Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with ballroom construction

WBUR

Published September 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM EDT

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Washington Post art and architecture critic Philip Kennicott about what next for President Trump’s White House ballroom project now that a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has ruled preservationists don’t have legal standing to stop its construction.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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