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The Supreme Court will allow construction of the White House ballroom to continue. An unsigned opinion ruled that the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not have the legal right to challenge the project, adding that if construction was stopped, national security would be harmed.
President Donald Trump vowed to strike back against Iran after hostilities roared back into action between the two countries over the weekend, telling Fox News this morning, “We’re going to hit them hard.”