politics
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
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is appealing to the US Supreme Court to allow construction of a $400m White House ballroom to continue.
- A US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled that the project lacked necessary approval from Congress and ordered work to halt.
- The administration cites national security as a reason for the project's necessity, describing it as an integrated military complex with a secure ballroom.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued to block the construction, urges the Supreme Court to deny the administration's request.
- This appeal follows other recent appeals by the administration to the Supreme Court regarding lower court decisions.