The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue. The appeal sharpens a clash over presidential power, security claims and Congress's approval role.

A lower court had stopped the work, with the US president calling the ruling “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”

A lower court had stopped the work, with the US president calling the ruling “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction on the White House's planned $400 million ballroom.

US President Donald Trump's administration has asked the US Supreme Court 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.

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.