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Trump’s Ballroom Bulldozes East Wing, Oversight in Chaos
Washington, DC — The sound that carried across the South Grounds this week was not ceremony but machinery, excavators chewing into brick and plaster...
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East wing partly demolished as Trump pushes 999-seat ballroom
Washington , The sound that carried across the South Grounds on Monday was not the ceremonial music of an arrival or the whisper of...
Trump crowns himself in AI clip, dumps on dissent
WASHINGTON — A president who fears the people resorts to cartoons. Donald Trump spent the weekend posting a juvenile AI fantasy that crowns him...
Millions fill ‘No Kings’ rallies as GOP stays quiet
New York — The day began with a promise of calm and a warning about force. By nightfall, both had shown their power. In...
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Marco Rubio nationality: the simplest fact in a complicated story
The question is straightforward: Marco Rubio is American. He was born in Florida and built a life that still orbits Miami even as his...
Chicago standoff as Texas Guard arrives at Elwood, judge sets hearing
Pennsylvania — By midweek, a column of charter buses eased through the gates of the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center in Will County. On...
Comey in court, a test of DOJ independence under pressure
Alexandria — Before sunrise, a line formed along Duke Street, television crews lifted tripods into place, and the courthouse plaza filled with onlookers. By midmorning,...
Madagascar’s president installs army general as prime minister as Gen Z...
Madagascar’s most volatile political crisis in years is now a test of whether power can calm the street by changing faces at the top....
Shutdown Day 6: Burbank Airport tower goes dark for hours
California — The control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport went quiet, then stayed that way for hours. From about 4:15 p.m. until 10 p.m....
Pam Bondi’s first Senate grilling tests DOJ independence
Washington — The most consequential oversight hearing of the year opened Tuesday in Hart 216, with Attorney General Pam Bondi seated before the Senate Judiciary...
Judge smacks down Trump’s Portland troop stunt
Washington — A federal judge in Oregon just put a hard stop on President Donald Trump’s latest show-of-force script, a plan to muscle National Guard...
Marco Rubio net worth: salary, assets, and what the disclosures show
Marco Rubio’s wealth sits in a modest range for a Cabinet official, with income built on public salary, past book royalties, and home equity...
Shutdown day 6 shows a government that won’t govern
Washington — The sixth day of the federal shutdown opened with no breakthrough in sight and a new threat hanging over hundreds of thousands...
Syria elections 2025: Vote counting before vote casting
Damascus. Syria elections 2025 arrived without a public ballot. In governorate halls, roughly six thousand vetted electors filed past plastic seals and red wax,...
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US Inflation Cools to 3% as Wall Street Bets on a...
Washington — US inflation edged back to 3.0 percent in September while a crucial measure of underlying pressures cooled, a mixed result that cheered...
West Bank annexation bills jolt Israel’s coalition, anger US
Jerusalem — The Israeli parliament’s decision to advance two measures that would apply Israeli law in the occupied territory has turned a long running argument...
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