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FILE - President Bill Clinton, flanked by Governors Ann Richards of Texas, left, and Mario Cuomo of New York, watches the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills play in the Super Bowl with his daughter Chelsea and their cat, Socks, in the White House, Jan. 31, 1993, in the family theater. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here's a look at some of the history made there

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Stepping Stones Seeking Community Support to Provide Thanksgiving Meals

FILE - House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds a sheet of budget figures on Capitol Hill, Nov. 15, 1995, during a meeting to discuss the federal budget impasse. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power

The aftermath of heavy rainfall near the Menomonee River in the village area in Wauwatosa is seen here on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Evan Casey/WPR

FEMA denies Wisconsin request for funds to repair infrastructure damaged in August floods

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

The Latest: Trump to meet with Asian leaders

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a campaign rally for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage fraud case pushed by Trump

Work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

FILE - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao answers a question during a Zoom meeting interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 16, 2021.

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

This is an aerial rendering of what the planned data center campus in Port Washington could look like. Photo courtesy of the City of Port Washington

Proposed transmission line for a Wisconsin data center meets public opposition

Protesters block a caravan of U.S. Border Patrol personnel from entering Coast Guard Base Alameda on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite ‘chaos and violence’

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: US strikes 2 more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean

Members of the Pentagon press corp carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their press credentials, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

After others departed, Pentagon announces 'new' press corps filled with conservative news outlets

Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Brian Schimming receives a ballot to fill out along with the other electors Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

Wisconsin GOP treasurer resigns, citing ‘dysfunctional leadership’ in state party

Madelyn Rybak, a 17-year-old senior at Pulaski High School, works on the summer edition of the Pulaski News on Aug. 12, 2025, in Pulaski, Wis. Students have run the Pulaski News for more than 80 years. (Photos by Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Meet the teens keeping this northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert

FILE - Thai officials show samples of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States which they said they seized at Bangkok Port during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit), File)

American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says

FILE - Misty Copeland poses for a portrait in New York on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

Misty Copeland will take to the ballet stage one last time, before hanging up her pointe shoes

FILE - A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, from right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, not pictured, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, October 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

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Man charged with stalking, accused of sending Wisconsin's chief justice intimidating emails

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