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Friday, August 7, 2026 3:00 PM

Appeals court tells Trump to stop the White House ballroom until Congress signs off

A federal appeals court blocked construction of the White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes it, turning Trump’s vanity project into a live legal humiliation.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 12:07 PM

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt after Fifth Amendment fight

A Senate committee voted along party lines to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt after he repeatedly refused to answer questions in a hearing and invoked the Fifth Amendment. It is a deliberately escalatory move that turns a partisan investigation into an institutional standoff, with a referral now headed toward the Jus...

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