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An appeals court on Friday barred President Trump from building a White House ballroom without congressional approval. Mr. Trump now says he'll take the case to the Supreme Court. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

A federal appeals court has issued a ruling blocking the construction of President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, saying congressional approval is needed.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the 8,400-square-metre ballroom without congressional approval.

Court says it would stay its own ruling for two weeks to allow the administration to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court

In a 2-1 decision, a panel of DC circuit judges determined that "Congress has exclusive authority to regulate the construction and demolition of White House structures."

A federal court has dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom construction project, ordering it to be halted after a legal challenge.

A federal appeals court has ordered work to halt on President Donald Trump's White House ballroom until it has approval from Congress.

A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.

A federal appeals court affirmed a federal judge’s ruling to block construction of the White House ballroom while allowing below-ground construction to move forward.

The court was not persuaded by the administration’s argument that the ballroom itself is critical to national security.

A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that Donald Trump must get congressional approval to build his massive new ballroom at the East Wing of the White House. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that construction on the ballroom will have to halt, except for those parts of the structure for safety and security.…

A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump’s White House ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations Trump says are needed for security.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel ruled that Congress retains control ove

The direction came in an August 5 order amid concerns that interim relief granted by the tribunal in several cases delayed enforcement action initiated by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) against unauthorised structures