Trump vows appeal over ballroom halt

More headaches for US President Donald Trump over his planned White House ballroom: a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration must halt the $400 million construction project, saying it has not been approved by Congress. The ruling follows a challenge by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, whic

Trump could be forced to halt work on $400m White House ballroom  The Times

A federal appeals court has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction on a ballroom project.

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The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered the case, agreed with a lower court that such a massive White House overhaul required the explicit consent of Congress.

In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction. The court said it would stay its own ruling for two weeks to allow the administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

Trump vows an immediate Supreme Court appeal after a federal appeals court ordered construction halted on his "massive" White House ballroom project.

A US Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that saying Trump cannot build a White House ballroom without congressional approval. The president vowed to appeal what he called an "unjust decision."

President Donald Trump said he would appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court ruled he lacks the legal authority to build his sprawling White House ballroom without congressional approval.

The Trump administration has been ordered to stop construction on President Donald Trump's $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House.

A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to uphold the district court order to halt construction above ground

A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt construction of a proposed $400 million ballroom at the White House (AP image)A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt construction of a proposed $400 million ballroom at the

More than half of the money for the project is coming from taxpayers Alamy Not so fast The ballroom is expected to cost as much as $600 million. AN APPEALS COURT on Friday upheld a US judge’s order to halt construction on President Donald Trump’s prized White House ballroom, but issued a two-week delay to enforcement f

"Whether or not a ⁠massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide," the appeals panel's ​majority said.

A federal appeals court ordered Friday that the construction of the proposed White House ballroom must get congressional approval to proceed, dealing President Donald Trump another setback in his ambitious project for the executive mansion. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that construction must

Appeals court rules Trump must get approval from Congress on ballroom, ordering halt to construction  Toronto Star

Appeals court rules Trump must get approval from Congress on ballroom, ordering halt to construction  AP News

An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop