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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to allow construction of a planned 90,000-square-foot, $400 million White House ballroom to proceed, after a federal appeals court ruled the project lacked necessary congressional approval. The administration wants the justices to keep the appeals court decision on hold.

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The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom

The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.

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Trump administration asks supreme court to allow construction of $400m White House ballroom to proceed – US politics live

Administration asks justices to keep decision by court of appeals on hold after it ruled that project lacked necessary approval from Congress Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Trump administration has asked ⁠the ⁠US supreme court to allow construction of his controversial $400m ⁠White House ballroom to proceed after ​an ‌appeals ‌court ordered work to halt . In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential aut…

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