{"id":906023,"date":"2026-05-15T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/trump-news-at-a-glance-administration-fights-to-renew-work-on-white-house-ballroom\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:18:03","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-administration-fights-to-renew-work-on-white-house-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/trump-news-at-a-glance-administration-fights-to-renew-work-on-white-house-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Administration fights to renew work on White House ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A judge\u2019s order to stop construction work on the White House ballroom poses security risks, the Trump administration<\/a> argued in an emergency motion that seeks to set aside the ruling.<\/p>\n

The emergency motion argues that US district judge Richard Leon\u2019s decision has left the executive mansion \u201copen and exposed\u201d and is \u201cthreatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the President and his family, and the President\u2019s staff\u201d.<\/p>\n

Leon on Tuesday ruled that construction work on the White House ballroom must pause while a lawsuit works its way through the courts. The lawsuit seeks to halt the $400m project on the site of the recently demolished East Wing, with plaintiffs arguing that it needs approval from Congress to proceed.<\/p>\n

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Halting $400m White House ballroom project is national security risk, Trump officials say<\/h2>\n

\u201cTime is of the essence!\u201d the administration\u2019s lawyers wrote in the motion, citing materials that will be installed to make a \u201cheavily fortified\u201d facility.<\/p>\n

The ballroom construction also includes bomb shelters, military installations and a medical facility, according to the filing. The ballroom is part of Trump\u2019s plans to remake Washington.<\/p>\n

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Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second day<\/h2>\n

US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day. A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over Iran during the five-week-long war, but the second of the two-strong crew has not been accounted for.<\/p>\n

The US military had not had a jet shot down by enemy fire in more than 20 years \u2013 since a warplane was downed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, retired air force Brig Gen Houston Cantwell told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants\u2019 race<\/h2>\n

A federal judge on Friday halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren\u2019t considering race in admissions.<\/p>\n

The ruling from a US district court in Boston granting the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general. It will only apply to public universities in plaintiffs\u2019 states.<\/p>\n

The federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a \u201crushed and chaotic\u201d manner.<\/p>\n

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How will US prices stand as war in Iran surges on?<\/h2>\n

As consumers watch the price of gasoline and airline tickets rise, experts say that the war in Iran will continue to drive up prices across the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good old days are gone,\u201d said Christopher Tang, a professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management who studies global supply chain management. \u201cRight now we see the gasoline prices going up, but that is only part of the story. Everything will be more expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The price of oil has risen steadily since the war began at the end of February, with crude oil prices surging past $110 per barrel, this week. Fuel prices have risen in part because Iran controls access to the strait of Hormuz, a narrow passageway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman where about 20% of the world\u2019s oil travels through.<\/p>\n

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