{"id":"2a55d41d-02e2-438a-963f-1ac1226cd1a9","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/court-order-trump-white-house-ballroom-project","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom","plainHeadline":"Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-08T11:09:06.325Z"},"summary":["A US appeals court ordered halting of the $400m White House ballroom project.","The ruling upholds a preliminary injunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.","The court’s 2-1 decision concerns authority questions over the project’s authorization.","Construction paused for two weeks to allow an appeal to the US Supreme Court.","Trump touted the ballroom as a ‘gift’ to the US people amid the dispute."],"topics":["Politics","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T15:02:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-07T15:37:13.326Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6e66d947-8c1d-4a0b-be9b-2fd252f1fd46"}