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Court BLOCKS Trump’s Ballroom in Major Legal Defeat

August 8, 2026·22 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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A federal appeals court has blocked Donald Trump's $400 million plan to construct a ballroom on White House grounds, ruling that such a major alteration requires congressional approval. The decision reignites debate over presidential power and Trump’s self-aggrandizing projects, while on-th

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