WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House to proceed, overturning lower court rulings that had halted the project. In a 5-4 decision, the justices granted the Trump administration's request to block a lower court order. This order had paused above-ground construction of the estimated $400 million project while a lawsuit filed by a historic preservation group sought to block it, according to The Guardian. The New York Times reported that lower courts had previously ruled the Trump administration should have sought congressional approval before beginning construction.