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Why did the Supreme Court allow the White House ballroom construction to continue?
Go ahead and build it. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Supreme Court Justice, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled today that the Trump administration can keep building the $400 million White House ballroom, at least for now. He signed a temporary order today to allow the work as the high court considers the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling halting the project. As President Trump prepares to unleash what he calls an economic D-Day on Iran, Tehran is vowing a devastating response.
Iran's leaders haven't detailed what those responses to sanctions would be, but the parliament chief, one of the country's top negotiators, is reportedly admitting Iran is no match for the U.S. military.
Fox says Evan Brown reporting.
How is Vice President J.D. Vance promoting the new $1 billion steel‑plant modernization in Ohio?
Meantime, Vice President J.D. Vance took the administration's economic campaign message today to his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, and spoke to a crowd at the steel plant where his grandfather once worked.
I'm not saying it's going to be easy or it's all going to happen overnight, but in just 18 months, we have seen an explosion of rebuilding in the American heartland. We have seen trillions, with a T, trillions of new dollars of investment pour into the United States of America.
Vance highlighted the Cleveland Cliffs is moving ahead with a $1 billion modernization of Middletown Works steel plant. Environmental critics have objected to the redirection of $500 million in federal funds from a Biden-era clean energy project to the steel mill. The Pentagon fires its editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes and the publisher and a reporter. Editor Eric Slavin says he was dismissed for insubordination after saying that a censorship is a red line.
What prompted the Pentagon to fire the Stars and Stripes editor and what does it mean for press freedom?
Firings come amid the Trump administration's escalating pressure on news organizations and restrictions on Pentagon press access. The Stars and Stripes is partially funded by the Pentagon but has a long legacy of editorial independence. America's listening Fox News. Arizona's Attorney General declines to charge Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs over a pay-to-play allegation involving a group home company that donated to her political causes. AG Chris Mays says investigators found no evidence of a quid pro quo, but says the case shows a need for legislative reform to improve political donation transparency. Justice in Britain orders Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, to pay an initial £9.5 million, or US$13 million, to the publisher of Britain's Daily Mail following their failed invasion of privacy case.
And on a lighter note, Madame Tussauds in London is having some fun with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's plans to move back to the UK.
The museum gave their wax figures suitcases and parked them next to a royal guard, then moved the couple into its British culture section, along with William Shakespeare, soccer star Harry Kane, and naturalist David Attenborough.
Why did Arizona’s Attorney General decide not to charge Governor Katie Hobbs over the pay‑to‑play allegation?
The real Harry and Meghan are expected to move back from California later this month, six years after stepping away from royal duties. Their wax figures made a similar move back then, getting separated from the rest of the royal family. Matt Murphy, Fox News.
Some streets in Washington, D.C. have been turned into a racetrack for the IndyCar Freedom 250 on Sunday. Driver Graham Rahal tells Fox.
My grandfather's buried at Arlington Cemetery. You know, he fought World War II.
How did Prince Harry and Elton John end up owing £9.5 million in the Daily Mail privacy case?
So, you know, I feel it, you know, to my core, but I'm excited to be able to race around a lot of it.
Rahal's father, Bobby, was also a famous driver who won the Indianapolis 540 years ago. The Freedom 250 will be on Fox TV starting at 1 p.m. Eastern. And out in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Moke forms as it tracks headed towards the Hawaii's Big Island with lots of rain. I'm Carmen Roberts. This is Fox News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did the Supreme Court allow the White House ballroom construction to continue?
0:03–0:47
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How is Vice President J.D. Vance promoting the new $1 billion steel‑plant modernization in Ohio?
0:47–1:45
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What prompted the Pentagon to fire the Stars and Stripes editor and what does it mean for press freedom?
1:45–3:00
4
Why did Arizona’s Attorney General decide not to charge Governor Katie Hobbs over the pay‑to‑play allegation?
3:00–3:29
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How did Prince Harry and Elton John end up owing £9.5 million in the Daily Mail privacy case?
3:29–3:57