The Trump administration argued in a court filing on Monday that pausing construction on the new White House ballroom would undermine national security, citing a Secret Service declaration warning that halting work would leave the site unable to meet “safety and security requirements” needed to protect the president.  The declaration says the White House’s East Wing, demolished in October and now undergoing below-grade work, cannot be left unfinished...

Tensions are boiling within the House GOP as lawmakers are set to begin their final legislative week of 2025. More than a dozen House Republicans who spoke with Fox News Digital over the last week gave different answers on where tensions lie, with frustrations directed toward Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., the White House, their Senate counterparts and even each other. Most of the issues they discussed were varied...