Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to lift a lower court order halting construction of a White House ballroom, after the historic East Wing was demolished to make way for the project. The filing argues the pause is causing costly delays.
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that halted construction of a sprawling new ballroom at the White House, a project that required demolishing the historic East Wing. The demolition itself became one of the most contentious aspects of the plan.
In the filing, government lawyers argued that the pause is inflicting substantial costs on taxpayers and the contractor, and asked the justices to allow work to resume while the underlying legal dispute proceeds. The lower court had paused construction after finding the project may not have followed required approval procedures.
The case is being watched as a test of presidential authority over federal buildings and historic preservation rules. It remains unclear when the Supreme Court will act on the emergency request.
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