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Members of a federal planning agency will meet today to hold a final vote on President Trump's planned White House ballroom.

The vote is going ahead, even though a federal judge ordered a temporary stop to construction this week.

The judge says Congress has to authorize it.

The planning agency can still vote on the ballroom but cannot override the judge's ruling.

Trump officials have filed an appeal.

A new paper in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests mental health care providers should ask patients regularly about their use of AI chatbots.

And Piers Ritu Chatterjee says it's similar to how they ask patients about sleep, exercise, diet, and substance use.

NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II lunar mission into space.

The crew is spending the day in Earth orbit.

If NASA mission managers are satisfied with this, the Artemis team will then hurtle toward the moon and fly around it.

They'll return to Earth in about 10 days.

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The Senate used a voice vote this morning to pass a funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security.

That's still shut down.

The measure went over to the House.

The House held a brief session this morning as well, but took no action on the funding bill.