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US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction

US Supreme Court lets Trump continue White House ballroom construction during lawsuit.

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The US Supreme Court on 2026-09-01 suspended a lower court's temporary halt on construction, allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a ballroom at the White House while the lawsuit proceeds. [1] Donald Trump's public approval rating hovers near 38%, which is described as a historic low reminiscent of George W. Bush in 2006. [2] President Donald Trump demanded that the Federal Communications Commission punish or rebuke NBC journalist Kristen Welker for stating he has 'mixed results' in his election endorsements. [3] A lower court had ruled that President Donald Trump is not the owner of the White House but a tenant, and therefore not authorized to order major renovation projects without congressional approval. [4] President Donald Trump called on communications regulators to punish NBC News journalist Kristen Welker, writing on Truth Social that she would be reported to the FCC for a reprimand or punishment after she said he had 'mixed results' in supporting candidates in primaries. [5] A bombshell Washington Post report revealed that top military commanders explicitly warned Hegseth that a prolonged war with Iran would dangerously drain American defense capabilities. [6] Trump flew into a rage against NBC's Kristen Welker for reporting on mixed outcomes of his primary endorsements and threatened to seek FCC rebuke or punishment for her. [7] Trump insisted his record was essentially perfect and wanted the FCC to function as his private ministry of truth to punish reporters. [8] President Donald Trump claimed that Kristen Welker's statement about his 'mixed results' was a 'purposeful inaccuracy' and that he had 100% win rates for U.S. Senate endorsements and 98% for U.S. House endorsements. [9]
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  1. The US Supreme Court on 2026-09-01 suspended a lower court's temporary halt on construction, allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a ballroom at the White House while the lawsuit proceeds. · AD.nlNetherlands
  2. Donald Trump's public approval rating hovers near 38%, which is described as a historic low reminiscent of George W. Bush in 2006. · salon.com
  3. President Donald Trump demanded that the Federal Communications Commission punish or rebuke NBC journalist Kristen Welker for stating he has 'mixed results' in his election endorsements. · arstechnica.com
  4. A lower court had ruled that President Donald Trump is not the owner of the White House but a tenant, and therefore not authorized to order major renovation projects without congressional approval. · AD.nlNetherlands
  5. President Donald Trump called on communications regulators to punish NBC News journalist Kristen Welker, writing on Truth Social that she would be reported to the FCC for a reprimand or punishment after she said he had 'mixed results' in supporting candidates in primaries. · AD.nlNetherlands
  6. A bombshell Washington Post report revealed that top military commanders explicitly warned Hegseth that a prolonged war with Iran would dangerously drain American defense capabilities. · salon.com
  7. Trump flew into a rage against NBC's Kristen Welker for reporting on mixed outcomes of his primary endorsements and threatened to seek FCC rebuke or punishment for her. · salon.com
  8. Trump insisted his record was essentially perfect and wanted the FCC to function as his private ministry of truth to punish reporters. · salon.com
  9. President Donald Trump claimed that Kristen Welker's statement about his 'mixed results' was a 'purposeful inaccuracy' and that he had 100% win rates for U.S. Senate endorsements and 98% for U.S. House endorsements. · arstechnica.com
The one we could place publishes from Netherlands. 2 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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