Justice Department Appeals 65%-Built White House Ballroom Halt to Supreme Court
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 20
Justice Department Appeals 65%-Built White House Ballroom Halt to Supreme Court
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 20
Summary
Friday is the key deadline: without Supreme Court intervention, a D.C. Circuit ruling requiring congressional authorization will let a lower-court injunction halt White House ballroom construction.
65% of the $400 million project is already complete, according to a White House declaration, with $355 million raised privately and a 250-person crew working 20 hours a day, seven days a week.
6.4 million pounds of rebar and 18,000 cubic yards of concrete have already gone into the structure, which has reached roof level in places and spans 50,000 square feet.
The filing also shows the planned East Wing addition includes bomb shelters, medical facilities, top-secret military spaces, drone-proof features and blast-resistant glass, with completion targeted for August 2028.
Separately, a Kennedy Center court filing said Trump's allies on the board approved restoring his name to the facade and naming the grounds Trump Plaza, while a tarp remains over the front amid repairs and marble-damage concerns.