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The Trump administration completed its demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Thursday to make way for a new presidential ballroom. Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House, explains who is paying for President Trump’s latest construction project and why the demolition is striking a nerve.

For months, President Trump has been ratcheting up the pressure on Venezuela with increasingly aggressive military actions that the administration claims are about targeting drug traffickers. But behind the scenes, some U.S. officials are pushing toward a regime change. Anatoly Kurmanaev, who has been covering the story, discusses the battle in the White House over whether to topple the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

In just under 10 minutes on Sunday, thieves stole precious jewelry from the Louvre Museum in Paris after using a truck-mounted ladder to break into a second-floor window. Catherine Porter, a New York Times international correspondent in the French capital, explains how the robbery unfolded.

During his second term, President Trump has upended 60 years of civil rights, largely under the guise of attacking diversity, equity and inclusion. Nikole Hannah-Jones, who covers racial injustice and civil rights for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the end of an era, and the growing fears of what a post-civil rights government will mean for Black Americans.

Tariffs are at their highest rate in nearly a century, and the labor market is weakening. These are volatile times for the U.S. economy — but the stock market keeps going up. Joe Rennison, a reporter covering financial markets for The New York Times, explains what is going on.