Mr Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court to let work continue on a $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court blocked above-ground construction. The dispute now turns on whether national security claims can bypass the need for Congress to approve the project.

President Trump went to the Supreme Court Friday to ask permission to keep building his grand plans for a ballroom at the White House, telling the justices the project is "vitally required by nat

The president wants to the justices to act before a court ruling that would block construction goes into effect.

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to continue construction of ​his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.

The court's move sets up another battle in the US Supreme Court over the limits of presidential authority. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.