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President Trump will take fight over White House ballroom construction to Supreme Court after appeals court block

Headline from First Coast News, from the development of Aug 7, 2026

Newest development Aug 10, 2026 · 2 reportsD.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom

While the court ordered a halt to construction of the White House ballroom, it's giving the administration two weeks to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  1. Names this update

    President Trump will take fight over White House ballroom construction to Supreme Court after appeals court block

    Headline from First Coast News ·

  2. A concrete frame and four towering walls: How Trump’s ballroom, blocked by appeals court, has taken shape

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Newest

    D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom

    Headline from Reason ·

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27 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Wire

    Trump’s White House Ballroom Plans Just Hit A Major Legal Roadblock (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    A federal appeals court on Friday blocked further above-ground construction of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, ruling that the administration cannot move forward with the project without congressional authorization. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

  2. MyStateline

    Appeals court blocks Trump's White House ballroom construction (opens MyStateline)

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    MyStateline's feed description

    A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump’s White House ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations Trump says are needed for security. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

  3. The New Republic

    Trump Majorly Flips Out as Judges Rule His Ballroom Is Illegal (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    President Donald Trump is seriously crashing out after a federal appeals court ordered him to stop illegal construction on his White House ballroom. In a furious screed on Truth Social Friday, Trump announced that he would immediately appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

  4. First Coast News

    President Trump will take fight over White House ballroom construction to Supreme Court after appeals court block (opens First Coast News)

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    First Coast News's feed description

    While the court ordered a halt to construction of the White House ballroom, it's giving the administration two weeks to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  5. Independent Journal Review

    Federal Appeals Court Slams Brakes On Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction Blitz (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s construction blitz seeking to modernize the East Wing of the White House appears to have been handed a major setback after a federal appeals court determined Friday the effort to be illegal.

  6. Townhall

  7. ABC News

    Appeals court blocks construction of White House ballroom (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    A federal appeals court has issued a ruling blocking the construction of President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, saying congressional approval is needed.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Trump to appeal ballroom construction halt to Supreme Court (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A US Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that saying Trump cannot build a White House ballroom without congressional approval. The president vowed to appeal what he called an "unjust decision."

  9. PoliticusUSA

    Appeals Court Rules Trump's Ballroom Project Illegal In Major Victory For Democracy (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    An appeals court has refused to lift the stay blocking Trump's ballroom construction, because Trump needs the authorization of Congress to build a ballroom.

  10. Not The Bee

    Court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    Alright, I guess we've got to stop construction, undo all the work, and un-demolish the old East Wing.

  11. HuffPost

    Appeals Court Blocks Trump's $400 Million White House Ballroom Project (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    A D.C. Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that the Constitution gives Congress, not the president, authority over changes to the White House.

  12. Conservative Review

    'Utter lawlessness': Appeals court BLOCKS construction of White House ballroom — but Trump might get the last laugh (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    An appeals court ruled against the Trump administration and blocked the construction of the White House ballroom on the basis that it was not properly approved. President Donald Trump has urged the speedy construction of the ballroom after the alleged attempt on his life at the White House Correspon…

  13. Breitbart News

    Trump to Immediately Appeal Ballroom Ruling to Supreme Court (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon that he will immediately appeal the ruling of judges appointed by former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden that halts construction of the White House ballroom.

  14. Legal Insurrection

    DC Appeals Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction Blocking Trump’s Ballroom Construction (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The majority said that the president likely lacks "statutory authority to construct the ballroom" since Congress has that authority under the Constitution. The post DC Appeals Court Upholds Preliminary Injunction Blocking Trump’s Ballroom Construction first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  15. Fast Company

    The fight over Trump’s White House ballroom just took a dramatic turn (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    President Trump’s controversial plan to build an enormous ballroom adjacent to—and larger than—the White House just ground to a halt. A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled on Friday that Trump’s ballroom construction isn’t lawful and must stop.

  16. The Western Journal

    Federal Appeals Court Orders Trump to Halt Ballroom Construction, Rules Project Is 'For Congress to Decide' (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    A three-judge D.C. Court of Appeals panel on Friday upheld a lower court ruling blocking President Donald Trump from going forward with constructing a ballroom at the White House. Last […]

  17. Rolling Stone

    Trump Begs Supreme Court to Rescue His Precious Ballroom (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that construction must stop on the president’s vanity project

  18. France 24

    Trump vows appeal over ballroom halt (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    More headaches for US President Donald Trump over his planned White House ballroom: a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration must halt the $400 million construction project, saying it has not been approved by Congress.

  19. Local News 8

    A concrete frame and four towering walls: How Trump’s ballroom, blocked by appeals court, has taken shape (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Betsy Klein, Thomas Bordeaux, Devan Cole, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has dug himself a hole. The future of construction on his sprawling East Wing ballroom is uncertain after a divided appeals court ruled Friday that he is unlawfully constructing the project.

  20. KION Central Coast

    Trump’s unfinished ballroom faces uncertain path after latest legal blow (opens KION Central Coast)

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    KION Central Coast's feed description

    By Betsy Klein, Thomas Bordeaux, Devan Cole, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has dug himself a hole. The future of construction on his sprawling East Wing ballroom is uncertain after a divided appeals court ruled Friday that he is unlawfully constructing the project.

  21. Christian News Alerts

    Appeals court blocks White House ballroom, Trump vows Supreme Court fight (opens Christian News Alerts)

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    Christian News Alerts's feed description

    A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump cannot build a $400 million ballroom on the White House grounds without congressional approval, and Trump says the Supreme Court will have the final word. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

  22. Christian News Alerts

    Federal appeals court halts White House ballroom construction, and Trump points to Obama and Biden appointees on the bench (opens Christian News Alerts)

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    Christian News Alerts's feed description

    A divided federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to stop building a $400 million ballroom and military complex at the White House East Wing, and President Trump fired back, calling out the two judges who ruled against him as appointees of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

  23. Reason

    D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    White House and ballroom construction

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