This undated image released by the US District Court for the District of Columbia on August 14, 2026 shows an architect rendering of US President Donald Trump's proposed ballroom where the East Wing once stood at the White House in Washington, DC. The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court on August 14 to allow it to complete construction of a ballroom and secure underground bunker at the White House, saying the project was essential for national security. Solicitor General John Sauer made the request in an emergency appeal to the conservative-dominated top court, which includes three justices nominated by President Donald Trump. Trump ordered the demolition of the historic East Wing of the White House last year to make way for a massive ballroom but the project has been tied up in the lower courts. (Photo by Handout / United States District Court for the District of Columbia / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US District Court for the District of Columbia" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

*** BESTPIX *** JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a copy of a Washington Post article titled "Prescription drug prices record sharpest drop in more than 60 years" as he speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on August 14, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs Air Force One after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 14, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Trump is traveling to Long Island to tour law enforcement facilities in Nassau County and rally support for local Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)