Trump administration asks US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom

Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appealUS politics live - latest updatesThe Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of his controversial $400m White House ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt.In a case testing Donald Trumps presidential authority, the Washington-based US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled last week that the controversial p...