Supreme Court Temporarily Lets Trump Continue $400 Million White House Ballroom
The US Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to keep building a controversial, privately funded White House ballroom after lower courts tried to halt the project, triggering a fierce legal and political fight.
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Congress has already approved White House ballroom project
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