@cspanofficial: The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily cleared the way for President Trump to continue construction of his new ballroom at the White House, freezing a court ruling that would have required aboveground construction to stop at midnight Friday. Chief Justice John Roberts granted an administrative stay that puts on hold an appeals court ruling that found the president lacked the legal authority to carry out the massive construction project on the site of the demolished East Wing without approval from Congress. The order does not address the legality of the project but will give justices additional time to consider an emergency appeal filed by the Trump administration last week. The president has long billed the project as a necessity for large-scale events at the White House, like state dinners, but has increasingly said the project is needed for national security concerns. #supremecourt #scotus #ballroom #trump #cspan

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Friday 21 August 2026 19:01:01 GMT