JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Appeals court rules Trump’s White House ballroom construction can move forward until April 17
The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued in December 2025 to stop the construction.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Federal judge orders pause on White House ballroom construction
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued the order at the behest of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ella Lee) - Judge halts White House ballroom construction project
A federal judge on Tuesday halted construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom project. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said that no statute “comes close” to granting Trump the authority he claims he has to execute the $400 million project, barring construction from continuing until Congress authorizes its completion. “The President of the United States is [...]
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Federal judge rules White House ballroom construction may continue
Because the executive residence is "likely not an agency" under the Administrative Procedures Act, the preservationist group may not challenge the construction under that law, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said