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Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 04:33 IST Judge Richard Leon blocks above ground work on Trumps $400 million White House ballroom, allows limited underground security construction. The construction of U.S.President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom continues in Washington DC (Reuters) A federal judge in a revised order on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from above-ground construction…
Last Updated:April 03, 2026, 05:38 IST US planning commission approves Trumps 400 million White House ballroom plan, but a federal judges injunction halts construction amid legal fight over presidential authority An attendee looks at an updated design for the new $400 million ballroom at the White House. (AFP) The United States’ National Capital Planning Commission…
President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years. The 12-member National Capital Planning Commission, the agency tasked with approving…
A US judge on Tuesday ordered a halt to construction of a massive ballroom launched by President Donald Trump after tearing down the historic East Wing of the White House. Trump is “steward” of the White House but “he is not, however, the owner!” wrote Judge Richard Leon, saying that congressional approval would be needed…