Judge rules construction of Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now

A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration’s ongoing construction of the White House East Wing to continue for now, finding that a legal challenge brought last year was not comprehensive enough to prove President Trump lacked the authority to renovate the building with private funds and withoug Congressional action. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon … Read more

Trump touts a ‘roaring economy’ in his State of Union as Americans continue to struggle

Declaring “a turnaround for the ages,” President Donald Trump offered a version of America’s standing during his State of the Union address Tuesday night that is at odds with the perceptions of the electorate. Wearing a red power tie with a flag pin on the lapel of his Navy suit and speaking to a joint … Read more