{
  "id": 271197,
  "title": "Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project put on hold — ‘Not ceded unfettered to fit President’s desires…’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trumps-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project-put-on-hold-not-ceded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:50:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trumps-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project-put-on-hold-not-ceded-unfettered-to-fit-president-s-desires-11786115440262.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US federal appeals court has halted the construction of a $400 million ballroom at the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, ruling that Congress, not the executive branch, holds the authority to authorize such a massive redesign of the historic building. The decision comes after the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration for tearing down the East Wing and beginning construction of the ballroom without seeking congressional approval. The court's majority wrote that the decision to construct the ballroom is a matter for Congress, not the executive branch, and placed the ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court.",
  "summary": "The appeals court placed its ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US court blocks Trump’s US$400 million White House ballroom project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-court-blocks-trumps-us-400-million-white-house-ballroom-project",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:46:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-halts-construction-of-trumps-400-million-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:06:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Appeals court blocks construction of Trump's White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-blocks-construction-of-trumps-white-house-ballroom",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "What's in a foreign-sounding name? Trump's first House primary loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/whats-in-a-foreign-sounding-name-trumps-first-house-primary-loss",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "US appeals court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction without congressional approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-orders-halt-to-trump-ballroom-construction-without",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:55:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court upholds injunction pausing Trump’s White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-upholds-injunction-pausing-trumps-white-house",
        "published": "2026-08-07T20:27:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Trump slams court ruling on White House ballroom as 'national disgrace'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-slams-court-ruling-on-white-house-ballroom-as-national-disgrace",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:31:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}