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“As construction proceeds on the White House grounds, employees should refrain from taking and sharing photographs of the grounds, to include the East Wing, without prior approval”

— Warning letter from Treasury official

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Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Let's see how that government ban on White House demolition photos is going.

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October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The Difference Between Gerrymandering and Redistricting
“Trump said he’s going to steal five Congressional seats in Texas and gerrymander his way into a win," said Gov. Newsom.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of Muir Woods National Monument
An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.
19thnews.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Baltimore” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Baltimore · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see resulting from the dismantling of their agency, wh...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists
Abigail Dillen sees the increase of lawsuits targeting green groups as just one of the growing threats to environmental advocacy organizations — and the people who staff them.
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April 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
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April 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Gazan detainees tell BBC of torture by IDF and Israel Prison Service
Interviews with five men held in the months after the Hamas attacks reveal allegations of violence and abuse, adding to reports of misconduct by military and prison staff.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for swift deportations
A federal judge had last month paused the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics
The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.
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April 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
A federal judge in Rhode Island says she'll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars.
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April 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Trump's new tariffs will hit lower-income households the hardest
While Trump campaigned on a pledge to lower prices for struggling Americans, his tariffs are expected to increase the cost of everything from kids’ shoes to fresh produce.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the CDC's lead poisoning program will be reinstated.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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DOGE effort to rewrite Social Security code could have catastrophic consequences, experts warn
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team want to rebuild the Social Security Administration's base code, which is written in a computing language from the 1960s, to one that's more m...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Ex-Costa Rica president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa
Former Costa Rica President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says the U.S. government’s unexplained cancelation of his visa won’t stop his public criticism.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding
A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC
A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it n...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Trump threats open 'floodgate' of inquiries from U.S. physicians about moving north | CBC News
Canada's health-care system could stand to benefit from the political upheaval unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump as American physicians look to move north and Canadians forgo opportunities sout...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report
National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell Politico
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump's plans to cut its workforce
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego says he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Alabama can't prosecute groups who help women travel to get an abortion, federal judge says
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama attorney general can't prosecute groups who help Alabama women obtain abortions in another state. U.S.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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US judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children in the United States.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM