JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Federal judge orders pause on White House ballroom construction
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued the order at the behest of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Trump Begins Negotiating With Iranian Leadership Via Ouija Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As hostilities in the Middle East extended into a second month, White House sources confirmed that President Donald Trump had officially begun negotiating with Iranian leadership via Ouija board.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - ZipRecruiter Ad Interrupted By Brief Word From Podcast
LOS ANGELES, CA — Local woman Vanessa Miller reported feeling annoyed Thursday morning when her favorite weekly ZipRecruiter ad was interrupted by three minutes of podcast content.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump's White House ballroom project halted by judge
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump's sprawling plans to build a massive ballroom where the East Wing of the White House once stood. Why it matters: U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said Trump is the "steward," not the "owner" of the White House, and that the project "must stop until Congress authorizes its completion." The big picture: The demolition of the 120-plus years of East Wing history and the $400 million expansion project have roiled Washington as the president leaves his gilded mark on an increasingly Trump-ified district . Driving the news: Leon granted the National Trust for Historic Preservation's request for a preliminary injunction, halting the administration's fast-tracked plans. - The…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado Ban On Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Kids
The Supreme Court sided with a Christian counselor on Tuesday in her free speech challenge to Colorado’s ban on counselors attempting to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the 8-1 majority, said lower courts used too lenient a standard in upholding the ban. Read More: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5808840-supreme-court-counselor-conversion-therapy/ #supremecourt #scotus #lgbt #legal #ketanjibrownjackson
WAR (Daniel Murnin, Fort Benning Public Affairs Office) - Snipers Test Signature Management Tech to Enhance Health, Safety
The Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Ga., is working to improve sniper survivability and lethality in large-scale combat operations by evaluating and integrating advanced signature management technology into training.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ella Lee) - Judge halts White House ballroom construction project
A federal judge on Tuesday halted construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom project. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said that no statute “comes close” to granting Trump the authority he claims he has to execute the $400 million project, barring construction from continuing until Congress authorizes its completion. “The President of the United States is [...]
NYTIMES (Benjamin Mullin) - Trump’s Executive Order on NPR and PBS Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
The ruling will likely have minimal effect on the federal money going to public media because Congress voted to claw back funding.
ABCNEWS - Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction
The judge said Trump can't build it without authorization from Congress.