Trump's ballroom; Dan Driscoll; G20; Mail-in voting : NPR

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump can proceed with constructing a $300 million ballroom at the White House's former East Wing without congressional approval, dismissing a lawsuit due to lack of standing; however, the court did not rule on the legality of the demolition and construction itself.
• Dan Driscoll resigned as Secretary of the Army after 18 months amid tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Driscoll, close to Vice President JD Vance, may soon take a prominent role in Vance's presidential campaign.
• Finance ministers from the G-20 are meeting in North Carolina to discuss economic growth and increasing pressure on Iran, with the U.S. focusing on cutting Iran’s global economic ties amid ongoing conflict affecting fuel prices.
• A whistleblower report warns that the U.S. Postal Service's rushed rollout of untested technology for absentee ballot processing could jeopardize timely mail-in voting for the midterm elections.
• Photojournalist Slava "Sal" Veder, known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War reunion photo, died at age 99; his work captured pivotal political moments over a 30-year career with the Associated Press.