Roberts allows Trump White House ballroom work to continue amid legal wrangle

Chief Justice John Roberts has allowed continued construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to proceed for now, despite ongoing litigation. About 65% of the 90,000-square-foot project is complete, with crews working around the clock and roughly $200 million in private donations spent or pledged. Earlier court orders had restricted above-ground work, with underground activity continuing, as legal challenges over Congressional authority and presidential prerogatives play out amid national security arguments and a string of Supreme Court emergency docket actions.