In a 5-4 ruling Monday, the high court granted an emergency application from the Trump administration, blocking lower court orders that would have halted construction on a massive ballroom addition to the White House.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner condemned President Trump's White House ballroom, declaring that he believes it will eventually be destroyed.
A federal appeals court panel blocked President Trump's ballroom construction in a 2-1 vote, saying that work must cease except for below-ground construction.
President Donald Trump called on a federal judge Sunday to immediately throw out a lawsuit blocking construction of a rooftop drone base at the White House, warning the judge would be personally "held responsible" for any future attack on the executive mansion if he refuses.
President Donald Trump walked reporters through the East Wing construction site Tuesday, offering the most detailed public look yet at what is being built beneath the new White House ballroom: a complex stretching six stories underground, equipped with missile-resistant steel, drone defenses, a military hospital, and bomb shelters.
The Secret Service on Tuesday pushed back on the growing narrative that Congress is writing a billion-dollar check to renovate the White House, laying out a detailed breakdown of how that money would actually be spent.
The Department of Justice urged the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit against the development of the White House ballroom following the shooting incident during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
