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.

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Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.