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Trump news at a glance: Administration fights to renew work on White House ballroom

Cranes behind the White House for construction of new ballroom in Washington
Cranes being used to construct the new White House ballroom are seen around the White House. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A judge’s order to stop construction work on the White House ballroom poses security risks, the Trump administration argued in an emergency motion that seeks to set aside the ruling.

The emergency motion argues that US district judge Richard Leon’s decision has left the executive mansion “open and exposed” and is “threatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the President and his family, and the President’s staff”.

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