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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.

President Donald Trump continues to face public backlash over his complete teardown of the East Wing of the White House, prompting the co-hosts of "The View" to recall the uproar when Michelle Obama planted a vegetable garden.

"I want us to recognize that this is not a left or right issue," host Whoopi Goldberg said about the demolition of the White House building. "This is an issue of being an American and being able to say 'this is what we like and this is what we don't like.,' and I don't know anybody who thinks that a president should not have to go to the Senate or Congress or to someone for some oversight!"

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) faced backlash from a key Trump insider after she refused to drop calls to release files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and urged Republicans to negotiate with Democrats on lowering health care costs.

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer claimed on X that President Donald Trump was no longer on speaking terms with Greene.

The House Judiciary and Oversight and Reform Committee Democrats announced on Thursday that they will be investigating President Donald Trump's alleged shakedown of the Justice Department for $230 million.

The New York Times reported this week that Trump wants $230 million in restitution from his own DOJ over the investigations he faced during his first term and after his 2020 election loss.

Both times he was inaugurated — January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2025 — President Donald Trump entered the White House with Republican majorities in the U.S. Senate as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. But Democratic strategists are hoping that the 2026 midterms will play out like the 2018 midterms, which found Democrats flipping the House with a net gain of 40 seats. And some Democrats argued that the 2018 blue wave in Congress' lower chamber would have been even larger if House districts hadn't been so badly gerrymandered.

It remains to be seen, however, what will happen in 2026, and Trump is hoping that next year's midterms won't be a replay of 2018.

Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance, received a pardon after months of boosting a crypto venture owned by President Donald Trump's family.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump signed off on the pardon on Wednesday. Advisers said that the president sympathized with claims that the Biden administration prosecuted Zhao for political reasons.

“This is dangerous. What are you doing?” was one of the responses to Donald Trump after he agreed to nominate former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his Department of Homeland Security director.

That is according to excerpts from a new book by journalist Jonathan Karl titled, “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America,” and published by The Guardian.

House Republicans’ faith in House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) winning the battle for public opinion in the government shutdown is looking more and more misplaced, reported the Washington Post.

According to a Thursday report, Johnson sent his caucus home after sending their budget bill to the GOP-majority Senate in the belief the Senate Democrats would fold under pressure from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) – but that has turned into a big bust.

Real America's Voice host Emily Finn said she did not believe the White House "looks destroyed" after President Donald Trump demolished the building's East Wing to make room for his $250 million gilded ballroom project.

"President Trump is having some renovations done at the White House," the pro-MAGA host told reporter Brian Glenn on Thursday. "Many on the left claim it's unprecedented. Earlier this week, even Hillary Clinton posted on X, saying it's not his house, it's your house, and he's destroying it."