News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• President Donald Trump's White House demolition for ballroom sparks backlash – YouTube YouTube President President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom is sparking concerns after bulldozers began ripping off parts of the East Wing as part of the .
• President Donald Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws amid text message allegations – YouTube YouTube President President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, Paul Ingrassia, has withdrawn from consideration.
• President Donald Trump puts Putin talks on hold as Kremlin rejects ceasefire, attacks Ukraine – NBC News NBC News President Donald President Donald Trump said meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin would be a “waste of time” just before Russia carried out strikes across Ukraine.
• Republicans have a rare beef with President Donald Trump over suggestion he'll import red meat – NBC News NBC News Republicans are publicly and privately pushing back on President Donald President Donald Trump's idea of importing beef from Argentina.
• President Donald President Donald Trump is using the American military and the CIA to blow up small boats off the coast of Venezuela suspected of carrying .