US Edition5 Things to Know for Oct. 23: White House Demolition, National Guard, Lethal Boat Strikes, Louvre Heist, Russia Sanctions
President Trump’s East Wing demolition bypasses preservationist concerns for a $300 million privately funded ballroom project, amid expanded federal law enforcement and sanctions actions.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is demolishing the White House East Wing to build a $300 million ballroom, a project the administration says is privately funded despite preservationists' concerns.
- A lineup of legal disputes is unfolding over the Trump administration's efforts to deploy US troops and the National Guard, with Oregon and Portland appealing, while the Supreme Court considers Chicago and federal agents head to San Francisco today.
- Since the start of September, the US military conducted strikes on two suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific, killing all aboard, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced.
- In Paris, thieves executed a daytime heist stealing $100 million in jewelry from the Louvre museum via a truck-mounted ladder and unmonitored balcony, alarming French officials.
- The move coincided with reports of continued strikes in Ukraine, including a drone attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv.
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Satellite images reveal destruction at the White House amid ballroom project controve
New satellite photos show the East Wing of the White House has been completely demolished to make way for a grand ballroom; The revelation fuels backlash over costs and transparency as Trump defends the $300 million project
With East Wing nearly demolished, White House looks for more donors to help fund ballroom
WASHINGTON — The White House is looking for more donors to help fund President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom. The president’s team has released a list of companies and wealthy individuals who have pledged to contribute to the project’s cost, but it has not said how much each is giving or specified how much Trump himself intends to pony up.
East Wing erased: Demolition complete for Trump’s US$300m White House ballroom
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 — Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House’s entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump’s giant new US$300 million (RM1.3 billion) ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday.The completion of the wrecking work came as the White House released a list of donors to the ballroom including Apple, Google and Meta.A grey and brown patch of rubble can now be seen in the area that used to be occup…
Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing, satellite images reveal
WASHINGTON: Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300mil ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday. Read full story
The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution
The entire East Wing of the White House could be fully demolished as soon as this weekend. A White House official not authorized to speak on the record tells NPR the demolition phase of President Trump’s project to build a 90,000 square foot ballroom, is ahead of schedule.Although Trump initially said the project wouldn’t “interfere with the current building” and would be “near it but not touching it,” he explained Wednesday that “in order to do…
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