What to Know About the White House East Wing and Its History
The East Wing has been a base for the first lady, an entryway for social functions and an emergency bunker.Read More
Drug-Smuggling Submarines on Display at Latin American Naval Base
A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.Read More
Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps
The Defense Department said that dozens of new reporters had agreed to sign the Pentagon’s rules on reporting, which have been rejected by many major news organizations.Read More
The White House Wrecking Ball
President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing has struck a nerve in Washington and beyond.Read More
Trump Said He Wouldn’t Touch the East Wing. Then He Tore It All Down.
President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not affect the East Wing. The White House now says it was cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish it.Read More
Mamdani Plans to Keep Tisch as Police Commissioner if Elected NYC Mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s intention to retain Jessica Tisch is likely to placate powerful New Yorkers who have lobbied Mr. Mamdani to keep her.Read More
Border Patrol Plans Immigration Crackdown in S.F. Bay Area
Border Patrol agents are being sent to a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., ahead of an immigration operation in the San Francisco region.Read More
As Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Sworn In to Congress
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, along with the state’s attorney general, argued that the speaker had no authority to delay swearing her into office.Read More
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance
“It’s like we have given up,” one Republican lawmaker said.Read More
University of Virginia Makes Deal With White House to Halt Investigations
The Justice Department had been scrutinizing one of the nation’s premier public universities over accusations of civil rights violations.Read More