President Trump begins 6-day Asia trip in Malaysia
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US President Donald Trump is in Japan today, continuing his series of key meetings with leaders in Asia, as the government shutdown drags on in the United States. Follow for live updates.
President Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for his new ballroom exposed a "loophole" in the nation's main preservation law.
Trump has began demolishing the White House's East Wing, as he prepares for his latest change— a ball room paid by billionaires and top businesses.
Trump may have destroyed American history by razing the East Wing, but at least these corporations and rich people get to buy access to the president.
"This is a major renovation by a president who will not even be able to benefit from this vanity project," said ex-WH aide Yemisi Egbewole.
Trump's quote from July 2025 circulated online as partial demolition began on the White House's East Wing in October 2025.
In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government will not say how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children.
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