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All construction of Trump's White House ballroom can resume, appeals court says

All construction of Trump's White House ballroom can resume, appeals court says9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAna FaguyWashingtonGetty ImagesDemolition of the White House East Wing began in OctoberConstruction of the underground and above ground portions of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project will be allowed to continue, a US appeals court said. Construction was stopped after suit challenged president’s authority to raze East Wing without congressional approvalThe Trump administration can continue building a $400m White House ballroom at the site of the former East Wing, a US appeals court ruled on Friday.The three-judge panel of the US court of appeals for Washington DC granted the administration a stay of an order days earlier that had aimed to halt most aboveground construction.
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  • All construction of Trump's White House ballroom can resume, appeals court says9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAna FaguyWashingtonGetty ImagesDemolition of the White House East Wing began in OctoberConstruction of the underground and above grou... S1
  • Construction was stopped after suit challenged president’s authority to raze East Wing without congressional approvalThe Trump administration can continue building a $400m White House ballroom at the site of the former East Wing, a US appeals court ruled on Fr... S2
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