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 …

Trump says he's increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario's Reagan ad  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech by former President Ronald Reagan in 1987.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Sunday Pages: “Ode to the West Wind”  —  A poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley  —  That the protest was peaceful, and the mood festive, did not mean that the multitudes who gathered in the park that day—men, women, and children—were not angry.  —  There was much to be angry about.

The Lone House Democrat Who Thinks His Party Has the Shutdown All Wrong  —  Maine's Jared Golden says his party is being pushed in the wrong direction by far-left groups  —  BANGOR, Maine—Democratic Rep. Jared Golden didn't just side with Republicans in the House's vote to avoid the government shutdown.

As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments  —  A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.

Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out … For nearly two years, Voice of America, a federal news agency dedicated to projecting American values around the world, provided intensive Persian-language coverage of Israel's war with Hamas.  The service regularly reached viewers inside Iran …

Ireland elects left-wing president in anti-government landslide  —  Catherine Connolly's lop-sided victory to be Ireland's next head of state was accompanied by a surge in vandalized ballots from right-wing voters.  —  DUBLIN — Independent socialist Catherine Connolly swept …

'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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