We start today's other headlines at the White House, where demolition of the East Wing is proving more extensive than previously thought.

A White House official confirms to the news hour that the entirety of the East Wing is undergoing what it calls a modernization and renovation in order to support the overall ballroom project.

Video today showed heavy machinery tearing into the

East Wing ceilings and walls. Back in July, President Trump pledged that his

$250 million ballroom project would not interfere with the current building.

The proposed 90,000 square foot ballroom will be nearly double the size of the

main White House itself.

The U.S. military carried out another strike on what it called a drug-smuggling vessel, this

time in the Pacific Ocean, rather than the Caribbean. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted

video of the operation on social media, writing that two, quote, narco-terrorists were killed.

It is the eighth such military strike since last month. The Trump administration has justified the attacks by saying the U.S. is an

armed conflict with the drug cartels, but has provided no details on the targets. At least 34 people

have been killed to date. Vice President J.D. Vance was in Jerusalem today, trying to ease concerns that the U.S. is

dictating terms to Israel on issues related to the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Those include disarming Hamas and creating an international security force inside Gaza.

The vice president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

today, with both men knocking back a reporter's question about whether Israel was becoming a

protectorate of the U.S.

Look, we don't want in Israel, we don't want a vassal state, and that's not what Israel is.

We don't want a client state, and that's not what Israel is. We want a partnership.

We want an ally here. So we make the decisions for the security of Israel, but we make common decisions

for the region, which I think can service both.

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