Month: October 2025

Michael LaRosa, an aide to former first lady Jill Biden, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing “sad” but said it was “probably needed.” “It’s sad. I had a really wonderful office that I squatted in an hour or two after the inauguration ended, and remained there for nearly two years,” LaRosa, who…
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Chelsea Clinton rebuked the Trump administration’s complete demolition of the White House’s East Wing in an op-ed published Thursday, calling it “a reflection of how easily history can be erased when power forgets purpose.” In the op-ed published by USA Today, the former first daughter wrote that President Trump “has the right … to pave…
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President Trump called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday after the government of Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, released an advertisement that featured remarks from former President Reagan that criticized tariffs.  The advertisement’s launch last week signalled the start of the Ontario government’s “new advertising campaign” in the U.S. against tariffs, which…
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned on Friday that President Trump’s growing involvements in Ukraine’s war with Russia and in the Caribbean Sea against Venezuela could further unravel and greatly upset the MAGA base. Paul, in an interview with Dasha Burns on Politico’s “The Conversation” podcast, said the $20 billion “economic stabilization” agreement with Argentina could…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) pleaded not guilty in a mortgage fraud case brought weeks after President Trump pressured his Justice Department to prosecute his most prominent political foes. The New York Times reported James said to the court, “Not guilty, Judge, to both counts,” when asked how she wished to plead. James…
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) blasted President Trump on Friday for halting trade talks with Canada and vowed to force Republicans to vote again on a resolution to wipe out Trump’s tariffs on the U.S.’s northern neighbor, declaring “the madness must stop.” Schumer said Trump’s tariffs on Canada are forcing American families to pay…
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The House is on vacation. The Senate is barely working. And the president is getting out of Dodge.

The New York attorney general recently declared, “I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper.”

Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a key supporter of President Trump, suggested Thursday that the president was “terribly advised” on his decision to pardon Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.  “I love President Trump; this is possibly the greatest admin of my lifetime — except for these pardons,” Lonsdale wrote Thursday in a post on social platform X,…
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Thawing permafrost in Greenland creates access to critical minerals that were previously difficult to extract or were otherwise inaccessible. Within the last month, rumblings about a major U.K. mining deal in Greenland were matched with chatter about an impending agreement between the U.S. government and Critical Minerals Corp., causing shares of that company to surge.   The latter partnership…
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Stephanie Grisham, a former aide to first lady Melania Trump, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing “jarring,” as construction is underway for President Trump’s new ballroom. “As someone who was obviously so privileged to work in the people’s house — I worked on both sides, the East Wing and the West Wing…
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The Defense Department (DOD) struck an alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) drug boat overnight in the Caribbean Sea, killing six “narco-terrorists,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed Friday morning.  Hegseth said the vessel was involved in “illicit narcotics smuggling” and moving through a “known narco-trafficking route.”  The strike, the 10th by the U.S. military since the…
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A new NBA scandal to kick off the season, Marjorie Taylor Greene splits up with Trump over bailing out Argentina and Trump himself has called off trade talks with Canada over a new ad — just some of the stories HuffPost is following today.

FBI Director Kash Patel called out sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday after the pundit suggested the arrests in connection with the NBA sports betting scandal were revenge for perceived anti-President Trump activism. Speaking with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, Patel called Smith’s claim “the single dumbest thing that I have ever heard out of…
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Law enforcement officers shot at a truck outside of a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., late Thursday night, as protests over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda rage on. The incident followed a days-long demonstration near the base, which is expected to be used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB). The Coast Guard…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) brushed off debate over the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and President Trump’s plans to build a ballroom, saying Thursday the focus should instead be on the government shutdown’s impact on federal workers in her state. Whitmer appeared on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki” to…
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Did the president’s vanity and knack for vengeance influence Time’s latest cover?

President Trump defended his decision to call off trade negotiations with Canada on Friday, accusing the U.S.’s northern neighbor of attempting to “illegally influence” a pending Supreme Court case over tariffs. “CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!” Trump posted to Truth Social. “They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs,…
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President Trump on Friday will travel to Asia for his first visit to the region since returning to the White House. The visit comes as the government shutdown hits Day 24 with no end in sight. Trump departs for Malaysia later this evening to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before visiting Japan…
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among 34 people charged in a sweeping investigation into illegal sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes. The latest case underscores how gambling scandals have long shadowed professional sports. However, the May 2018 Supreme Court ruling that lifted the federal ban on…
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His lawyers said the former special counsel is looking forward to setting the record straight on his investigations of the president.

“Now, the truth is, I don’t really give a s**t about a ballroom at the White House,” admitted Michael Kosta, before issuing his advice.

Reports this week that President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution is making Republican senators uncomfortable amid the 24-day government shutdown. GOP senators, including members of the Judiciary Committee, don’t know how to respond to the story, which broke in The New York Times on…
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The East Wing of the White House is no more. Aerial imagery showed the wing of the nation’s most famous building that has been used by first ladies for decades has been razed. In its place, President Trump intends to erect a new ballroom. Trump’s argument is that the room that is currently the largest in…
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