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Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention

By SARA CLINE and VALERIE GONZALEZ
Oct 22, 2025 7:16 pm - Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say they received inadequate care in a letter Wednesday that calls on the Trump administration to stop holding expectant mothers in federal detention facilities.
Trump defends East Wing demolition, raises ballroom price to $300 million

By Dan Diamond and Cat Zakrzewski
Oct 22, 2025 6:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised the estimate of his planned White House ballroom, saying that the project would cost $300 million - up from his initial claim of $200 million - and defended the decision to tear down the East Wing amid widespread complaints.
‘Less food for more people’: Thousands could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown, advocates warn

By Marni Pyke
Oct 22, 2025 6:46 pm - “For every meal that we provide, SNAP provides nine. So we’re just simply not at the scale of SNAP,” food pantry expert says.
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Oct 22, 2025 3:13 pm - The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking an expansion of the Trump administration's campaign against drug trafficking in South America.
‘Our hands are tied’: Can anyone stop Trump’s tear-down of the East Wing?

By Dan Diamond, Paul Schwartzman, Jonathan Edwards
Oct 22, 2025 2:41 pm - Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.
Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GENE JOHNSON
Oct 22, 2025 12:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities — over the objections of mayors and governors — have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings.
Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed

By SEUNG MIN KIM and KEVIN FREKING
Oct 22, 2025 8:27 am - President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.
Trump has claimed millions from the government. He has power to order payment.

By Perry Stein
Oct 22, 2025 8:05 am - The president has claimed he was damaged by investigations and wants compensation. “It sort of looks bad. I’m suing myself,” he acknowledged.
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say

By SUSIE BLANN
Oct 22, 2025 8:01 am - A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday, as U.S.-led efforts to end the war floundered and Ukraine’s president sought more foreign military help.
Vance denies the U.S. dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Oct 22, 2025 7:58 am - U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and other top U.S. envoys visit Israel this week to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

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