White House Ballroom Battle | San Antonio News

The White House is locked in a high-stakes legal battle over its new 90,000-square-foot East Wing ballroom, dubbed an “integrated military complex” for national security. Despite claiming 65% completion and $400 million spent, a federal appeals court halted construction, ruling Congress must approve such major renovations. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued, arguing the president can’t unilaterally greenlight this scale of work. Now, the administration’s pushing the Supreme Court to suspend the injunction before it takes effect in a week — all while debating who really holds the power to build on federal property when security is at stake. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/797e8b30302c9db8