President Donald Trump tore down the White House East Wing to make way for the ballroom project.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to let construction continue on a $400 million White House ballroom. Lower courts said he needs congressional approval.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle over President Trump's White House ballroom.

The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work.

WASHINGTON – Finishing the president’s $400 million ballroom is a national security “imperative,” the Trump administration told the Supreme Court in its final written argument before the justices decide whether construction should be paused.

The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.

A historic preservation group that sued to block construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the project while it considers whether the wo

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