Trump’s White House ballroom project faces panel vote after judge ordered halt – US politics live

The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public comments

The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.

The couple have since been taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges where both have pleaded not guilty.

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