Court Blocks Trump's White House Ballroom Without Congress Approval

The ruling, issued by the D.C. Court of Appeals, halts construction on the 90,000-square-foot addition until the president seeks Congress's consent. Two judges wrote that each president is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its Executive Residence, and noted no instance in American history where a president unilaterally demolished substantial portions of the White House using privately collected funds. The court will pause the ruling for two weeks to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.