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Why Trump is obsessed with building a White House ballroom As President Trump bends the federal government to fit his agenda, he is also gilding the White House to suit his aesthetics. And there's one more thing he really wants: a ballroom.

President Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House. It’s an idea he’s been pitching for at least 15 years. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

A lot of people have been asking how to help public radio/TV weather this current storm. One of my concerns has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. This new site offers a roadmap. adoptastation.org

Congress delivers Trump a win with tax and spending bill : The NPR Politics Podcast Congress narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill this week. We discuss what the GOP victory could mean for the 2026 midterm elections. And, we look at the message the…

Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

The annual @cwsoftballgame is coming up on July 16. This year I am playing for my friend Dr. Patricia Gaffney, who has metastatic breast cancer. The game raises money for the @youngsurvivalcoalition, which helps young women facing breast cancer. Buy tix: www.gofevo.com/event/2025CWSG

The Rose Garden demolition is underway. “We’re going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass,” Trump said May 4.

This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.

In honor of Senator Durbin's @durbin.senate.gov retirement announcement, I share the greatest House floor speech of all time via @c-span.bsky.social. www.c-span.org/clip/house-p...

OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!

Very cool to win an Ambie! A giant thank you to the Podcast Academy and our dedicated, engaged listeners who come to us for political news.

Opinion | The AP’s Freedom of Speech—and Yours A brazen attempt to punish us for using words Trump dislikes.

"Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s." Julie Pace lays out the stakes in AP's suit to restore access to cover the president. They are fighting for all of us.

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He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second 15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks

Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti

Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more

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The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.

Mine obviously know it is me, and are trying to get more cash.

I have a refurbished air wrap and it has really changed the game for me.

One of the great gifts my 6 year old has given me is having no interest in those books. His big brother loved them.

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Standing by in the briefing room for President Trump’s first press briefing in this room since he left office.

The first press briefing of the second Trump term and the aisles were so packed it took considerable effort just to get to NPR’s seat.

The funeral for Jimmy Carter is wrapping up in the Washington National Cathedral.

Now, you may not have heard of Phyllis Adams. She is a long-time Delta flight attendant and vocalist. The Carters saw her perform in 2017 at a Carter Center event and were so wowed they asked her to sing at the former president’s funeral. These details say a lot about Carter’s approach to life. 5/5

The musical tributes are also of note. Of course, you’ve heard of Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood. They will sing Carter’s favorite song “Imagine” by John Lennon. The lyrics are resonant with Carter’s life’s work. Carter met the country superstars through their work for Habitat for Humanity. 4/

Other notable tributes will be read by the sons of the late President Ford and Vice President Mondale. The men both wrote eulogies for Carter, but he outlasted them. Their sons will read the tributes to Carter they wrote years ago. 3/

All of the living US presidents are expected to be here, including President-elect Donald Trump. President Biden is the only one delivering remarks. He goes way back with Carter to the 1970’s when Biden was the first national political figure to endorse Carter’s run for the presidency. 2/

Hello from the Washington National Cathedral, where a memorial for President Carter is set to begin at 10 AM. The seats in the cathedral are already filling in. 1/

The Annual Can't Let It Go Year End Extravaganza The NPR Politics Podcast Plus · Episode

Every year the @npr.org Politics Podcast does a Can’t Let It Go extravaganza. It’s a lot of fun. Consider it a palate cleanser as we head into the new year. open.spotify.com/episode/1pNT...