{
  "id": 276888,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-orders-halt-to-trump-ballroom-construction-without-congressional-approval"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A US federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to halt construction on a $400 million ballroom at the White House. The court ruled that the project requires explicit congressional approval, upholding a preliminary injunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.\n\nThe court's decision was a 2-1 majority verdict, with the panel stating that Congress has not given the Executive Branch unlimited authority to redesign and reconstruct the White House. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, the panel said that each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its Executive Residence.\n\nThe construction project had been blocked previously by a federal judge, who twice stopped above-ground construction. The administration had appealed to the court after these blocks. The court's decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court, with President Trump vowing to appeal what he called an unjust decision, according to DW News.",
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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": "Live Mint",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:50:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
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