some of his most loyal supporters in a fight over U.S. beef prices. — Trump has centered his economic agenda around reducing the U.S.'s reliance …
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