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White House Ballroom Blocked by Court | Fort Wayne News
The White House’s $400 million ballroom project is on hold after a federal appeals court ruled the administration can’t use private donations to fund new construction without explicit congressional approval. The court rejected the administration’s argument that existing laws allowed this, emphasizing that building something entirely new—especially on federal land in D.C.—requires Congress’s direct permission. With no Supreme Court intervention expected, construction must stop by August twenty-first, exposing the complex legal boundaries around how the government can accept and spend private…
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