Workers have dropped a building wrap with a rendering of the North Portico on it over the scaffolding that has been erected around the columns.
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Tense moment during a recess of the Jack Smith hearing on Capitol Hill as former DC Poloce Officer Michael Fanone confronted Trump supporter Ivan Raiklin threats he said Raiklin was making. Raiklin can be seen holding a phone, recording video. For @bloomberg.com
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is sworn in before the House Committee on the Judiciary “My approach has always been the same: follow the facts & the law, without fear or favor.” For @bloomberg.com
Good news, everyone. I've updated my publicly-available 119th Congress calendar so that it now includes House session days for 2026. Here's the link: calendar.google.com/calendar/emb... If you want it in ical format (to import): calendar.google.com/calendar/ica...
A Secret Service agent stands guard as President Trump waves form the beast, as he prepares to depart following what aides described as a “routine health checkup” that will nonetheless draw close scrutiny of the 79-year-old U.S. president's vitality. (📷 for @reuters.com)
Birds fly as a helicopter with HMX-1 lands ahead of the arrival U.S. President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the President's annual physical exam, in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., October 10, 2025. (📷 for @reuters.com)
The #HarvestMoon is the full moon nearest the autumn equinox, lighting fields for evening harvests. Here, it rises over the National Mall during the sixth day of a shutdown of the U.S. Federal Government. (📷for @reuters.com)
The plaque at the base of statues of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein reads “In Honor of Friendship Month”
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fact checks POTUS during a tour of the Federal Reserve Building. Powell: "You just added in a third building." Trump: “It’s a building that’s being built.” Powell: “It was built 5 years ago.” 📷 for @reuters.com
People gather outside security fencing near the White House as PM Netenyahu dines with Pres. Trump. The two leaders are meeting to discuss Iran, Gaza ceasefire efforts and upcoming U.S. tariffs on Israeli goods. (📷 for @gettyimages.com)
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine. (📰: @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/h...
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
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Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs — Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies. (📰: @wsj.com) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies.
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Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE (Gift Article)
The Trump crackdown has reached the volcanic Island of Hawaii, where immigrants, some of them undocumented, are crucial to cultivating the rare coffee.
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President Trump returns to the White House Friday, May 16, 2025, following his whirlwind four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which notably sidelined Netanyahu, marking a new Middle East order. (📷 for @nytimes.com)
What does the American home look like without Chinese products?. This very smartly executed build by the @nytimes.com looks at the many essentials that are likely to become more expensive with the new tariffs. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Your Home Without China (Gift Article)
We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
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F.B.I. agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on Friday, accusing Hannah Dugan of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities — a major escalation of the Trump administration’s fight with local officials over deportations. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump Live Updates: China Tariffs, Ukraine-Russia War and More
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For @propublica.org with @alecmac.bsky.social: A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords www.propublica.org/article/kush...
A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords
“It was like a heavyweight sparring featherweights,” the attorney said about his time representing companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive...
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The Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included @theatlantic.com’s Jeffrey Goldberg. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
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White House moves to pick the Pool journalists who can cover Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
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The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...
U.S. Clashes With European Allies at the U.N. Over Ukraine
The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.
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The AP has sued Trump officials over the White House ban. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban (Gift Article)
The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.
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Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The Associated Press. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
Fox News, CNN and Other Outlets Urge White House to Drop AP Ban
Dozens of major news organizations, including some conservative outlets, urged the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from press events.
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To journalists: Flashes is launching next Tuesday, February 25th! I’ve set up a website where you can find the Press Kit (under “In the Press”) and a link to the FAQs: www.flashes.blue
Flashes - A Photo & Video App for Bluesky
Flashes - A Photo & Video App for Bluesky
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"The fact that the owner of this paper uncritically agreed, and laughed, while someone else denigrated and lied about one of our staffers is a low point for this newspaper." "It's hard enough to be a journalist these days without Dr. Patrick disparaging us." www.status.news/p/patrick-so...
Dr. Patrick or Dr. Doom?
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong backed false claims against his own reporter, sparking newsroom fury.
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
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