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Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report.

In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26, told independent journalist Ken Klippenstein that agents visited his home after he participated in a June protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Arizona. The two agents, who only identified themselves as "James" and "Keith", were recorded on Serafini's security camera.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that President Donald Trump's "main priority" at the moment is constructing a $200 million ballroom addition to the White House.

When she was asked whether Trump had any plans for additional White House renovations, she replied, "Not to my knowledge, no, but he's a builder at heart, clearly. And so his heart and his mind is always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds. But at this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."

Dozens of political leaders throughout Latin America are condemning US President Donald Trump’s boat-bombing spree, which began in the Caribbean last month but has since spread to the Pacific Ocean.

In a letter posted by Progressive International on its X account, the Latin American leaders from across the region said that Trump’s campaign of extrajudicial killings of purported drug traffickers is threatening peace and stability in Latin America, and is likely a pretext for further military intervention in the region.

With the second-longest federal government shutdown dragging on and Americans concerned about soaring health insurance premiums and coverage losses, Congressman Ro Khanna on Thursday again made the case for Medicare for All.

On CNBC‘s “Squawk Box,” co-host Joe Kernen made clear he doesn’t support Medicare for All but expressed concern about rising premiums. He also admitted, “I don’t know what the answer is.”

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is down 9 points in the Virginia gubernatorial race, but in a new statement, she says Democrats are "desperate" to stop her.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, a Democrat, and Speaker Don Scott, also a Democrat, asked that lawmakers return to Richmond to navigate redistricting matters.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that a White House ballroom was President Donald Trump's "main priority" despite an ongoing government shutdown.

During Thursday's White House briefing, CBS correspondent Weijia Jiang asked Leavitt if the administration's position was that "the president tears down anything he wants without oversight." The question came hours after crews completed the unexpected demolition of the White House's East Wing.

President Donald Trump's former White House aide shredded him for demolishing the East Wing of the iconic, centuries-old building that represents the American presidency, and warned the project "reeks of bribery and corruption."

Speaking to MSNBC's Chris Jansing, former Trump deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews sounded the alarm about the "corruption" involved in the project itself.

A close ally of Donald Trump, whose entreaties to the president to select a friend of his as the transportation secretary fell on deaf ears, resorted to having his team search for “dirt” on eventual pick Sean Duffy, reports The Guardian.

According to a new book coming out from ABC’s Jonathan Karl, the former reality TV personality lobbied to be tapped for the UN ambassador slot but Trump had already promised that spot to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), which later fell apart because he needed her to remain in the House.

Republican US Sen. Josh Hawley is once again posing as the defender of a program he recently voted to cut.

On Wednesday, the Missouri senator introduced legislation that would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the duration of the government shutdown as families across the country brace for benefit disruptions and cuts beginning as soon as November 1, potentially impacting more than 40 million people.

Appearing with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who made his daily sojourn to speak to reporters and blame Democrats for the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned travelers that he can’t guarantee what will happen next week.

With no end in sight for the shutdown coming to an end, despite Republican control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Duffy stated that next week, already-stressed air traffic controllers will not get paid as normal and there is no telling how that would impact flight schedules.