{
  "id": 272043,
  "title": "Appeals Court Rules Donald Trump Can’t Build White House Ballroom Without Congressional Approval, Potentially Halting Further Construction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-rules-donald-trump-cant-build-white-house-ballroom",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:04:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/trump-ballroom-white-house-court-ruling-1237028502/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that Donald Trump must get congressional approval to build his massive new ballroom at the East Wing of the White House. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that construction on the ballroom will have to halt, except for those parts of the structure for safety and security. […]",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Appeals court blocks Trump's White House ballroom construction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/appeals-court-blocks-trumps-white-house-ballroom-construction",
        "published": "2026-08-07T14:56:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Trump to appeal ballroom construction halt to Supreme Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-to-appeal-ballroom-construction-halt-to-supreme-court",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:15:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}