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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday allowed construction on President Donald Trump’s ballroom project to proceed through early June, pausing, for now, a lower court’s order that construction stop after next week.

By Jan Wolfe April 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday again ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom without congressional approval was unlawful, faulting the Republican president for asserting that national security requirements demanded the project move forward.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has asked a federal judge to overturn the judge's own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom, in the wake of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The White House is pressing a federal appeals court to allow construction to continue on President Donald Trump’s planned ...

Republicans are rushing to give President Donald Trump's controversial ballroom addition to the White House the congressional go-ahead after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Lawmakers argue that Trump’s desire to build ...