Trump Asks Supreme Court To Allow White House Ballroom Construction To Continue

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the U.S. 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 Justice Department claimed the project is "vitally required by national security," citing numerous assassination attempts against Trump and describing it as an "integrated military complex" with security features including bomb shelters, medical facilities, and drone/missile shielding. According to Justice Department lawyers, the case "involves an extraordinary and unlawful injunction that will halt the ongoing construction of the integrated military complex" at the East Wing. The D.C. Circuit Court rejected the security rationale, stating that national security arguments "are not an automatic get-out-of-law-free card" and emphasized that such decisions belong to Congress, not executive action.