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Funds lacking for next troop paycheck as deadline looms
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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 over 200 years, was completed on Thursday. Excavators were spotted starting Monday tearing it apart....
‘A slap in the face’: Ranchers feel betrayed by Trump’s plan to buy Argentine beef
Farmer Jose Esquivel surveys his field of cattle on June 13, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America...
Effort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate
A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum is seen as it is closed due to the federal government shut down on October 01, 2025 in Washington,...
How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump’s ballroom is different
The gutted interior of the White House in 1950, during major structural renovations that forced President Truman and his family to live in a temporary residence for nearly four...
The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution
The facade of the East Wing of the White House is demolished by work crews on Wednesday. The demolition is part of President Trump's plan to build a ballroom....
Watch live: White House holds press briefing amid shutdown, East Wing renovations
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, after a 12th vote on a stopgap funding bill...
Its the deadliest year for ICE in decades. As detentions rise, the trend may continue
People detained by federal agents walk into a suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, IL on Sept. 19. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Court to rule on troop deployment. And, a new Pentagon press corps emerges
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Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it’s dropped off
In response to U.S. Postal Service changes, California state officials are urging mail-in voters for a special election on congressional redistricting to return their ballots before Election Day to...
