An emergency motion argues that the pause on construction leaves the White House \u2018open and exposed\u2019. Key US politics stories from Saturday 4 April at a glance<\/p>\n
A judge\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The emergency motion argues that US district judge Richard Leon\u2019s decision has left the executive mansion \u201copen and exposed\u201d and is \u201cthreatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the President and his family, and the President\u2019s staff\u201d.<\/p>\n
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