Marine One carries President Donald Trump as it passes over construction on the new White House ballroom, seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2026.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to continue building White House ballroom

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court cleared the way for President Trump to continue building a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting a challenge from a preservation group that was seeking to indefinitely halt the controversial project. CNN's Betsy Klein reports on what's next after the decision.

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