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Trump Appoints Mark Paoletta to National Capital Panel

8/27/2026

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President Donald Trump appointed Mark Paoletta as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission.
Paoletta also serves as general counsel of White House Office of Management and Budget.
He replaces Will Scharf, who will become White House counsel in September.
The commission reviews Trump’s 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial and oversees White House ballroom.
Chief Justice John Roberts blocked a lower-court ruling halting the ballroom, allowing an emergency appeal.

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President Donald Trump appointed Mark Paoletta as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission.
Paoletta also serves as general counsel of White House Office of Management and Budget.
He replaces Will Scharf, who will become White House counsel in September.
The commission reviews Trump’s 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial and oversees White House ballroom.
Chief Justice John Roberts blocked a lower-court ruling halting the ballroom, allowing an emergency appeal.