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News Wrap: Court rules Trump needs Congress to approve White House ballroom
In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can't continue building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval, Trump is reviving his push to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a student in Thailand shot and killed at least seven people today, including five at his high school, outside of Bangkok.
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In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can't continue building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval, Trump is reviving his push to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a student in Thailand shot and killed at least seven people today, including five at his high school, outside of Bangkok.
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According to PBS News’s linked report, News Wrap: Court rules Trump needs Congress to approve White House ballroom, In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can’t continue building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval, Trump is reviving his push to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a student in Thailand shot and killed at least seven people today, including five at his high school, outside of Bangkok.
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