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  "id": 2423493,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:15:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3364894/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-continue-work-white-house-ballroom-now"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:21:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}