WASHINGTONPOST (Jonathan O'Connell, Sarah Blaskey) - Current White House ballroom architect weighs in on the building’s safety
Shalom Baranes says the project’s current design meets national building code standards.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one.
President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Trump Says His Ballroom Will House A Drone Port. The Secret Service Already Has One Next Door
President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.
President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.Open
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Wish he would focus more on the American people': Trump voters RIP president's vanity projects
Alex Tabet speaks with Trump voters in Florida about the president's recent White House renovations including the ballroom and helipad.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman) - As War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects
President Trump is basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.
NYTIMES (Aishvarya Kavi) - Proposal for White House Visitor Screening Center Advances
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.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Growing concern inside Pentagon over Hegseth’s focus on culture wars
Multiple sources shared concerns with CNN that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to modernize and adapt to the 21st century battlefield environment – where drone warfare is becoming increasingly important – by firing or pushing out leaders who were spearheading those efforts. CNN’s Haley Britzky reports.
NYTIMES (David A. Fahrenthold, Luke Broadwater, Zach Montague, Junho Lee and Elena Shao) - 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.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Why Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned
Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday : the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals. Why it matters: Driscoll's wartime resignation, on top of Hegseth's firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George this spring, leaves the military's largest service without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed. Behind the scenes: Driscoll recently spoke with President Trump and expressed his concerns about the state of the Army. Another person described the situation to Axios simply: "Sad." - A White House official said Driscoll was asked to stay longer, until after midterms. But Driscoll…
Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday : the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals. Why it matters: Driscoll's wartime resignation, on top of Hegseth's firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George this spring, leaves the military's largest service without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed. Behind the scenes: Driscoll recently spoke with President Trump and expressed his concerns about the state of the Army. Another person described the situation to Axios simply: "Sad." - A White House official said Driscoll was asked to stay longer, until after midterms. But Driscoll…Open
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump BUSTED in bogus ballroom claim by Obama-era secret
Rachel Maddow explains how a secret bomb shelter installed under the White House during the Obama administration undercuts Donald Trump's legal claim that he needs his ballroom constructed because it will include a necessary bomb shelter for the White House. Rachel is joined by Greg Werkheiser, co-founder of Cultural Heritage Partners, to discuss a coalition of organizations working to protect Washington cultural and historic landmarks from Trump's reckless vanity projects.