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U.S. President Donald Trump holds an image of a rendering of the new White House ballroom to be built, as he meets with Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mark Rutte (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an image of a rendering of the new White House ballroom to be built, as he meets with Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mark Rutte (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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July 15, 2026 | 09:51PM ET Frontpage news and politics