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Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:04 p.m. No.24449006   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9198 >>9411 >>9466 >>9528 >>9556 >>9600

Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.

Posted 39 minutes ago

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval.

 

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project.

 

Leon, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush, concluded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims because “no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have.”

 

“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” the judge wrote.

 

Leon suspended enforcement of his order for 14 days, acknowledging that the case “raises novel and weighty issues, that halting an ongoing construction project “may raise logistical issues.” He also recognized that the administration is likely to appeal his decision.

 

The judge ruled that any construction work that's necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House is exempt from the scope of the injunction. Leon said he reviewed material that the government privately submitted to him before concluding that halting construction wouldn't jeopardize national security.

 

Trump, in a social media post, criticized the trust for suing him over a project that he said is being built at no cost to taxpayers. “Doesn’t make much sense, does it?” he wrote.

 

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling.

 

The preservationists sued to obtain an order pausing the ballroom project until it undergoes multiple independent reviews and receives congressional approval.

 

The White House announced the ballroom project over the summer. By late October, Trump had demolished the East Wing to make way for a ballroom that he said would fit 999 people. The White House said private donations, including from Trump himself, would pay for the planned construction of a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom.

 

Trump proceeded with the project before seeking input from a pair of federal review panels, the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts. Trump has stocked both commissions with allies.

 

On Feb. 26, Leon rejected the preservationist group’s initial bid to temporarily halt the ballroom’s construction. He said the privately funded group had based its challenge on a “ragtag group” of legal theories and would have a better chance of success if it amended the lawsuit, which it did.

 

The administration has said above-ground construction on the ballroom would begin in April.

 

“We are two weeks away,” plaintiffs’ attorney Thaddeus Heuer said during a March 17 hearing. “The imminence is now imminent.”

 

During the hearing, Leon sounded skeptical of what he referred to as the government’s “shifting theories and shifting dynamics” for its arguments in the case.

 

“I don’t think it’s a new theory,” Justice Department attorney Jacob Roth told the judge.

 

Leon expressed frustration at Roth’s attempts to equate the massive ballroom project with relatively modest construction work at the White House under previous administrations.

 

“This is an iconic symbol of this nation,” the judge said.

 

The administration argued that other presidents didn’t need congressional approval for previous White House renovation projects, large and small.

 

“Many of those projects were highly controversial in their time yet have since become accepted — even beloved — parts of the White House,” government attorneys wrote.

 

https://www.wral.com/news/ap/9cafc-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-halt-white-house-ballroom-construction-unless-congress-oks-it/

 

The news and enemies of Trump and America, wants all MAGA and AmericanFirst to be doubtful, the President can do anything against the DS.

Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:10 p.m. No.24449018   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9411 >>9528 >>9556 >>9600

Federal judge rules Trump order ending NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional

By Brian Stelter, CNN

Updated: 3:04 PM EDT, Tue March 31, 2026

 

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a key part of President Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS was unconstitutional, blocking the administration from denying federal funds based on editorial viewpoint.

 

The ruling will not reverse the Trump-led campaign to strip NPR and PBS stations of federal funding. Last summer, Republicans in Congress rescinded federal support over objections from public media advocates.

 

Nevertheless, the ruling is a First Amendment victory. “Today’s ruling is a decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press — and a win for NPR, our network of stations, and our tens of millions of listeners nationwide,” NPR CEO Katherine Maher said in a statement.

 

“The court made clear that the government cannot use funding as a lever to influence or penalize the press, whether as a national news service or a local newsroom,” Maher said.

 

The ruling could — emphasis on could — lead to some funding for PBS and NPR in the future.

 

That’s because public broadcasters have also received grants from federal agencies in the past. For instance, in May 2025, the Department of Education scrapped $23 million in funding for educational TV shows — a move tied to Trump’s executive order that Judge Randolph Moss has now deemed unlawful.

 

The executive order that prompted the public broadcasters to sue, titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” directed agencies to terminate “any direct or indirect funding of NPR and PBS.”

 

“The First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the power of the purse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Moss wrote Tuesday, quoting a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.

 

Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS “crosses that line,” Moss wrote, because it “singles out two speakers and, on the basis of their speech, bars them from all federally funded programs.”

 

“The First Amendment does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type,” Moss wrote.

 

The judge issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing the executive order.

 

Trump’s order was part of a multi-pronged effort to weaken public broadcasting in the United States. It culminated with the congressional rescission of future funding that had already been allocated for public media.

 

The cutbacks took effect last fall and have had a variety of impacts on local stations across the country, as well as the national PBS and NPR operations. Some stations have laid off staffers and cut back on programming.

 

But the networks have remained on the air, despite Trump’s remark in January that “they’re sort of gone now, I guess, I heard they closed up. They were terrible.”

 

Both NPR and PBS filed lawsuits alleging First Amendment violations — in part, public media executives said, to defend the principle that the government cannot use the levers of power to punish speech.

 

On Tuesday afternoon PBS said in a statement, “We’re thrilled with today’s decision declaring the executive order unconstitutional.”

