The Trump administration had asked the Supreme Court to resume building a $400M White House ballroom after a federal court blocked it for lacking approval.

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

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.