Supreme Court Temporarily Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue

TL;DR

The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay, allowing White House ballroom construction to continue.
This stay freezes a lower court decision that would have halted above-ground work on the project.
The Trump administration requested the Supreme Court's intervention to allow the 90,000-square-foot ballroom construction to proceed.
A divided federal appeals court previously ruled that Congress, not the President, has constitutional control over federal property and funding.
The legal challenge has involved disputes over the legality of the project's funding, which reportedly included private donations.
The administration argues that halting construction is now impossible due to the project's advanced stage and integrated nature with underground security facilities.

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