The Ballroom Brawl: Power and Preservation in the Nation's Capital The US Supreme Court's decision to temporarily halt judicial proceedings against President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project has given his administration a minor victory.
However, this reprieve is merely another skirmish in an ongoing battle between the executive branch and preservationists over who gets to decide how national monuments are used and maintained.
At stake is not just the future of this opulent addition to the president's residence but also the very notion of executive authority.