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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom and Military Complex to Continue.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of allowing construction on President Trump's White House ballroom to continue, after a lower court's attempt to halt the project.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of allowing construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom to continue, after a lower court’s attempt to halt the project. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow construction on President Donald J. Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom and military complex to continue on Monday, overturning a lower court’s decision to halt the project. The ruling permits the 90,000-square-foot project to proceed despite ongoing legal challenges, which could potentially still result in the project being halted at a later date. WHEN & WHERE: The decision was issued by the Supreme Court on Monday after a previous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit…Open

ABCNEWS - Trump calls ballroom a 'military complex' in bid to complete White House construction

The administration is ratcheting up rhetoric over the national security elements of Trump's White House ballroom structure.

NYTIMES (Erik Wemple) - New York Times Sues Pentagon for a Second Time

The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an official escort, part of a broader legal challenge to the Pentagon’s press restrictions.

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - GOP backs controversial White House ballroom after shooting

Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has pushed Republicans to coalesce around President Trump's proposal for a new White House ballroom with a subterranean bunker . Why it matters: The $400 million ballroom would significantly alter the complex's structure and has drawn condemnation by preservationists and Democrats, who call it a vanity project backed by secretive donors seeking favor with the president. Driving the news: A suspect armed with a shotgun fired several rounds Saturday night at the Washington Hilton while trying to breach security. - No Trump administration officials were injured, though acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday they may have been the…

DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Trump Admits Ballroom Was Cover For Something Secret Buried Underneath

'We have drone-proof roofs'