Trump files emergency motion to continue building White House ballroom
The motion argues that a ruling suspending the construction was 'improper' and left national security weaknesses.
Trump files emergency motion to continue building White House ballroom
The motion argues that a ruling suspending the construction was 'improper' and left national security weaknesses. Grouped from 5 articles across 3 sources.
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Trump administration files emergency motion to resume ballroom work, citing security issues
Plaintiffs argue that the project needs approval from Congress to proceed.
Halting $400m White House ballroom project is national security risk, Trump officials say
US National Park Service lawyers cite materials that will be installed to make ‘heavily fortified’ facility Donald Trump’s administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400m White House ballroom creates a security risk for the US president as his team asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling. In a motion filed on Friday, US National Park Service (NPS) lawyers say that the federal judge’s order to suspend construction of the new facility is “threatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the president and his family, and the president’s staff”. Continue reading...
White House says Trump orders back pay from shutdown to all homeland security employees
WASHINGTON, April 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an emergency order to pay \"each and every\" employee at the Department of Homeland Security the equivalent of compensation and benefits lost during the partial shutdown of the agency, according to a memo published by the White House.
White House says Trump orders back pay from shutdown to all homeland security employees
Mr Trump said the funds would have a “reasonable and logical nexus” to DHS functions.
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