DiasporaPublished: 8 August 2026 at 04:19

US appeals court orders halt to Trump's planned White House ballroom construction

A US appeals court on Friday ordered a halt to construction of the grand new ballroom that President Donald Trump has championed for the White House. The ruling temporarily blocks the project from moving forward.

A US appeals court ruled on Friday that construction must be halted on a grand new ballroom that President Donald Trump has been pushing to add to the White House.

The court order means work on the planned structure must stop for now. The Trump administration had sought to add a large new space to the White House for formal events, but the plan has become the subject of a legal dispute that has now reached the appellate level.

It remains unclear how long the halt will last or how the legal process will affect the project's overall timeline.

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