US court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction
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August 8, 2026
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An appeals court on Friday upheld an order halting work on Donald Trump’s prized White House ballroom, setting up another battle in the Supreme Court over the limits of presidential authority.
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered the case, agreed with a lower court that such a massive White House overhaul required the explicit consent of Congress.
It stayed its own decision for two weeks to give Trump time to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
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