# Appeals court rules Trump is unlawfully constructing White House ballroom

https://mins.news/en/video/16416

- CNN, 2026-08-07 17:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfxYtpsI7YU

> A divided federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive ballroom at the White House. In a 2-1 decision, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals said Congress, rather than the executive branch acting on its own, must decide whether such a project should proceed. The ruling backed the nation’s leading historic preservation group, which challenged the plan in court. The dispute could now set up a high-stakes confrontation before the Supreme Court.

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