Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction NYT > Top Stories By: Ann E. Marimow 1 September 2026 at 01:01 Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesThe order from the Supreme Court was the second time in less than two weeks that the court weighed in on the project.