राजनीति · Supreme Court stayसुप्रीम कोर्ट ने व्हाइट हाउस के $400M बॉलरूम का निर्माण जारी रहने दिया—फिलहाललिखित 7 सितंबर 2026 को 9:22 pm UTC बजेदेखेंप्रतिलेख0:00A 900,000 square foot ballroom keeps0:02rising on the White House grounds. The0:04concrete is already poured. The bill is0:06described as close to $400 million0:08and Congress never approved the0:10building. If courts later say the work0:12was illegal, the structure is described0:14as virtually impossible to deconstruct.0:16Can a private donor plan and a Supreme0:18Court pause let the ballroom be built0:20without Congress? The project at the0:21center is a 900,000 square foot0:23ballroom. The price [music] is described0:25three ways in the record, $400 million,0:28close to $400 million, and and hundreds0:31of millions of dollars.0:32>> [music]0:32>> The administration says it is 65%0:34complete. That figure beyond the0:35administration is unverified and an0:37earlier nearly $1 billion estimate in a0:40separate record citing at [music] least0:41$600 million show how unsettled the0:43final cost remains. The order on auction0:45moved without required review by the0:47National Capital Planning Commission and0:49the Commission of Fine Arts. The0:50administration also argues the trust0:52lacks standing because it sued months0:54after the White House announced a large0:56new structure. Courts so far have kept0:58the case. The courts put that principle1:00in plain terms. It is not about whether1:02the ballroom is desirable as policy. It1:04is about the legal gate to build on1:06federal land in the capital. Congress1:08must [music] expressly authorize it.1:10Four roles drive this docket. The Chief1:12Justice controls the temporary pause.1:15The President controls the construction1:16and the funding claim. The district1:18judge entered the halt the appeals court1:20affirmed. The Solicitor [music] General1:21carries the administration's emergency1:23appeal. The build followed demolition of1:25the East Wing that began October 20,1:272025 and was completed within days.1:29>> [music]1:29>> That demolition prompted the National1:31Trust suit filed December 12, 2025.1:33National Trust for Historic Preservation1:35v. National Park Service at all. Naming1:37the National Park Service, Department of1:39the Interior, [music] General Services1:41Administration, President Donald Trump,1:43the Executive Office of the President,1:44[music] and the Office of Executive1:46Residence, alleging violations of the1:48Administrative Procedure Act, National1:50Environmental Policy Act, [music]1:51National Capital Planning Act, and the1:53Property Clause. Underground work on1:55bunkers and security facilities [music]1:57had been allowed to continue under a1:58safety exception. The stay now2:00temporarily allows above ground ballroom2:02work as well. The trust accuses the2:04White House of accelerating [music] to2:06outrun the courts with filings noting a2:08250-person crew working 20 hours a day,2:117 [music] days a week. The money story2:13is where the verified record and the2:14promise diverge. Senate Republicans2:16dropped a $1 billion security [music]2:18funding request intended for the project2:20on May 20th, 2026 after the Senate2:22parliamentarian [music]2:23ruled the provision too broad for2:25reconciliation vehicle, leaving no2:26direct appropriation. The same day the2:29stay issued at [music] a press gaggle at2:31Joint Base Andrews ahead of a South2:32Carolina rally, President Donald Trump2:34said the planned ballroom will cost2:36close to [music] $400 million and will2:38be funded entirely by himself and2:39patriotic big companies, also described2:42as patriots and large patriotic2:43companies with no taxpayer money.2:45[music]2:45He said donor company names will be2:47disclosed in the coming weeks, probably2:49over the next couple of weeks after2:51asking permission, and that most donors2:53have already said their names may be2:54used gladly. No roster amounts or2:57payment vehicle [music] has been2:58released. Research finds no2:59authorization for a separate Joint Base3:01Andrews ballroom. The $400 and private3:04donor assertions are tied exclusively to3:06the White House East Wing project. The3:08administration will be tested on that3:10disclosure within the next couple of3:11weeks when donor names and the funding3:13mechanism are promised. Until then, the3:15cost, the completion percentage, and the3:17private payment vehicle remain3:19unverified beyond the administration's3:21figures,3:21>> [music]3:21>> and the legal question remains open3:23whether 40 US Section 8106 requires3:27express congressional approval, and what3:29happens to a concrete structure3:31described as virtually impossible to3:32deconstruct if the Supreme Court3:34ultimately sustains the halt.5:06>> Like and follow for more stories that5:08matter.लेख पढ़ेंखबर की समयरेखाHeyDexसंक्षिप्त वीडियो ↗
