US court orders halt to White House ballroom construction; Trump reacts

The Republican president lashed out after the 2-1 ruling, calling it "horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful."

A US appeals court has ordered a halt to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction, setting up a Supreme Court battle over presidential authority.

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.

The Republican president lashed out after the 2-1 ruling, calling it "horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful."

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

The president came up with a new designation for his pet project after losing in D.C. court

The court's move sets up another battle in the US Supreme Court over the limits of presidential authority.

The president seems to think rebranding his controversial vanity project could help make it happen. He’s likely to be disappointed.

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.

The court ruling allows for national security-related construction of the bunker to continue – though Trump’s claims that halting the ballrom project endangers lives

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."

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

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