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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "white-house-columns",
  "title": "White House Columns",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/white-house-columns/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/white-house-columns.json",
  "summary": "President-linked White House construction/column project drawing national media attention and potential partisan scrutiny",
  "why_now": "Synchronous reporting by CNN, Washington Post, and NYT highlighting the president's role and visible scaffolding created a narrative hook that elevated routine maintenance into a politically framed story.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Trump turns to White House columns for next construction project - CNN (president directing project) - White House puts up scaffolding to work on columns - The Washington Post (visible work at White House)",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Political Controversy",
  "collected_at": "Thu, 9 Jul 2026 11:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Political Controversy",
  "score": 72.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Trump turns to White House columns for next construction project - CNN"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Trump turns to White House columns for next construction project - CNN",
      "source": "CNN",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxPWnBNbXR1MGVrRVZHXzhMWFN3bXBNcEU4TVkzeHVtaHpQb1EtS3hqVGR1aVdzUkxGMXVNd1RDTnUzdmhlRmFqMjlTXzZKY2hMUmdScm5BUVV5VGNQcXBfZE9vbGJUOWgxN1JValZhWU13N0VUMno4dU5QYmRlM3gzY3BqN04?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202607100450_signal_Quality-4-white-house-columns",
    "batch_id": "202607100450",
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