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Trump has begun tearing down some of the White House, for his ballroom. wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
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EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
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Ernst: "I think it is extremely important that we look at who is funding these protests. We have to get to the bottom of this. It could be the usual suspect -- George Soros."
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Mike Johnson: "We congratulate them on an apparently violent-free speech exercise ... but if President Trump was a king, the government would be open right now ... by the way, the Mall was open because President Trump hasn't closed it."
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“The old school, establishment firms in D.C. don’t understand the new Washington. They are used to a D.C. that doesn’t exist anymore. It’s a different ball game from 10 years, or even five years ago.”
'He’s micro-managing phenomenally': How Trump grabbed all the levers in Washington
The president's one-man-show approach to policy has sidelined Congress, agencies — and a whole K Street culture.
www.politico.com
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Shouting match. Cursing.
And this ⤵️
Trump "adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own statements about Russia’s weaknesses..
"Trump told Zelenskyy that Putin had told him the conflict was a 'special operation, not even a war.'”
www.ft.com/content/7960...
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Trump "adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own statements about Russia’s weaknesses..
"Trump told Zelenskyy that Putin had told him the conflict was a 'special operation, not even a war.'”
www.ft.com/content/7960...
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UPDATE: COLOMBIA’s President says 🇺🇸 government (Trump) “committed murder” and bombed a fisherman with no ties to drugs
“The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure”
“The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure”
Q: "Is it okay for Trump to say that he's pardoning someone because they 'always had the courage, conviction, and intelligence to always vote Republicans'?"
Johnson: "That's one snippet of what he said among many things about George Santos...At least he's open and transparent."
Johnson: "That's one snippet of what he said among many things about George Santos...At least he's open and transparent."
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🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
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Breaking news: The United States plans to repatriate two alleged drug traffickers to Colombia and Ecuador after military forces attacked their vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday.
U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.
www.washingtonpost.com
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“The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
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Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican, was released from a federal prison on Friday night after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.
Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Prison Sentence for Fraud
George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, had been sentenced after his web of deceit unraveled. He served less than three months in prison.
nyti.ms
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![Donald Trump announces he has commuted George Santos’ sentence in his federal fraud case:
“at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! […] I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiaqs3kadqbcjqceidytl7crzonhd5nnldivweukjrpytiklwfiqji@jpeg)
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Eric Trump admits that Indonesian President Subianto was caught on a hot mic talking with his dad about Trump family business deals in Indonesia
(so much for the supposed firewall between Trump's business and the federal government ... )
(so much for the supposed firewall between Trump's business and the federal government ... )