Politics & Power · Coverage Brief · August 10, 2026

Appeals court halts White House ballroom construction pending congressional approval

A divided federal appeals court upheld an injunction stopping above-ground work on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, ruling that a project of that scale requires congressional authorization. The court stayed its order for 14 days to allow the administration to seek Supreme Court review; Trump says the project has national-security functions and plans to appeal.

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