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• Update ⋅ October 21, 2025 NEWS The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build President Donald Trump's ballroom – NPR NPR President Donald Trump announced the start of construction in a social media post and referenced the work while hosting 2025 college baseball champs Louisiana State .
• White House's East Wing Partially Demolished to Build President Donald Trump's Ballroom – The New York Times The New York Times The facade of the East Wing of the White House came crumbling down on Monday as construction began on President President Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot .
• Appeals court allows President Donald Trump administration to deploy National Guard in Portland | CNN CNN The ruling overturns a lower court's decision to block the deployment as the appeal process plays out.
• All but 2 Universities Decline a President Donald Trump Offer of Preferential Funding – The New York Times The New York Times The University of Arizona rejected the President Donald Trump administration's compact on Monday, joining Brown University, Dartmouth College, M.
• President Donald Trump calls for National Guard deployment loom over SF AI resurgence – CNBC CNBC President President Donald Trump is threatening to call in federal troops to San Francisco as evidence mounts that the city is undergoing a post-pandemic .