News Summary

• Donald Trump demolished the East Wing of the White House last October.
• He plans to replace it with a building that would be 60 percent bigger than the Executive Residence.
• In March, a judge said the project required congressional approval because "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims" On Friday, the Justice Department urged the u.s. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
• Circuit to override the judge's injunction.
• Trump, in short, thinks judges should be independent—as long as they side with him.