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September 11, 2026
RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms
The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, five people said.
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September 10, 2026
In Dallas, Trump says Mavericks’ Luka Doncic trade may be ‘worst of all time’
Speaking in Dallas, the home of Doncic’s former NBA team, the president joked that "we gotta redo that deal."
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September 10, 2026
Trump claims rebate checks are on the way for people overcharged by ACA
President Donald Trump announced that $500 rebate checks would go to about 1 million Americans he said had been wrongly overcharged through the Affordable Care Act.
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September 9, 2026
Trump officials target November for final approval of massive arch
A top National Park Service official, meeting with preservationists, rejected suggestions to change the planned 250-foot-tall arch’s size, design or location.
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September 9, 2026
As Trump remakes White House, the group founded to protect it stays quiet
The White House Historical Association, a nonprofit set up by Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve the building’s character, has declined to criticize the president’s changes.
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September 8, 2026
Veterans and Democrats intensify fight against Trump’s planned arch
Opponents of the 250-foot triumphal arch project say it could disrupt military burials at Arlington, during construction and after its completion.
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September 7, 2026
Emergency crew rescues worker injured during White House construction
Local dispatchers called for a “high-angle rescue” for the worker, who was part of a team removing scaffolding from Trump’s project on the North Portico.
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September 7, 2026
Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial
A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.
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September 7, 2026
Trump suggests renaming New Mexico amid torrent of online memes and taunts
The suggestion came as the president unleashed dozens of social media posts. He lacks authority to rename New Mexico or any other state.
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September 5, 2026
Trump removes White House shrouds as he prepares for Xi visit
The president had ordered repairs to the iconic, and Ionic, columns outside the White House entrance.
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September 4, 2026
Trump moves to allow ranchers and hunters to kill gray wolves
The president ordered his administration to lift Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves, again wading into a fraught debate between ranchers and conservationists.
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September 4, 2026
Veterans make emergency request to block construction of Trump’s arch
The administration is seeking to render the project a “fait accompli” by moving quickly, the veterans’ lawyers argued Friday.
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September 3, 2026
Trump officials say work will start on triumphal arch within two weeks
The planned 250-foot-tall structure near Arlington National Cemetery is one of the president’s top construction priorities.
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September 3, 2026
Secret Service is getting the fortified White House that past presidents resisted
President Donald Trump has backed plans including permanently fencing Lafayette Square that were previously rejected to maintain public access to "People's House."
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September 2, 2026
U.S. Mint puts golden $1 coin with Trump’s image into circulation
The coins, meant to mark America’s 250th birthday, will also be sold on the Mint website at markups spanning roughly 50 percent to nearly 150 percent over their face value.
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September 2, 2026
Using legal loopholes and executive power, Trump is remaking Washington
The president has spent his second term in office testing — and often proving — the claim that no one could stop his construction agenda.
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September 2, 2026
Trump says he’ll nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary
The Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and former Virginia political candidate has been leading the service on an acting basis.
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September 1, 2026
Trump urges Congress to pass tax incentives to restore Hollywood’s luster
The loss of film and TV production to other countries ‘is hurting California very badly,’ the president said.
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August 31, 2026
Trump touts new drug-price deals, seeking a midterm edge
Nine more pharmaceutical companies said they would cut the prices on some drugs through Trump’s Most Favored Nation program.
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August 31, 2026
Supreme Court clears way for White House ballroom construction to continue
The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.
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August 27, 2026
New coalition fights Trump’s efforts to weaken protections for historic sites
A coalition of preservation groups says the regulatory, legislative and executive efforts pose the greatest threat in 60 years to a law requiring federal agencies to avoid harm to historic sites.
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August 24, 2026
Trump moves to reshape White House’s South Lawn
The president's latest construction project involves changing the lawn's slope to bring it flush with his new helipad.
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August 23, 2026
Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say
The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11.
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August 19, 2026
Trump shows off his new helipad, brags about construction projects
For a brief period Wednesday, the president set aside more troubling issues to revel in his role as White House redeveloper.
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August 18, 2026
Ballroom opponents ask Supreme Court to keep Trump project on hold
The National Trust for Historic Preservation urged the high court to let a pause take effect. An appeals court ordered that the administration halt construction by Friday.
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August 16, 2026
Trump says White House needs ‘military complex’ as courts block his ballroom
When Trump first unveiled his plans for the new East Wing addition, he said it was needed to host VIP guests. More recently, he is calling it a “desperately needed National Security structure.”
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August 14, 2026
Trump stumps in N.Y. suburbs, highlighting a dilemma for his party
The president can help rally his core supporters but remains deeply unpopular in many swing areas.
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August 14, 2026
Trump wants to put golden seals on White House ballroom
The planned adornments, which were included in renderings submitted to the Supreme Court, break with tradition and the original vision for the White House grounds.
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August 14, 2026
Trump officials ask Supreme Court to let ballroom construction continue
The appeal escalates the legal fight over the controversial project to the nation’s highest court.
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August 13, 2026
Group sues AMA seeking transparency over Medicare billing codes
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says it wants to republish the proprietary billing codes that guide billions of dollars in health care payments.
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