{
  "id": 723935,
  "title": "Trump's ballroom costs are rising. What we know about the secret underground bunker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-ballroom-costs-are-rising-what-we-know-about-the-secret",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:02:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/12/trumps-ballroom-costs-are-rising-what-we-know-about-the-secret-underground-bunker"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The development costs of President Trump's White House ballroom keep rising — as does speculation about what the finished project, including its underground complex, will look like. The big picture: Trump 's ballroom project is more than a simple remodel of the East Wing. It's a complete overhaul featuring what appears to be a military-grade underground bunker, meant to protect and secure the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}