{"id":522081,"date":"2025-10-23T11:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/522081\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:43:37","slug":"daily-briefing-east-wing-is-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/522081\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Briefing: East Wing is history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Almost through the week!<strong>\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolefallert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicole Fallert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong>. Turns out all this pumpkin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2025\/10\/22\/is-pumpkin-good-for-you\/86716881007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:good for us;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">good for us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Skim Thurday&#8217;s news:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The East Wing&#8217;s torn facade has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/east-wing-demolitions-underway-white-183546714.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sparked criticism;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sparked criticism<\/a> from historical societies and some political figures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Who&#8217;s going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/glazing-trumps-puppet-knicks-heated-030922337.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:rule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rule<\/a> the Big Apple?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Sudden East Wing demolition stirs controversey<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the White House first released the plans for construction of a ballroom in July, President Donald Trump told reporters that the 90,000-square-foot addition was &#8220;not touching&#8221; the building&#8217;s East Wing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Fewer than three months later,\u00a0bulldozers have removed the entire East Wing of the White House. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/sudden-change-plans-trump-demolish-213350649.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trump told reporters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump told reporters<\/a> Wednesday the decision to tear down the entire structure was made after &#8220;tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>A Trump ballroom commences with &#8220;no approvals.&#8221;<\/strong> A congressional aide familiar with the process told USA TODAY that no reviews were submitted for approval by the National Capital Planning Commission, which provides building and zoning advice in the capital and approves various federal construction plans. The White House said in response that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-waltzes-ballroom-controversy-two-214017335.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:such approval was not required;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">such approval was not required<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What is the East Wing? <\/strong>The modern version of the East Wing was added to the White House in 1942. It had been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/east-wing-demolitions-underway-white-183546714.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:traditional location;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traditional location<\/a> for the first lady\u2019s offices until demolition began this week<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Federal agents are headed to San Francisco<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Francisco Chronicle reported that more than 100 federal agents, including those from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, would begin arriving as soon as Thursday to San Francisco to carry out immigration operations. The federal agents&#8217; pending arrival in Northern California comes days after a\u00a0federal appeals court agreed that Trump\u00a0could send 200 National Guard troops\u00a0to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests, as part of his campaign to strengthen immigration enforcement nationwide.<strong> It is unclear if National Guard troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/federal-agents-headed-san-francisco-060911583.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:will be deployed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will be deployed<\/a> in San Francisco.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More news to know now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What&#8217;s the weather today?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Check your local forecast here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Check your local forecast here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heated moments from NYC mayor&#8217;s debate<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a lively\u00a0debate Wednesday, Democratic frontrunner\u00a0Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker, sought to portray himself as mayoral material ahead of Election Day. He stood between former Gov.\u00a0Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Republican candidate\u00a0Curtis Sliwa.\u00a0But Mamdani struggled to address how he would restructure NYC schools while Cuomo, polling in second, tried to account for his past, including resigning as governor.\u00a0Sliwa, the GOP candidate, called out his opponents&#8217; opposition to President Trump. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/glazing-trumps-puppet-knicks-heated-030922337.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here are all the key moments;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are all the key moments<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Grayson murder trial is underway<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Testimony began in the\u00a0murder trial of Sean Grayson, a former\u00a0Illinois sheriff&#8217;s deputy who\u00a0fatally shot Sonya Massey,\u00a0a Black woman who called police for help. Sangamon County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy Dawson Farley, Grayson&#8217;s partner, told jurors he didn&#8217;t &#8220;see or hear anything&#8221; that would have made Grayson draw his service weapon. Farley testified that he was &#8220;caught off guard&#8221; by Grayson firing his firearm and that it didn&#8217;t follow training. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/sonya-massey-called-911-help-182358864.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here&#039;s what else witnesses said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s what else witnesses said<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s talkersWho is to blame for brazen $102 million jewelry heist?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Louvre&#8217;s outdated security system failed to detect robbers in time to prevent a\u00a0daytime heist of eight French crown jewels\u00a0worth millions, the museum&#8217;s director said Wednesday\u00a0before the French Senate&#8217;s Culture, Education and Sport Committee. The daytime heist of\u00a0eight French crown jewels\u00a0worth millions shocked the world and sparked criticism over the museum&#8217;s lapses in security. <strong>Some French officials have called the incident a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/louvre-director-blames-aging-security-024245183.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:national humiliation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national humiliation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The window believed to have been used in a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a3abc02fad6721018466b7337a6b36af.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The window believed to have been used in a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>Photo of the day: Misty&#8217;s r\u00e9v\u00e9rence<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Misty Copeland, the first Black woman to serve as a principal dancer at the renowned American Ballet Theatre, danced for the final time with the company Wednesday in New York City. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/entertainment\/entertainthis\/2025\/10\/23\/misty-copeland-oprah-final-performance\/86846855007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch Copeland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch Copeland<\/a> hug Oprah before revealing advice she&#8217;d give to her younger self (and now we&#8217;re crying).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(From left) Misty Copeland and Oprah Winfrey attend the American Ballet Theatre fall gala in New York City on Wednesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/32d4eb0bdf3d4bd92e4702e173eb41e6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(From left) Misty Copeland and Oprah Winfrey attend the American Ballet Theatre fall gala in New York City on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/know-apos-finish-cup-sign-175623038.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up for the email here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for the email here<\/a>. Want to send Nicole a note?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0her an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/east-wing-white-house-ice-national-guard-nyc-mayor-louvre\/86848354007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:East Wing, ICE, NYC mayor, Sean Grayson trial, Louvre robbery, Misty Copeland: Daily Briefing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">East Wing, ICE, NYC mayor, Sean Grayson trial, Louvre robbery, Misty Copeland: Daily Briefing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Almost through the week!\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f I&#8217;m Nicole Fallert. Turns out all this pumpkin is good for us. 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