{
  "id": 817055,
  "title": "How Trump's construction projects are changing Washington and costing taxpayers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/how-trumps-construction-projects-are-changing-washington-and-costing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T22:50:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-construction-projects-are-changing-washington-and-costing-taxpayers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump is pressing ahead with an ambitious effort to reshape Washington with new construction and renovations. The White House projects alone are now estimated to cost at least $900 million, with taxpayers funding a significant portion, despite earlier promises that private donors would cover most of the bill. White House correspondent Liz Landers takes a closer look.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}