Washington - 08/07/2026: The planned White House ballroom has become a legal test case for the limits of presidential power. A Washington appeals court on Friday barred the administration of Donald Trump from proceeding with the project without explicit approval from Congress. The approximately 8,400-square-meter new building is to be constructed on the site of the former East Wing.The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a preliminary order from the lower court by a two-to-one vote. According to the majority, a ...
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