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From White House ballroom to IndyCar race, Trump's spectacles take center stage in D.C.

PBS NewsHour · August 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM

From White House ballroom to IndyCar race, Trump's spectacles take center stage in D.C.

The Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for construction of President Trump's White House ballroom to continue while the justices consider his administration's appeal.

White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the ballroom as well as the president's IndyCar race coming to the nation's capital this weekend.

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