A federal appeals court has ruled that Congress should have approved President Trump's White House ballroom project. The court ordered that above-ground construction be halted but paused its ruling to allow the administration to appeal the decision.

This setback comes amid other notable developments reported by NBC Politics, including a serial arson suspect in Spokane being charged with igniting multiple fires, a judge ordering Meta to pay hundreds of millions over children's mental health issues, and a progressive Democrat scoring a narrow victory in a Michigan primary.

The ruling highlights the ongoing legal and political challenges surrounding the White House ballroom project and underscores the role of congressional approval in such undertakings.

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