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Crews are tearing down part of the White House's storied East Wing to begin building President Donald Trump's ballroom.
President Trump on Tuesday afternoon is hosting Republican senators for a Rose Garden lunch as the government shutdown hits its three week mark with no endgame in sight. Another Senate vote on the House-pass funding bill will take place Wednesday amid the increasing pressure.
The construction is part of President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.
The Justice Department appealed the first order, and in a 2-1 ruling, a panel from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the administration.
A Trump joke on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" segment created an awkward pause when Colin Jost referenced Nazi ratlines.