President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming the Kennedy Center after himself Monday in just the latest example of the president’s infatuation with reshaping the historic cultural center in Washington, D.C., in his own image.
“The new TRUMP KENNEDY, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, columns, beautifully painted in a luxuriant white enamel color, replacing the fake looking gold paint that was there for years,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
“Many major improvements are being made, including seating, carpeting, wall coverings, ceilings, chandeliers, stages, heating and A/C, etc., to what will soon be the finest Arts and Entertainment Center anywhere in the World,” Trump posted. “Come see for yourself. We are remaining fully open during construction, renovation, and beautification. I am doing the same thing to the United States of America, but only on a ‘slightly’ larger scale!”
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Salon: Trump’s deportation raids ensnare Chicago’s everyday workers
The administration’s theater of cruelty has everyday people asking “Am I next?”
At the top are undocumented immigrants that Trump and his allies claim are “destroying the American republic…[and] the American people and our social cohesion.”
These individuals are not well-known. They are everyday people who have fallen on the wrong side of the “friends and enemies” distinction that animates Trumpism and its theater of cruelty. Almost daily, in Democratic-led cities and parts of the country like Chicago, Trump’s mass deportation campaign produces harrowing scenes.
At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Border Patrol agents swarmed rideshare lots in search of “illegal aliens” and arrested 11 people. Food vendors are hiding. Restaurants are losing money and in danger of closing because their staff are afraid to go to work. Landscapers and other laborers are also being targeted.
No place is safe. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are also violating schools, churches, courthouses and other sanctuary zones in search of people who are not violent criminals or some great threat to society. They are working-class people who are providing an essential service to their neighbors and the larger community.

https://www.salon.com/2025/10/26/trumps-deportation-raids-ensnare-chicagos-everyday-workers
HuffPost: Trump Wants DOJ To Look Into His Go-To Gripe With ‘Gusto’
Though thoroughly debunked, the president wasn’t done squawking about what he called the “biggest SCANDAL in American history.”
President Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to look into election fraud with “gusto” as he rehashed his favorite grievance from the 2020 presidential race in a Sunday post on Truth Social.
Using the feds’ investigation into an illegal gambling ring with ties to pro basketball as his jumping off point, the president said, “What’s worse, the NBA Players cheating at cards, and probably much else, or the Democrats cheating on Elections.”
BBC: US government says it will stop paying for food aid next week
Food assistance used by more than 40 million Americans will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing US government shutdown, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the department said in a notice on its website …

Western Journal: Border Patrol Faces Attacks from Violent Chicago Rioters on ‘Most Violent Days’ of Operation Midway Blitz
The price of enforcing the rules has been high as U.S. Border Patrol try to impose law on Democrat-run Chicago.
A Department of Homeland Security news release noted that Wednesday was “one of its most violent days since beginning Operation Midway Blitz.”
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that” agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, fled scenes, injured agents, and caused multiple accidents across town—putting law enforcement and the public in danger.”

Mostly likely lies, give their track records in other arrests of innocent demonstrators, but to the extent, if any, that the charges are true: What goes around, comes around. ICE and the Border Patrol will get their just desserts.
MSNBC: “ICE has become the jailer of children”: The human cost of Trump’s immigration raids [Video]
The harsh reality of President Trump’s immigration crackdown is unfolding in cities across America. Reports of detained pregnant women and other terrifying encounters with ICE agents from alleged mistreatment to hospitalizations. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and journalist and historian Garrett Graff join Charles Coleman to discuss ICE’s increasingly brutal tactics. “They cause chaos en masse then they show that to the world as if there is chaos..the cruelty is the point,” says Lander.
Mediaite: Trump Fan Gutted By Tariffs Says He Sees Bankruptcies and Suicides If Trade War Continues
Farmer Caleb Ragland is a supporter of President Donald Trump, but he warned on NewsNation on Friday that thousands of farms will go under if the president’s trade war continues.
Ragland is a soybean farmer in Kentucky and he has been hit hard financially this year, mainly due to China being the biggest buyer of soybeans. Tariffs have halted the market.

Charlotte Observer: Treasury Investigates Antifa Funding in New Crackdown
The Trump Administration is ramping up investigations into the funding and organization of groups like Antifa, labeled as domestic extremists. President Donald Trump held a roundtable with cabinet members and experts to discuss strategies for addressing such organizations. White House officials have hinted at new measures aimed at identifying their networks and financial backers.
Without providing evidence, Seamus Bruner of the Government Accountability Institute alleged that left-wing groups have funded violent protests.
Bruner said, “It’s not just Antifa, but there is a whole ecosystem of radical, professional protesting organizations.” He added, “Such organizations also provide left-wing extremists with PR services, marketing, and in some cases additional boots on the ground.”
Bruner proposed using RICO statutes and reviewing tax-exempt statuses to target organizations suspected of funding criminal protest activities, urging federal authorities to act swiftly for accountability.
Bruner stated, “They can absolutely cancel any future grants if they deem that the charitable purposes are less than charitable.” Bruner added, “We found a network of NGOs … And, it’s also big left-wing funders — some of them are not citizens of this country.”
Tune in next week when King Donald and his sycophants try to get Whimsy under control!
MSNBC: ‘My alarm bells are going off’: Hegseth questioned over new National Guard memo
House Democratic leaders, led by Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia, are launching an investigation into President Trump’s reported demand that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for federal investigations into him. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces questions over an alleged memo calling for the establishment of a National Guard response force trained in crowd control.
Politico: Republicans are barreling toward an Obamacare subsidy cliff — with no unified plan
The White House has shown little urgency in extending the subsidies until shutdown ends.
Republicans are barreling toward the upcoming Obamacare enrollment period without a unified plan to address the sticker shock that millions of Americans are likely to experience due to the expiration of key federal subsidies.
The lack of direction comes from the top, with President Donald Trump not providing clear guidance to his party on how he wants to deal with the expiring subsidies that could result in dramatic out-of-pocket price hikes for enrollees.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) said he spoke to the president on the phone about a week ago to talk about a yearlong extension of the enhanced subsidies. He said Trump asked him: “Can’t we do something better?” But Van Drew said he replied, “Mr. President, we don’t have the time.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/24/republicans-obamacare-subsidy-cliff-plan-trump-00620873
