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National Historic Preservation Act Exemptions

The exemptions under the National Historic Preservation Act, specifically Section 107.

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Jan 28, 2026

What laws give or limit a president’s authority to alter White House grounds and buildings?

is neither unlimited presidential whim nor purely congressional territory: a tangle of statutes, exemptions, advisory agencies, funding rules and case law together define what a president can do — and...

Jan 8, 2026

What precedents exist for White House construction projects proceeding without public environmental or design reviews, and what were the safety outcomes?

Presidents historically have legal exemptions from some routine historic-preservation review for the White House but have almost always sought voluntary design and planning oversight; the recent Trump...