US Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom project to proceed

The US Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the project. The conservative-dominated court voted 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding construction be halted, with Chief Justice John Roberts notably joining the court’s three liberals in dissent. The decision means construction will advance while a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation plays out in lower courts.