Press Room Becomes a Classroom: Leavitt Schools Journos on History of White House Renovations [WATCH]

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A history lesson in the press room. The White House press room crackled Thursday as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt faced off with CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang over the temporary demolition of the East Wing. Leavitt was armed not just with talking points, but with a folder of century-old photographs and the certainty of someone who’d done her homework. Jiang pressed hard, suggesting President Donald Trump believed he could “tear down whatever he wants” without oversight. Leavitt didn’t blink. “No, it’s something that presidents have done for years and years,” she said, pulling out photo after photo. “In fact, I

Stand Down or Stand Trial: Deputy AG Warns Golden State Lawmakers to Play Nice With ICE

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It read like both a warning and a dare. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a blistering letter Thursday to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and San Francisco D.A. Brooke Jenkins, warning them to step back from interfering with federal immigration enforcement — or face the consequences. Blanche’s message was clear and cold: any attempt to arrest or impede federal officers enforcing immigration law is both “illegal and futile.” The clash erupted after Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin issued a fiery statement Wednesday, threatening to arrest federal agents if they “break California law.” “Reports

Trump Turns Off the Tap: Admin Pressures Putin With Fresh Round of Oil Sanctions

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The Treasury Department moved decisively Wednesday, unveiling a sweeping new round of sanctions against Russia — aimed squarely at the two oil giants that, in the administration’s words, “fund the Kremlin’s war machine.” The measures target Rosneft Oil Company, Lukoil OAO, and dozens of their subsidiaries. In a statement, the Trump administration said the sanctions were imposed because of “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine.” “Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless

The Obamalisk Rises — and Falters: Trump Torches Obama’s Presidential Library [WATCH]

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President Donald Trump didn’t mince words Tuesday, taking aim at the design of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump said simply, “It’s not too pretty. He wanted only women and DEI to build it. Well? That’s what they got.” Obama’s $850 million library, rising on Chicago’s South Side, has faced criticism for its towering, obelisk-like design. Trump drew a sharp contrast with his own record as a builder. “I built a great building in Chicago, as you know — a big, beautiful building, one of the tallest buildings in the country

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