# US appeals court upholds injunction pausing Trump’s White House ballroom

https://mins.news/en/item/16513

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 20:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/us-appeals-court-upholds-injunction-pausing-trumps-white-house-ballroom?traffic_source=rss

> A US appeals court has upheld an injunction that pauses Donald Trump’s plans for a ballroom at the White House. The two-judge majority stressed that the president must have congressional authority before moving ahead. The ruling leaves the project on hold while that legal requirement remains unresolved.

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