A federal appeals court has cleared the way for all construction work on Donald Trump's White House ballroom project to resume, reversing a lower court order that had halted the work. The ruling allows construction to continue without interruption until at least the next scheduled court hearing in June. The decision marks a significant procedural win for the administration, which had pushed to keep the project moving forward despite ongoing legal challenges. The June hearing will determine whether further restrictions are imposed or the project proceeds unimpeded. Observers will watch whether opponents of the construction use that hearing to seek a renewed injunction or pursue a different legal avenue to pause the work. The timeline suggests construction crews have a window of several weeks to advance the project before any court could reassess the situation.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
