🎯 A 5-4 Supreme Court action allows construction of the approximately 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom and military complex to continue while litigation proceeds. 📊 The action is not a final ruling on the underlying legal challenge; completion is cited for summer 2028. Separately, the House passed a 370-48 continuing resolution funding the U.S. government through December 11, with Senate action still central to avoiding an October 1 shutdown. 🔥 Budget accountability remains a global pressure point: Philippine lawmakers ended deliberations on the President’s proposed ₱10.15 billion 2027 budget under parliamentary courtesy, while opponents demanded scrutiny of confidential funds. Commonwealth Bank forecasts a 9% national Australian housing decline, including 13% in Sydney and 12% in Melbourne. #USPolitics #FederalBudget #HousingMarket #GovernmentAccountability