Trump asks US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom
by Shrai Popat in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#77PAC)
Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appeal
The Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of the president's controversial $400m White House ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt.
In a case testing Donald Trump's presidential authority, the Washington-based US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled last week that the controversial project lacked the necessary approval from US Congress.
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