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White House sideswiped by ballroom demolition controversy

President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a new ballroom this week built into a full-blown controversy for the White House.

Images of the East Wing abruptly being turned into a pile of rubble caused a visceral reaction for Trump critics, who saw it as a symbol of the ways …

 

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Bill to fund SNAP in shutdown introduced in House 

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced a bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown threatens payments of the food aid in some states.

 

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Here’s what White House loses with East Wing’s demolition 

Demolition of the White House’s East Wing, itself a source of multiple controversies for more than 200 years, was completed Thursday.

 

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Whitmer: ‘No one is worried about building a ballroom’ 

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.

 

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Reagan ad that infuriated Trump set to run during World Series 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday the anti-tariffs advertisement featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, will air during the World Series before being paused Monday.

 

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Greene: Argentina bailout ‘a punch in the gut’ to American cattle ranchers 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday lambasted the Trump administration’s bailout of Argentina, calling it “one of the grossest things” she’s “ever seen.”

 

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SNAP emerges as flash point in shutdown fight 

The battle over food stamps has emerged as the latest flash point in the fierce partisan clash over government spending.

 

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Trump administration seeks to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia 

The Justice Department floated sending Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, marking the administration’s latest effort to remove the once-deported man amid its ongoing prosecution of him.

 

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