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King’s White House visit threatens to be overshadowed by Portaloo

While the US president received pomp and pageantry on his UK visit, Charles faces a more humble welcome across the pond

The Independent UK

White House says it wasn't economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

The White House says they determined it was not feasible to save the East Wing as they revealed details of President Donald Trump's planed ballroom at Thursday's meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission

The Independent UK

Did that really happen? Four outrageous stories from Trump’s first year back that you may have forgotten about

A selection of the craziest stories from Trump’s first year back in office

The Independent UK

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Committee that oversees federal building projects sets date for first public hearing on Trump’s White House ballroom

The National Capital Planning Commission has been stacked with allies of President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job

The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House

The Independent UK

Trump Turns White House Into 'Construction Disaster Zone' as He Struggles to Find Architect Willing to Do The Job

National Trust for Historic Preservation sues Trump over £233m White House ballroom after East Wing demolition proceeded without federal reviews, as architects resign over design disputes.

International Business Times UK

Trump sued over White House ballroom construction as preservationists demand a halt to $300 million project

The Trust wants the court to declare that Trump, by fast-tracking the project, has committed multiple violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

The Independent UK

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With executive order, Trump moves to undo state AI laws - Roll Call

Justice Department will challenge state laws on artificial intelligence and federal technology grants could be withheld.

Roll Call

Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America

The administration is offloading gems of US architecture while redesigning the city to match the president’s values

The Guardian - US

The Latest: Federal vaccine advisors say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born

The Independent UK

Trump hires a new architect for his $300M White House ballroom after clashes with previous one about its size

James McCrery II will remain on the project in a ‘consulting’ role, the White House has said

The Independent UK

East Wing demolition highlights loopholes in preservation law - Roll Call

A first lawsuit has been filed, but the East Wing's demolition shows preservation laws and agencies may have little role at White House.

Roll Call

‘Our brand is crisis:’ Trump staffer caught on hot mic during Starmer meeting as he cites Sandra Bullock satire

The 2015 film portrayed an American political consultant hired to help a Bolivian politician win a presidential election

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed head of federal buildings says president doesn’t need approval to start demolition for new White House ballroom

Crews are expected to break ground this month on the lavish 90,000 square foot ballroom

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Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

The Guardian - US

Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities

Actions attack funding and accreditation but also seek to increase affordability and retention at Black colleges

The Independent UK

‘Dissent isn’t unlawful’ says former White House official Miles Taylor, now targeted by Trump

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting a former official in his first administration by stripping him of security clearances and ordering the Department of Justice to investigate his conduct, an unprecedented step that erodes decades of separation between the president and the exercise of criminal investigatory…

The Independent UK

Trump has signed an executive order to expand access to IVF. What does it mean?

When he was a candidate the president called himself the ‘father of IVF’

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The Independent UK

Trump and Musk claim the media is trying to drive them apart in Fox News interview

Trump says speculation over their relationship prompted the Tesla CEO to call him

The Independent UK

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell taunts Trump over ‘most powerless image of a president ever’

Lawrence O’Donnell said that Elon Musk delivered ‘a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen’ during a Tuesday afternoon Oval Office press conference.

The Guardian - US

Trump signs order to bring back plastic straws, claiming paper ones ‘explode’

Order rolls back Biden policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastic as Trump calls it a ‘ridiculous situation’

International Business Times

Trump Signs Order Withdrawing US From UN Bodies

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.

The Independent UK

The man behind Trump: Staff Secretary Will Scharf controls what comes across president’s desk

White House staff secretary Will Scharf has been a prominent part of the tableau, standing at Trump’s side

The Independent UK

Trump makes promise as he orders declassification of JFK and MLK files

Donald Trump vowed "everything will be revealed" as he signed an executive order to declassify and release all remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy Sr, and the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

The Independent UK

Trump orders release of JFK and MLK assassination records: ‘Lot of people are waiting for this’

Trump says ‘everything will be revealed’ about the 1963 killing of the 35th president, the murder of Kennedy’s brother five years later and the sniper shooting of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr

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