White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants
The proposal would let senior appointees overrule expert panels and could let agencies terminate grants tied to presidential priorities.
- President Donald Trump criticized U.S. District Judge Richard Leon for an injunction halting construction of a $400 million White House ballroom with a rooftop drone base, calling the lawsuit a threat to national security.
- The ballroom project includes advanced security features such as a rooftop drone port, titanium fencing, and a six-story underground complex designed to protect the White House and Washington, D.C..
- Judge Leon ruled that Trump lacked legal authority to build the ballroom without congressional approval and issued an injunction that was temporarily stayed to allow construction to continue amid opposition.
- The Justice Department requested the injunction be lifted, citing recent security incidents near the White House as a reason for enhanced security measures, including the ballroom project.
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Trump shows off plans for drone port on top of White House ballroom
President Trump posted several mock-up images of the "drone port" he hopes to build at the top of the proposed White House ballroom over the weekend — while taking a jab at Judge Richard Leon and the lawsuit attempting to delay its construction.
Trump announces ‘DronePort’ at White House ballroom
President Trump’s announced a “DronePort” at the upcoming White House ballroom. “The DronePort at the White House Ballroom will be, perhaps, the most sophisticated anywhere in the World! It will safeguard our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., long into the future. Judge Richard Leon should stop playing games with America’s Security!” he wrote. “If anything happens,...
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Trump warns judge against sacrificing national security by blocking White House ballroom, drone base
President Donald Trump is warning against obstruction of the $400 million White House ballroom and rooftop drone base, directly calling out U.S. District Judge Richard Leon for giving in to a “serial plaintiff” and a “ridiculous lawsuit” putting U.S. national security at risk. “The DronePort at the White House Ballroom will be, perhaps, the most sophisticated anywhere in the World!” Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social. “It will safeguard our Nati…
Trump threatens Bush-appointed judge by name over White House renovation project case
Donald Trump threatened a federal judge by name Sunday and attacked a female plaintiff as a "serial" litigant in a Truth Social post defending his plan to build a military drone port on top of the proposed White House ballroom, warning the judge that he "will be held responsible" if anything goes wr...
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White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants
The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants. New proposed rules published Friday would require senior administration officials to review funding awards to ensure they align with the law and presidential priorities.
Trump advocates in Truth Social the construction of a drone port in the White House and demands that the lawsuit that stops it be dismissed immediately.
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