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Beneath Trump's ballroom legal case: A brief history of the White House bunker

By MIKE CATALINI
Apr 22, 2026 1:23 pm - President Donald Trump’s court fight over the $400 million White House East Wing ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site. Secrecy surrounding White House security makes details hard to come by.
Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions

By BERNARD CONDON
Apr 22, 2026 9:46 am - The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING
Apr 22, 2026 8:00 am - Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets

By Maggie Dougherty
Apr 21, 2026 8:00 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Pentagon details record $1.5 trillion budget request

By Tara Copp and Noah Robertson
Apr 21, 2026 7:07 pm - The Pentagon unveiled Tuesday how it plans to spend $1.5 trillion requested in next year’s defense budget, even as some lawmakers cautioned the massive bill is unlikely to pass a sharply divided Congress.
Virginia voters approve redrawing congressional map to favor Democrats

By Gregory S. Schneider and Praveena Somasundaram
Apr 21, 2026 4:44 pm - Virginia voters approved a referendum to draw new congressional districts that could add as many as four Democratic seats to the House of Representatives, the Associated Press projects, awarding Democrats an advantage in the national redistricting war begun by Republicans.
Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 21, 2026 9:12 am - There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa. He has been criticizing the “handful of tyrants” and “chains of corruption” that have held parts of the continent hostage for centuries.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Apr 21, 2026 8:21 am - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.
Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump's push to deploy National Guard to Chicago

By Jon Seidel
Apr 20, 2026 2:09 pm - Six months after she blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into Chicago, a federal judge Monday confirmed that the orders triggering the deployment are no longer in effect and dismissed the lawsuit that challenged them.
Trump orders more access to psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and ibogaine

By Dan Diamond
Apr 18, 2026 5:09 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered new efforts to boost federal research into psychedelics and make the drugs available in controlled therapeutic settings, flanked by military veterans who said the move would save lives.

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