 

“As we argued, and Judge Moss ruled, the executive order is textbook unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and retaliation, in violation of longstanding First Amendment principles,” the network said. “At PBS, we will continue to do what we’ve always done: serve our mission to educate and inspire all Americans as the nation’s most trusted media institution.”

 

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/31/media/federal-judge-trump-order-npr-pbs-funding

Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:18 p.m. No.24449041   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9045 >>9050 >>9151 >>9411 >>9528 >>9556 >>9600

Army investigates helicopter flyby at Kid Rock’s Nashville home

PUBLISHED MON, MAR 30 20263:45 PM EDTUPDATED

 

KEY POINTS

 

• The U.S. Army is investigating the apparent flyby by AH-64 Apache helicopters at the Nashville, Tennessee, home of singer Kid Rock.

 

• Kid Rock, who supports President Donald Trump, posted videos showing the helicopters hovering outside his home on Saturday, the same day as anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrations were held around the United States.

 

• “This is a level of respect that s— for brains Governor of California will never know,” the singer wrote, referring to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a critic of Trump.

 

• Army Spokesman Maj. Montrell Russell said,“Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and established flight regulations. An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.

 

The U.S. Army is investigating the apparent flyby of that military branch’s Apache helicopters over the weekend at the Nashville, Tennessee, home of singer Kid Rock, a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump, an Army spokesman said Monday.

 

On Saturday, Kid Rock posted videos on his X account showing two helicopters hovering and flying close to his home, as he pointed at them, pumped his fist in appreciation and saluted while standing next to a pool, a miniature Statue of Liberty and a sign above his head that said, “Southern White House.”

 

“This is a level of respect that s— for brains Governor of California will never know,” the singer wrote in one post, referring to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a staunch Democratic critic of Trump. “God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her.”

 

“The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH 64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence in the Nashville area,” Army Spokesman Maj. Montrell Russell said in an emailed statement to CNBC.

 

“Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and established flight regulations. An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements,” Russell said.

 

The spokesman added, “Appropriate action will be taken if any violations are found. Until the review is complete, there will be no further comment.”

 

The X posts by Kid Rock were made on the same day as anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrations were held around the United States.

 

Newsom’s X account in February mocked Kid Rock for a video showing him and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. working out together shirtless.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/kid-rock-army-helicopter-investigation-newsom.html

Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:34 p.m. No.24449117   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9306

Arlete Caetana

@ArleteCaetum

 

Hilarious scene: A patriot flies over leftist protesters from the "No Kings" movement with the phrase "NOT A KING — HE'S YOUR FATHER" in Los Angeles.

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5:38 PM · Mar 28, 2026

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https://x.com/ArleteCaetum/status/2038007804875690481?s=20

Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:46 p.m. No.24449168   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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(OK this is funny)

 

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Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 1:55 p.m. No.24449204   🗄️.is 🔗kun

WE LOVE OUR BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE PATRIOTS AND WARRIORS!!!🇺🇸🇯🇵

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Who can’t love our President?

 

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Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 2:40 p.m. No.24449343   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9360 >>9362 >>9411 >>9528 >>9556 >>9600

EXCLUSIVE: Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order(if issued with a National Emergency the states can’t deny it. He knows that!)

 

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday cracking down on mail-in voting across the country, the Daily Caller learned first.

 

The executive order will require the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a list of verified U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state with the Social Security Administration’s help, according to a fact sheet shared with the Caller. The presidential action will also require that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) only send absentee ballots to those on each state’s approved mail-in ballot list. Ballots will now have specific secure envelopes, with unique barcodes for tracking, the order mandates.

 

States will be provided with their revised list of confirmed voters no less than 60 days before each federal election under the order.

 

States will be provided with their revised list of confirmed voters no less than 60 days before each federal election under the order.

 

The executive order also tells the U.S. Attorney General to prioritize investigating and prosecuting anyone accused of sending ballots to ineligible voters, the Caller learned. States that disobey the order may lose federal funds under the presidential action.

 

“Election integrity has always been a top priority for President Trump, and the American people sent him back to the White House because they overwhelmingly supported his commonsense election integrity agenda,” Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman told the Caller in a statement.

 

“The President will do everything in his power to defend the safety and security of American elections and to ensure that only American citizens are voting in them. Congress should also expeditiously pass President Trump’s SAVE America Act to protect elections for generations to come,” she added.

 

The action comes as the U.S. Senate continues to debate the SAVE America Act. Under the legislation, voters would be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship and ID, states would be required to clean up their voter rolls and approved reasons for mail-in ballots would be restricted.

 

 

https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/31/trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order-save-america-act-midterms/

Anonymous ID: 9d1e7f March 31, 2026, 2:44 p.m. No.24449362   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9411 >>9528 >>9556 >>9600

>>24449343

 

Trump has also said he will veto any other legislation until the SAVE America Act is passed.

 

“It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else,” Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post.

 

Election integrity has become a focal for the president and his base. The Republican National Committee has built up its election integrity branch over the last few election cycles. In the 2024 election cycle,the RNC filed more than 100 election integrity lawsuits across over 20 states.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/31/trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order-save-america-act-midterms/