Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of White House ballroom to continue

The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to continue working on a massive new ballroom at the White House, freezing acourt ruling that would have required construction to stop at midnight Friday.

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Friday afternoon’s order doesn’t address the legality of the project, which two other courts have said Trump is pursuing unlawfully because Congress hasn’t approved it. Instead, it’s meant to give the justices additional time to consider Trump’s request that the adverse rulings be paused indefinitely.

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Construction has been progressing rapidly, with a 250-person crew working 20-hour days, 7 days per week, according to a filing submitted by the Trump administration to the Supreme Court. The government put the ballroom complex at “65% complete in its entirety.”

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This rendering from court documents shows inside the proposed ballroom of the East Wing of the White House.
This rendering from court documents shows inside the proposed ballroom of the East Wing of the White House.
From US Supreme Court

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US President Donald Trump looks through a window to observe construction work on his new ballroom prior to a meeting with US oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2026.
US President Donald Trump looks through a window to observe construction work on his new ballroom prior to a meeting with US oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2026.
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