The Trump administration had argued that the entire ballroom construction needed to proceed or it would leave the White House \

Trump complained that much of the ballroom “has already been paid for, costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars.”

The White House's East Wing was demolished to build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom sought by President Donald Trump. That project is being challenged in court.

The Trump administration had argued that the entire ballroom construction needed to proceed or it would leave the White House \

The judge allows the underground bunker portion of the project to proceed, while the US president says the ballroom "is needed now".

All above-ground construction of the White House ballroom must be stopped amid litigation, a federal judge ordered Thursday, in ongoing litigation.

The three-judge panel set a June hearing to review a Washington judge’s earlier order halting the project.

Construction was stopped after suit challenged president’s authority to raze East Wing without congressional approval

Construction is expected to continue at the White House until the next hearing which is due to take place in June.

A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House.

The panel scheduled a hearing for June 5 to review the case.