Today’s notice: The president makes his moves. Another Democratic talkathon in the Senate. GOP campaigns spend big at Trump properties. The electability debate is back — but why? Plus: Mamdani’s best debate zinger.
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Going for it. On Wednesday, much of Washington was shocked by the president’s unilateral decision to demolish the entire East Wing of the White House as part of his ballroom construction project. Previously, he promised not to “interfere with the current building.” Historic preservationists say he is violating a slew of laws.
Donald Trump has long espoused an expanded version of executive power and promised to use it to do things quickly that would upset the establishment. Check.
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He has suggested he might pay for additional renovations at the White House with some of the more than $200 million in taxpayer money he is demanding the DOJ give him as punitive damages for cases brought against him after his first term. Vengeance was a key campaign theme, and $200 million is a lot of vengeance. Check.