Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., a 65-year-old retired U.S. Air Force officer and pilot known by the call sign “Runner,” was arrested on Thursday and charged for "providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA)."

A federal judge has rejected a preservationist group’s request to block President Donald Trump’s proposed $400 million ballroom to be built onto the East Wing of the White House.