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Is Work Starting for Trump’s Arch? It Depends Who’s Asking.

5 septembre 2026 à 11:19
The Justice Department told a court the government would only conduct archaeological excavation, a day after a Trump official announced the project was in motion.

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A view along Memorial Bridge toward Arlington National Cemetery, which is expected to be blocked by President Trump’s planned arch.

Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval

3 septembre 2026 à 19:44
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

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President Trump has said that the 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery must be taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Proposal for White House Visitor Screening Center Advances

3 septembre 2026 à 18:05
A federal panel again paved the way for one of President Trump’s construction projects, even as it heard opposition to another proposal to fence in a park north of the White House.

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The entrance to the proposed screening center would be in Sherman Park, southeast of the White House.

White House Plans $250,000 Renovation of 2-Lane Bowling Alley

2 septembre 2026 à 21:08
A White House spokesman said the alley renovations included fixing broken lights. The project comes as the president has sought a broad overhaul of the White House and its surroundings.

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The bowling alley is in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, across from the West Wing of the White House.

Trump’s Speed on the White House Ballroom Threatens to Outpace the Courts

2 septembre 2026 à 10:47
In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.

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President Trump has proceeded with White House ballroom construction at a furious pace even as courts weigh its legality.

Who Approves Trump’s Washington Makeover Projects?

The Supreme Court gave a green light to the new White House ballroom, but several of the president’s other Washington projects remain stalled.

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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Trump could continue his construction of a huge new ballroom for the White House where the East Wing used to be.

On Trump’s Ballroom, Chief Justice Finds Himself in an Unusual Spot: In Dissent

1 septembre 2026 à 17:19
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.

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In his understated way, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suggested that he was distressed by what the president was doing to the White House.

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

31 août 2026 à 18:01
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.

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The order from the Supreme Court was the second time in less than two weeks that the court weighed in on the project.

Trump Elevates Ben Moss, Former Vance Aide, as White House Staff Secretary

27 août 2026 à 19:11
The move amounted to one of the few major changes in West Wing personnel in Mr. Trump’s second term.

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Ben Moss, chosen as the next White House staff secretary, at the Oval Office on Thursday.

Man Accused of Bringing Guillotine to D.C. Is Arrested

27 août 2026 à 09:39
Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, Calif., was taken into custody for “being in possession of the guillotine,” the police said.

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The Capitol Building earlier this month.

Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

21 août 2026 à 16:42
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

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The construction site for the new White House ballroom in March.
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