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  "id": 272729,
  "title": "US appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-halts-construction-of-trumps-400-million-white-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260807-us-appeals-court-halts-construction-of-trump-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project"
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  "summary": "A federal appeals court on Friday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. The court added that a president cannot fundamentally reshape the White House without congressional approval.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US court blocks Trump’s US$400 million White House ballroom project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-court-blocks-trumps-us-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:46:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project put on hold — ‘Not ceded unfettered to fit President’s desires…’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trumps-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project-put-on-hold-not-ceded",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:50:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Appeals court blocks construction of Trump's White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-blocks-construction-of-trumps-white-house-ballroom",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:41:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "What's in a foreign-sounding name? Trump's first House primary loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/whats-in-a-foreign-sounding-name-trumps-first-house-primary-loss",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "US appeals court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction without congressional approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-orders-halt-to-trump-ballroom-construction-without",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:55:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court upholds injunction pausing Trump’s White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-upholds-injunction-pausing-trumps-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-07T20:27:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Trump slams court ruling on White House ballroom as 'national disgrace'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-slams-court-ruling-on-white-house-ballroom-as-national-disgrace",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:31:02.000Z"
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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."
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