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Why is President Trump fighting a court order to stop the White House East Wing ballroom construction?
Taking it to the highest court. I'm Lisa Lacera, Fox News. President Trump says he will fight a court order to stop construction of the White House ballroom.
President Trump says the U.S. Supreme Court must overturn a DC appeals court ruling ordering construction of an East Wing ballroom to stop. A two one decision from the judges as whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide. The East Wing of the White House has already been demolished and for months crews have been constructing a four hundred million dollars ninety thousand square foot addition. The project, President Trump says, is a matter of national security, saying the single integrated ballroom project also includes bomb shelters, medical and military facilities.
How are Senate Republicans voting on Todd Blanche’s attorney‑general confirmation and why does it matter?
facilities and drone defense capabilities.
Foxes Jared Helmpern at the White House, a late night session in the Senate as they try to finish some business before the August recess, including a procedural vote on the confirmation of Todd Blanch as attorney general, after Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy said he will vote in favor. Cassidy was critical of those who he says are politicizing the nomination. Mr.
Blanche has become a referendum on how people feel about President Trump. If you don't like the President, you don't like Mr Blanche. If you do like the President, you do. I have not approached it that way.
What happened to the firefighting helicopter during the Wide Mouth Fire in Utah?
Two other Republicans, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, have said they will vote no. The Senate earlier passed a sweeping round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, the bill named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Rescue Q uh crews in Utah say they have not been able to get to the firefighting chopper that crashed earlier today while battling the Wide Mouth Fire because of the fire and extreme terrain. Two people were on board, Deputy Incident Commander Tyler Heck.
We don't know the status. We've we haven't been able to confirm. We can't confirm that there's been a a crash and that's all we know at this time.
The NTSB is investigating.
What charges does the Hawaii police lieutenant face for alleged involvement in criminal enterprises?
America's listening to Fox News. A Hawaii police lieutenant facing federal charges after he's accused of taking part in a criminal enterprise.
Michael Vitu Ulala is charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud. The fifty-three year old lieutenant with the Maui police department is accused of using his position to protect people who were taking part in chicken fighting and drug trafficking in exchange for money. According to the Justice Department, he's also accused of improperly sharing confidential law enforcement information, including sources, evidence photos, and details about targets of ongoing federal investigations. If convicted, he faces up to twenty years in prison, a fine of up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and a term of supervised release. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News.
The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president's effort to terminate her over claims of mortgage fraud, which she denies.
How will Elon Musk’s new Terrafab plant in Texas change semiconductor production for AI and robotics?
The Trump administration is appealing a lower court ruling in Cook's favor. Elon Musk will now start mass producing semiconductor chips at a massive scale.
Both SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk's companies, will build a giant factory in Grimes County, Texas outside College Station. The facility to be called the Terrafab will be tasked solely with mass production of semiconductors, one hundred million square feet costing eventually more than sixteen billion dollars to build. Terrafab is intended to streamline production and fabrication of microchips for AI, robots, and
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is President Trump fighting a court order to stop the White House East Wing ballroom construction?
0:03–0:45
2
How are Senate Republicans voting on Todd Blanche’s attorney‑general confirmation and why does it matter?
0:45–1:18
3
What happened to the firefighting helicopter during the Wide Mouth Fire in Utah?
1:18–1:53
4
What charges does the Hawaii police lieutenant face for alleged involvement in criminal enterprises?
1:53–2:58
5
How will Elon Musk’s new Terrafab plant in Texas change semiconductor production for AI and robotics?
2:58–3:53