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  "id": 2416288,
  "title": "US supreme court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-continue-work-on-white-house-ballroom-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:21:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/white-house-ballroom-construction-scotus"
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Supreme Court chief justice allows construction on White House ballroom to continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/supreme-court-chief-justice-allows-construction-on-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:38:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:47:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-continue-work-on-white-house-ballroom-for-2423493",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:15:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "White House ballroom update: Supreme Court allows Trump to continue construction for now amid legal challenge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/white-house-ballroom-update-supreme-court-allows-trump-to-continue",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:38:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}