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The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to allow construction of a planned $400 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom to proceed while it prepares a full appeal. A lower appeals court had halted work, ruling the project lacked necessary congressional approval. The administration is seeking to keep that decision on hold.
NYTimes – US The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
Construction of the Trump administration's roughly $400 million White House ballroom is continuing after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay pausing an appeals court order that had halted work; the stay remains in effect until the Supreme Court takes further action.
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NYTimes – US The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appeal US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of the president’s controversial $400m White House ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt. In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential authority, the Washi…
Sky News – Front Page President Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to resume on its $400m White House ballroom.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle over President Trump's White House ballroom.
Administration asks justices to keep decision by court of appeals on hold after it ruled that project lacked necessary approval from Congress Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of his controversial $400m White House ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt . In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential aut…
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