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Philadelphia DA says he'll keep piece of Trump's White House ballroom 'after we all blow it up'

Chanley Painter reports on the legal battle surrounding White House ballroom construction after an appeals court blocked the project. Former administration official Stephen Miller argues the facility is a national security necessity. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday he was going to keep a piece of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom as a paperweight "after we all blow it up." "In about 10 to 15 years, we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces," Krasner said, according to video footage obtained by WCAU. "And I'm going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. And do you know what that paper weight's going to be? It's going to be a piece of the ballroom after we blow it up." Krasner, who has previously called Trump a fascist and said he would hunt down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offic

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Federal appeals court declines to dismiss criminal charges against US congresswoman

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Federal appeals court declines to dismiss criminal charges against US congresswoman

LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey, was charged with interfering with an arrest in May 2025 at ICE facility A federal appeals court has declined to dismiss criminal charges against a sitting US congresswoman…

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Philadelphia DA says he'll keep piece of Trump's White House ballroom 'after we all blow it up'

Chanley Painter reports on the legal battle surrounding White House ballroom construction after an appeals court blocked the project. Former administration official Stephen Miller argues the facility is a national…

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LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey, was charged with interfering with an arrest in May 2025 at ICE facility A federal appeals court has declined to dismiss criminal charges against a sitting US congresswoman who visited an…

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