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White House Ballroom Battle Heats Up | Durham News
The White House is racing against time to finish a $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom—despite a court order halting construction because Congress never approved it. The Trump administration is now fighting all the way to the Supreme Court, arguing the president alone holds ultimate authority over White House renovations, especially for national security. They’re even claiming historic preservation groups lack standing to sue. With a two-week pause from the appeals court and a deadline looming on August 21st, this showdown pits presidential power against congressional oversight—and the…
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