Supreme Court Sidesteps Checks on Trump's White House Makeover The US Supreme Court's decision to allow Donald Trump to continue building his contentious White House ballroom has ignited fresh debate about the limits of presidential power and the role of Congress in oversight.
In temporarily halting a lower court order that would have halted construction, Chief Justice John Roberts has handed Trump's administration a significant victory.
This move is part of a broader pattern in which the Supreme Court's conservative majority seems to be eroding the checks on executive authority.