Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now - AP News

Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now  AP News

Trump to ease ground beef import quotas for 90 days - Reuters

Trump to ease ground beef import quotas for 90 days  Reuters

Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction

The temporary order will allow the $400m (£297m) to continue while the high court mulls a final decision on the case.

US Chief Justice Lets Trump Keep Building Ballroom for Now

US Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order blessing continued construction of the massive structure. Bloomberg's June Grasso joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

By Ann E. Marimow

Trump Can Keep Building Ballroom While Supreme Court Weighs Appeal - WSJ

Trump Can Keep Building Ballroom While Supreme Court Weighs Appeal  WSJ

Tracking the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs

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Trump claims deal to cut beef import tariffs to help curb high prices

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Supreme Court says Trump can continue ballroom work as it weighs case

The administrative stay gives the court more time to weigh an emergency appeal by the Trump administration in a lawsuit challenging the project.

By Justin Jouvenal

US supreme court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now

Chief justice signs temporary order to permit work while court considers emergency appeal from administration The US supreme court has allowed Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom for now, temporarily pausing a lower court order that would halt much of the project. Supreme court chief justice John Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday, permitting work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from Trump’s administration. Continu...

By Guardian staff

Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now

The ruling comes after months of back and forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

By Deepa Shivaram

US Supreme Court allows Trump’s ballroom project to continue for now

The Trump administration has argued the $400m White House ballroom is needed for national security purposes.

Supreme Court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue for now

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay allowing above-ground White House ballroom construction to continue as the Supreme Court weighs the case.

Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of White House ballroom to continue - CNN

Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of White House ballroom to continue  CNN

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for now

President Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.

Ariana Grande blasts Trump team — again — over music used for social post

For the second time this summer, Ariana Grande is blasting U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for using her music in a TikTok post, which featured her hit track We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) and even tagged the Grammy-winning performer.

US Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider the administration’s formal request to let it continue working on the US$400 million ballroom while a lawsuit by a historic preservation ‌group seeking to stop the projec...

By Reuters

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue work on White House ballroom for now

Trump emphasizes national security in defending project

By John Kruzel

US Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction For Now - Barron's

US Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction For Now  Barron's

North Korea: Will Trump-Kim talks happen anytime soon?

As Donald Trump claims a meeting is planned with Kim Jong Un, North Korea's response sends a signal it wants maximum concessions in return for talks with the US.

Trump ultra-loyal aide Natalie Harp in the spotlight

She is a near-constant presence at US President Donald Trump's side, but until recently his ultra-loyal aide Natalie Harp had managed to stay out of the spotlight. That has all changed since it emerged the 35-year-old was one of a handful of people who secretly swapped from Air Force One with Trump in Turkey after a security threat. The blonde executive assistant to the president was then mentioned by a Democratic senate hopeful, in comments that set the internet alight – and incensed the Whi...

By FRANCE24

Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Ballroom Construction Continue—For Now

The court still has to issue a more lasting ruling on the ballroom’s fate.

By Alison Durkee, Forbes Staff

Trump can keep building his White House ballroom, for now, Supreme Court rules

Construction can continue on the president’s sprawling ‘military complex’ and heavily fortified ballroom while a legal battle plays out

By Alex Woodward

Revealed: The ‘lovesick’ letters Trump aide Natalie Harp sent her boss

The lengthy notes, written in 2023, reveal a young woman deeply concerned about having upset her boss in some way, and desperate to foster an intimate relationship with him.

By Michael Koziol

The ‘revolutionary’ life in Nicaragua of devoted Trump aide Natalie Harp’s brother

Preston Harp embraces the Ortega-Murillo regime, posts AI-created photos of himself dressed as a Nicaraguan police officer and writes pro-official slogans: ‘¡Viva el Frente Sandinista!’

By Wilfredo Miranda

U.S. Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to continue for now

Trump initially touted the construction of the ballroom as being necessary to host galas and state dinners, but has since pointed to the addition of an underground military bunker and other security features

By AFP

President Donald Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but some Republicans are already balking

Trump admits tariffs are a tax on America’s love for hamburgers and allows 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports at ‘below current market prices’

“Tariffs are simply taxes on American consumers,” said economist Steve Hanke. Meanwhile, cattle groups are "disappointed" in the president's post.

By Joshua Hong

Trump’s White House Blasts Rosie O’Donnell After ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Hosting Run: A ‘Nasty Woman’ and ‘Total Slob’

The White House has hit back at Rosie O’Donnell after she repeatedly skewered President Donald Trump during her guest-hosting gig on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Friday, a White House spokesperson said: “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed […]

By Ellise Shafer

White House ballroom update: Supreme Court allows Trump to continue construction for now amid legal challenge

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily lifted a lower court ruling that had demanded a halt to construction of the ballroom by midnight on Friday.

Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says - The Straits Times

Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says  The Straits Times

Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider the administration’s formal request to let […]

US Supreme Court Allows Construction Of Trump's White House Ballroom, For Now

Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday allowing work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from the Trump administration.

Supreme Court Order Allows Construction To Continue On Donald Trump’s White House Ballroom

The Supreme Court ruled that construction could continue on Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, sidelining lower court orders to halt the project. Chief Justice John Roberts signed an order on Friday that stays a preliminary injunction issued by a district court judge in April. The stay will be in effect “pending further order of the […]

By Ted Johnson

Natalie Harps’ Gushing Letters to Trump Paint a Disturbing Portrait of Their Dynamic

The close aide to the president lauded Trump as her "Guardian and Protector in this Life," in a pair of deeply emotional and bizarre letters published by The Daily Beast

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Expert: S. Korea, U.S. need to address fallout from Trump's exercise reduction for 'productive' engagement with Kim

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- An expert on Friday called on South Korea and th...

By Song Sang-ho

Trump opens beef imports for 90 days in bid to tame record prices — update

Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Meloni tells NYT

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the New York Times in an interview published Friday. Regarding her choice to be called "'il presidente, or the male prime minister," Meloni stated that in her opinion, feminists have fought "the wrong battles" on gender quotas. "What interests me," she added, "is whether I am free to become prime minister," she stated. "This is equality, not being called 'la presidente' or 'the female prem...

By ANSA

Trump administration moves to end attorney group’s law school oversight

By Reuters

Trump seeks to bolster Graham Senate bid with South Carolina rally - Arab News

Trump seeks to bolster Graham Senate bid with South Carolina rally  Arab News

North Korea: Will Trump-Kim Talks Happen Anytime Soon?

Trump says a meeting with Kim Jong Un is planned, but North Korea signals it wants major concessions before talks with the U.S.

Futures Rise On Opex Day As Yields Stabilize; Bitcoin Almost Tags $80,000

Futures Rise On Opex Day As Yields Stabilize; Bitcoin Almost Tags $80,000 US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on.  As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS ...

By Tyler Durden

Trump courts Kim Jong Un as North Korea keeps talks on tight leash

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, but Pyongyang has responded coolly, signaling it could impose tough conditions on...

US senator denounces Trump’s 'disastrous' war on Iran

TEHRAN — Deepening political fracturing within the United States establishment has broken into the open, as senior American lawmakers increasingly characterize Washington’s ongoing hostilities against Iran as an unmitigated strategic catastrophe.

Democratic left scores shock win in Florida primary - Kuwait Times

Democratic left scores shock win in Florida primary  Kuwait Times

US Navy to replace black sailor’s name with Trump’s on aircraft carrier: Report - PressTV

US Navy to replace black sailor’s name with Trump’s on aircraft carrier: Report  PressTV