US supreme court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now
Chief justice signs temporary order to permit work while court considers emergency appeal from administration
TL;DR
- The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue.
- This decision pauses a lower court order that would have halted the project.
- The court is considering an emergency appeal from the Trump administration.
- Democrats have criticized the project as a "vanity-driven" waste of money.
- The administration claims the project is critical for national security and the president's safety.
- The ballroom project includes a five-story underground military complex and is expected to cost over $400m.
- The administration asserts presidential authority over White House renovations, not Congress or the courts.