Thursday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed ahead of highly awaited inflation data: Live updates

[Axios] The real trouble with the Fed's jobs data turmoil

[AP] Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

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

[The Hill] White House releases donor list for Trump ballroom amid East Wing demolition

[AP] Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspace

[Bloomberg] US Initial Jobless Claims Rose Last Week, State Data Suggest

[Bloomberg] Trump Says US Eyes Land Strikes Next After Drug Boat Attacks

[NYT] See the White House as It Stood and What Trump Envisions

[NYT] Ranchers are Furious About Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices

[NYT] Trump’s Sanctions on Russian Oil Sector Ratchet Up Economic War

[WSJ] U.S. Set to Examine China’s Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal

[WSJ] U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure

[WSJ] Putting the Oil Squeeze on Putin

[WSJ] Noonan: A Republic, but Can We Keep It?