Trump asks US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom
Aug 14, 2026
Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appealUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of the president’s controversial $400m White H
ouse ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt.In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential authority, the Washington-based US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled last week that the controversial project lacked the necessary approval from US Congress. Continue reading... ...read more read less