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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 8:47 PM

Forget the midterm ballots. Trump is back to ballrooms.

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

Republicans barely had time to absorb their sweeping midterm losses before President Trump returned to a familiar comfort zone: D.C. construction projects.Why it matters: Voters just delivered an overwhelming rebuke of the administration, demanding that politicians focus on the cost of living, yet the president remains fixed on remaking the nation's capital in his image.Driving the news: Trump hosted reporters at the White House on Wednesday for a previously unscheduled event to update them on the East Wing ballroom's construction, marking his first remarks to the White House press pool since

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