The Supreme Court lets Trump keep building his $400 million ballroom by a single vote, and John Roberts joins the dissenters to call the work likely unlawful
Every source from the earlier chapters of this story, grouped by worldview.
Chapter 1 · Aug 14 – Aug 15 · 2 days
Kennedy Center nameplate fight
Dem Soc2 articles
Liberal9 articles
- Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in White House ballroom legal fight
- Trump asks Supreme Court to green-light ballroom construction
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue
- Trump dismisses concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln, saying its record-breaking 250 days at sea ‘not nearly enough’ – as it happened
- Trump makes INSANE Supreme Court announcement | Another Day
- Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump's name on building
- Mostly-Trump-appointed board votes to restore his name on the Kennedy Center
- Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump’s name on building
- Kennedy Center board votes to add president’s name again — and throw in a ‘Trump Plaza’
Center6 articles
- Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
- Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction during appeal
- "How Trump's construction projects are changing Washington and costing taxpayers" · 2026-08-14
- Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump's name back on building
- Kennedy Center board moves forward with a two-year closure to allow for renovations
- PBS News Hour full episode, August 13, 2026