(FILES) A view of the ongoing construction of a planned ballroom at the White House, as seen from the Washington Monument observation deck in Washington, DC on July 23, 2026. An appeals court on August 7, upheld a US judge's order to halt construction on President Donald Trump's prized White House ballroom, but issued a two-week delay to enforcement for a possible Supreme Court appeal. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)