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The Trump administration has been ordered to stop construction on President Donald Trump's $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House.

A federal appeals court dealt the latest setback to the controversial project on Friday, testing Trump's presidential authority and paving the way for a Supreme Court showdown on appeal.

"Whether or not a â massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help," the panel's âmajority said.

The order upholds a preliminary âinjunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration after the âEast Wing was torn down last year to begin the project without congressional approval.

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