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  "id": 874270,
  "title": "Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-white-house-ballroom-construction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:25:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
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    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6029544-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction/"
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  "summary": "The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to immediately allow construction on the White House ballroom and berated lower judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security. “This Project, like its predecessors, should be a matter for the President and the political process, not construction-by-injunction,” Solicitor General D. John...",
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom construction",
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        "title": "Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-white-house-ballroom-construction-883025",
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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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