Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in White House ballroom fight
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene and allow him to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom in place of the demolished White House East Wing. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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Construction crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on Nov. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to immediately allow construction of the White House ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security.
By Devan Cole, Tierney Sneed, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to build a ballroom at the White House, citing previous threats to Trump’s life, national security needs and architectural values.
President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over the legality of a massive new ballroom he’s building at the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.
President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.
President Trump went to the Supreme Court Friday to ask permission to keep building his grand plans for a ballroom at the White House, telling the justices the project is "vitally required by national security."
Updated on Aug. 14 at 2:01 p.m. The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to allow construction of the new White House ballroom to continue while a challenge to the project continues in the lower courts.
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 pro…
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene and allow him to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom in place of the demolished White House East Wing. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
