Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Order to Stop White House Ballroom Construction

The U.S. Supreme Court, through an administrative stay issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to continue construction on its White House ballroom project. This action pauses a lower court order that would have halted much of the development, giving the justices more time to consider the administration's formal request to proceed with the $400 million project while a lawsuit by a historic preservation group is ongoing. The Justice Department argues the project is a national security necessity.