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The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else
After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goals
Less than 72 hours after a man was arrested for trying to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House, the justice department rushed to court to make an extraordinary filing.
The subject of the emergency was a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation seeking to halt the construction of a new White House ballroom. A federal judge ruled earlier this month that construction had to stop, though an appeals court later paused that ruling.
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Sam Levine in New York · Sat, May 2, 2026, 3:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goals
Less than 72 hours after a man was arrested for trying to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House, the justice department rushed to court to make an extraordinary filing.
The subject of the emergency was a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation seeking to halt the construction of a new White House ballroom. A federal judge ruled earlier this month that construction had to stop, though an appeals court later paused that ruling.
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