00:00A federal appeals court has ordered an immediate halt to construction on the Trump administration's $400 million White House ballroom.
00:07In a two-to-one decision, a D.C. circuit panel ruled Friday that the president lacks the authority to
00:12build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing stood.
00:15The court sided with historic preservationists, who argued that the massive project requires congressional approval before moving forward.
00:22While the court paused its ruling for two weeks to allow an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court,
00:26President Trump has already fired back on social media, calling the decision unjust and vowing to fight it.
00:31The courtroom defeat marks the second major architecture clash for the administration this week.
00:36A new National Park Service assessment warns that another proposed project, a 250-foot-tall triumphal arch,
00:42could severely compromise dozens of historic landmarks between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
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