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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow White House Ballroom Construction

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.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom NYTimes – US
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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.

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White House ballroom construction legal dispute

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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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In this event White House ballroom will cost nearly $400m as Supreme Court allows work to continue Earlier coverage Supreme Court temporarily allows work on White House ballroom to continue Earlier coverage
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House BallroomNYTimes – US
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom

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.

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Guardian

Trump asks ⁠US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom

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…

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow work on $400m White House ballroom to continueSky News – Front Page
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow work on $400m White House ballroom to continue

President Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to resume on its $400m White House ballroom.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in White House ballroom legal fight

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

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Guardian

Trump administration asks supreme court to allow construction of $400m White House ballroom to proceed – US politics live

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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