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Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel

President Donald Trump has named Will Scharf as the next White House counsel, replacing David Warrington from September 1. Scharf, a former federal prosecutor and Trump lawyer, helped secure approval for the administration’s controversial $400 million White House ballroom project and will take charge of legal matters ahead of the…

The Economic Times

White House ballroom must be approved by Congress, court rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld a ruling that the Trump administration must receive congressional approval before it continues construction on a ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing. The 2-1 ruling affirmed the preliminary injunction granted in…

Roll Call

National Park Service concludes Trump’s arch is so big that it would intrude on other DC landmarks

One critic argued the design is intended to ‘dominate’ the surrounding landscape of monuments and memorials

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Trump's 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Clears Key Hurdle Despite Fierce Opposition

President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch cleared another key hurdle on Thursday after the National Capital Planning Commission approved preliminary site and building plans, moving the project closer to construction near Arlington National Cemetery despite sharp public opposition.

Benzinga

Trump Team Claims 116-Year-Old DC Law 'Does Not Apply to the United States' to Force Through 250-Foot 'Triumphal Arch'

The Trump administration seeks to bypass Washington's building height law for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington, challenging longstanding federal construction rules.

International Business Times UK

Trump’s oversized arch plan gets a reality check

President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline is getting another review from the federal agency whose approval he needs to build it

The Independent UK

Planning commission seeks more details on Trump’s planned 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where…

The Independent UK

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Federal agency weighing Trump’s demand to paint Eisenhower building’s granite

Trump’s desire to paint the building stems from his belief that its current gray granite exterior is a ‘really bad color,’ a sentiment he expressed last year

The Independent UK

Trump’s nightmare war is spiralling out of control, but he’s STILL hyper-focused on his ‘greatest and most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world’

Uh, sir, there's... kind of a war on? Maybe the ballroom can wait?

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Trump’s White House ballroom wins approval of planning authorities

Blessing from NCPC comes just days after judge ruled work on project cannot proceed without congressional approval

The Guardian - US

Trump reportedly mulling more firings after removing Pam Bondi as attorney general - as it happened

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The Guardian - US

White House ballroom project to sit atop underground military complex

The US military is constructing a large underground complex beneath a new, privately funded White House ballroom, which will house an upgraded Presidential Emergency Operations Center. President Trump confirmed the project, highlighting advanced security features for the ballroom. Reports indicate that the classified nature of the underground work allowed it…

The Times of India

Karoline Leavitt blasted the NYT’s White House ballroom report as a hit piece, but she never actually addressed a single design flaw they raised

Her defense makes the concerns more legit.

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Trump Defends £310 Million White House Ballroom Without Congressional Approval As Judge Signals It May Be Illegal

A federal judge questions the legality of President Trump's plan to build a ballroom at the White House, citing potential violations of federal law.

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Panel members considering Trump’s ballroom are not legally qualified to vote on project, critics say

Commissioners chosen by President Donald Trump lack meaningful planning experience, watchdogs argue

The Independent UK

‘I did not vote for this’: Report reveals 97 percent of responses to Trump’s ballroom just hate it

More than 500 comments branded Trump’s plans for the ballroom as ‘tacky’

The Independent UK

‘Gold plated monstrosity’: Trump’s $400m ballroom plans inundated with negative comments as public weighs in

Even a Republican congressman wrote in to the National Capital Planning Commission about his concerns

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Republican lawmaker privately questioned Trump’s ‘disturbing’ demolition of the East Wing: report

The Trump administration removed the East Wing of the White House in October, despite initially claiming the new ballroom would not ‘interfere’ with the original structure

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The Independent UK

Vietnam War vets sue Trump over his beloved arch and claim he skipped congressional approval

‘Independence Arch’ would obstruct the historically significant view between Arlington House and the Lincoln Memorial, lawsuit says

The Independent UK

How Trump is stacking the deck so his ballroom project sails through DC and comes to fruition

Trump said he plans to have the White House ballroom completed within a year and a half

The Independent UK

Trump picks his 26-year-old ‘receptionist’ assistant to sit on review panel for his White House ballroom plan

Trump fired former members of the commission in October to make room for his appointees

The Independent UK

White House submits its most detailed plans yet of Trump’s $400M ballroom project

The plans are titled the ‘East Wing Modernization Project’ and were submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission by Shalom Baranes Associates

The Independent UK

Memo says White House was 'excellently preserved' during East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom

A White House memo says demolition crews "excellently preserved" the White House residence when they tore down the East Wing for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom

The Independent UK

White House says it wasn't economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

The White House says they determined it was not feasible to save the East Wing as they revealed details of President Donald Trump's planed ballroom at Thursday's meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission

The Independent UK

Committee that oversees federal building projects sets date for first public hearing on Trump’s White House ballroom

The National Capital Planning Commission has been stacked with allies of President Donald Trump

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