US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project reut.rs/4q6HMO3

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US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project reut.rs/4q6HMO3
Reuters Legal
JUST IN: A U.S. federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority reut.rs/4bAYeA8
KVIA center
Appeals court says Trump is unlawfully constructing White House ballroom
The Hill center
A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump’s White House ballroom in a 2-1 vote on Friday, saying that work must stop except for below-ground construction, including installations Trump says are needed for security. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel ruled that Congress retains control over funding for development at the White House and…
The Washington Post left
Breaking news: President Trump must halt aboveground construction of his planned White House ballroom, a federal appeals panel ruled, saying that he had exceeded his authority by seeking to build the addition funded by $400 million in private donations.
CNBC left
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project
Deadline
A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that Donald Trump must get congressional approval to build his massive new ballroom at the East wing of the White House. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that construction on the ballroom will have to halt, except for those parts of the structure for safety and security. […]
The Guardian left
Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom
The New York Times left
Breaking News: President Trump cannot continue building the ballroom in the White House without explicit approval from Congress, a federal appeals court panel ruled. The Supreme Court will likely decide the project's fate.
The Wall Street Journal right
A federal appeals court said construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom must stop. It allowed two weeks for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
CNN left
A divided federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive new ballroom at the White House, possibly teeing up a high-stakes showdown over the issue before the Supreme Court. https://cnn.it/459Uxhh
Fox News right
Trump vows an immediate Supreme Court appeal after a federal appeals court ordered construction halted on his "massive" White House ballroom project.