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Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction work during appeal

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction work during appeal

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work
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Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts building

Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts building

The Kennedy Center board has voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts building
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Kennedy Center board moves forward with a two-year closure to allow for renovations, AP sources say

Kennedy Center board moves forward with a two-year closure to allow for renovations, AP sources say

The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue
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Kennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closure

Kennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closure

The Kennedy Center's board is set to meet to discuss future plans after a federal judge blocked a two-year closure for renovations
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Trump Is Spending Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money on Gaudy White House Renovations: Report

Trump Is Spending Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money on Gaudy White House Renovations: Report

The White House is funneling millions into executive maintenance accounts without oversight or approval from Congress, The Washington Post reports
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Factbox-After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips

Factbox-After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks.
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.
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Why the elaborate ruse Trump used in Turkey isn't like other secret presidential trips

Why the elaborate ruse Trump used in Turkey isn't like other secret presidential trips

President Donald Trump's secretive overseas trip out of Turkey in July has raised eyebrows because his advisers went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his whereabouts from the public
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Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

President Donald Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat
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Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change

Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One.
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Democratic senators question Belgian diamond industry about ring given to Trump

Democratic senators question Belgian diamond industry about ring given to Trump

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from two Belgian firms about an 18-carat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds that was given to U.S. President Donald Trump weeks before the U.S. exempted Europe's diamond industry from new tariffs.
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Trump used catering truck, Air Force One decoy to slip out of Turkey

Trump used catering truck, Air Force One decoy to slip out of Turkey

Trump boarded Air Force One in Turkey amid an Iranian threat. Then came the secret switch using a second plane, a truck and a catering container.