The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.
Unless the justices intervene, the injunction is set to halt construction on August 21.
With President Trump under pressure from his war of choice becoming a drag on the economy amid the growing affordability crisis, the President and Republicans' message to struggling Americans seems to be: just deal with it. And with less than 3 months until the midterms, Trump seems focused on nothing but his vanity projects as he has now asked the Supreme Court to allow construction on his ballroom to continue after an appeals court ruled against its construction without congressional approval. Washington Bureau Chief of “The Boston Globe” Jackie Kucinich and Meidastouch Chief Washington Correspondent Scott MacFarland join The Weekend to discuss.
AI:As the Iran war continues to place a significant drag on the national economy and worsen the affordability crisis for Americans, President Trump and the GOP face internal struggles over their economic messaging ahead of the upcoming midterms. While Republicans grapple with how to address voters' financial concerns, the President has shifted focus toward his controversial vanity projects, specifically petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling to allow continued construction on a new White House ballroom despite lack of congressional approval.Open
“There is absolutely no argument that a woman walking her dog in the vicinity of the White House has STANDING to stop such a desperately needed National Security structure,” Trump wrote.
AI:President Trump has launched a decisive legal counteroffensive against radical activist non-profits attempting to halt the construction of an essential White House ballroom, arguing that these agitators lack any legitimate standing to interfere with national security infrastructure. The President contended that these groups are effectively accusing the administration of compromising top military secrets, framing their litigation as a coordinated effort by globalist elements to paralyze executive authority and undermine national sovereignty through manufactured outrage.Open
President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling and allow the White House ballroom construction to continue, citing national security reasons. Also, there's new scrutiny over the Trump administration’s willingness to hand out no-bid contracts for government projects.
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction of the president's White House ballroom to continue.
AI:The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to prevent legal obstacles and halt the ongoing attempts by Senate Democrats and various establishment elements to obstruct the construction of a new White House ballroom. This move seeks to bypass judicial roadblocks intended to stall the project and ensure that executive functions proceed without interference from activists aiming to derail the essential development of the White House grounds.Open
Barack Obama used a behind-the-scenes video for his new HBO sketch series to mock the gold lettering President Trump added to the White House, a small moment that captures the former president's continued willingness to needle his successor from the safety of a Hollywood set. In a promotional clip released Monday for the HBO miniseries […] The post Obama takes a jab at Trump's gold White House décor in HBO promotional clip appeared first on American Almanac .
Barack Obama used a behind-the-scenes video for his new HBO sketch series to mock the gold lettering President Trump added to the White House, a small moment that captures the former president's continued willingness to needle his successor from the safety of a Hollywood set. In a promotional clip released Monday for the HBO miniseries "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," Obama walked through a replica of the Oval Office as it appeared during his administration. He surveyed the set, complimented the details, and then delivered the line the production team clearly wanted: "Although I do want to point out there's no gold sign on the outside that says 'Oval Office.' I can't believe I didn't think of that." The crew laughed on cue. …Open
Despite a ruling blocking construction of his proposed $400 million ballroom, President Donald Trump remains adamant the project must be built for the nation's security.
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.