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WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart McLaurin knew it was coming. An entire wing of the White House, a building he calls “the most special, important building on the planet,” was going to be replaced to make way for a ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to add to the building. But when McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, saw …

Kathryn Bigelow is happy A House of Dynamite is sparking conversations. That’s her initial — and genuinely enthusiastic — response to The Hollywood Reporter when asked about Bloomberg’s recent report that the Pentagon sent out an internal memo about her film, criticizing its depiction of the United States’ nuclear missile defense system. The movie’s view is based on Bigelow and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s musings about a potential third-term bid for the White House have run up against at least one obstacle: House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, the Republican leader who has built his career by drawing closer to Trump, said they have discussed the issue, but the speaker held the line against a Constitution-bending third term. “I …

Topline The White House fired all members of the Commission of Fine Arts on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post, making the cuts as the commissioners were expected to review construction plans for controversial Trump-backed projects like the massive proposed White House ballroom. President Donald Trump holds models of an arch as he delivers remarks during a ballroom fundraising dinner …

EXPANDING THE U.S. INDUSTRIAL BASE AND SECURING OUR SUPPLY CHAINS: Today in Tokyo, President Donald J. Trump announced major projects advancing Japan’s previous $550 billion investment commitment to the United States to further revitalize the U.S. industrial base, signed a landmark critical minerals agreement with Japan, secured historic purchases of U.S. energy, and deepened U.S.-Japan cooperation in combatting illegal drug …

“South Park” will break from its typical release pattern for a special episode debuting on Friday evening, timed to Halloween. The second episode of the newly inaugurated Season 28, titled “The Woman in the Hat,” will tackle the news of President Trump’s demolition of the east wing of the White House and his plans to construct a new ballroom on …

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects  The Washington Post White House fires all six members of independent federal agency charged with advising the president on design  CNN Trump Fires Entire Agency Overseeing His Construction Projects  The Daily Beast ‘This is not normal’: Analysts astounded by Trump’s ‘obscene’ new ballroom move  rawstory.com White House Terminates Entire Design Review Panel Ahead …

House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim has answered the Pentagon after it contended his Netflix thriller, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, inaccurately portrays how U.S. defense systems react to an incoming nuclear missile attack. “We respectfully disagree,” Oppenheim told MSNBC’s The Weekend program after the Pentagon in an Oct. 16 internal memo argued U.S. missile interceptors “have displayed a 100 percent …

Nobody Wants This returned to Netflix for its second season with more tales of love in Los Angeles. The Adam Brody/Kristen Bell-led rom-com series topped the streamer’s latest TV charts with 8.6M views across its first four days. This was only slightly down on its first season’s opening numbers, which brought 10.3M views last year. The second season continues to …

House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia went back and forth during a private call with House Republicans on Tuesday, according to two sources on the call, as tensions rise during the government shutdown. Greene, who has been publicly critical of Johnson’s decision to keep the House out of session, took her criticism directly to …