Fresh off his return from a deployment in Poland, Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork was eager to find another assignment overseas with his fiancée. They found that opportunity with the Iowa-based 103rd Sustainment Command, where Khork would serve as deputy force protection officer for nine months at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. In February, the couple…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue, freezing for now a lower court decision that would have halted above-ground work on the project. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action. His order is…
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene and allow him to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom in place of the demolished White House East Wing. The request for emergency relief to the Supreme Court comes one week after a federal appeals court ruled the White House lacked authority to…
Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said the Trump White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing once stood, finding that the $400 million project requires congressional approval. In a 2-1 decision, a federal appellate panel in D.C. sided with a lower court in ruling that the…
