President Donald Trump has rebranded his stalled White House ballroom project as a vital national security asset as a court-imposed construction deadline approaches. The shift in messaging comes as the Supreme Court weighs whether to block an appeals court order that halts ballroom work on August 21.

Trump dismissed concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Background: The Military Times reported that at least two sailors have attempted to jump overboard, and service members’ families have reported food shortages and water contamination, among other issues.

In September, a three-judge panel of the conservative federal appeals court in New Orleans provided a response, rejecting Mr. Trump’s use of the law, the Alien Enemies Act, after finding that the American homeland was not under invasion by the gang, Tren de Aragua.