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Emergency Bid Keeps Bulldozers at 1600

Chief Justice John Roberts let hammers keep swinging on President Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom—for now—while the legal fight heads to the Supreme...
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FBI Pounces: Swalwell Hit With Weekend Raid

Federal agents seized Eric Swalwell’s devices and searched his home as overlapping sex-crimes investigations closed in, and that single weekend changed the stakes for...
New effort to add Trump's name on outside of Kennedy Center could face legal challenges

Defiance at Kennedy Center Sparks Court Showdown

The Kennedy Center’s board voted to credit President Trump on the facade and to shut the building for two years, setting up a direct...
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Trump Boost Propels Florida Upset?

Byron Donalds locked up the Republican nomination for Florida governor, setting up a November clash with Democrat David Jolly for the job Ron DeSantis...
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DOJ vs. Judge: Border Showdown

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to reinstate human-smuggling charges after a judge threw them out as “vindictive,” setting up a major...
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High Court Walks; $5M Bomb Ticks

The nation’s highest court shut the door on a $5 million fight, and the echo will shape how defamation and sexual-misconduct cases land in...
Appeals court rules Trump can’t build White House ballroom without congressional approval

Supreme Showdown: $400M Ballroom Halted

The fight over a $400 million White House ballroom now sits with the Supreme Court, and the clock is ticking. At a Glance The Trump...
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FEMA Whiplash: Fired, Then Crowned

The Senate just put Cameron Hamilton back in charge of FEMA, less than two years after he was fired for saying the agency should...
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Deficit Explosion Tops $2 Trillion

The federal deficit is barreling past $2 trillion this year because spending keeps outrunning tax revenue. At a Glance The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now...
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West Wing Whiplash: Press Boss Exits

Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House podium on her terms, and on the clock. Story Snapshot President Trump said Leavitt will step down by...

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