Trump sued

over ballroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been sued by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over his White House ballroom project.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation wants a federal court to stop the ballroom project until it goes through comprehensive design reviews and public comments and wins approval from Congress. The National Trust argues Trump, by fast-tracking the project, has committed multiple violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, while also exceeding his constitutional authority by not seeking congressional approval.

The lawsuit says no president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without review. Trump says the White House is overdue for a ballroom.

Leaders agree

to renew truce

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes threatened to undo a ceasefire he helped broker earlier this year.

Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social media posting Friday following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. Thai and Cambodian officials have offered no immediate comment. The original ceasefire in July was brokered by Malaysia and pushed through by pressure from Trump, who threatened to withhold trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed.

Despite the deal, the two countries carried on a bitter propaganda war and minor cross-border violence continued.

Tech stocks

take a tumble

NEW YORK (AP) — More drops for superstar AI stocks knocked Wall Street off its record heights. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday from its all-time high. It was the worst day for the index in three weeks.

The weakness for tech stocks yanked the Nasdaq composite down by a market-leading 1.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 245 points, or 0.5%, after setting its own record the day before.

Broadcom dragged the market lower even though the chip company reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Treasury yields rose to crank up the pressure on stocks.