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Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now
The judge said the project needs congressional approval and left only security-related work exempt while the lawsuit continues.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project, granting a preliminary injunction that halts construction on the site of the demolished East Wing.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the administration in December, alleging it lacked authority to demolish the historic East Wing without congressional approval or consultation with the National Park Service.
- Trump has vowed the ballroom will be the "finest," part of plans for a 250-foot arch, while a Commission of Fine Arts panel voted 6-0 in February to approve the design.
- Calling the White House grounds a "special place" and an "iconic symbol," Leon's ruling represents a setback for the Justice Department, which had defended the project as an allowable alteration.
- The preliminary injunction keeps the ballroom project on hold while the National Trust's lawsuit continues, effectively shifting control over White House alterations from the administration to ongoing legal proceedings.
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Donald Trump wants to redesign his headquarters - on his own. The historic east wing has been demolished, instead a huge festival hall is to be built. But now a court has spoken and the construction project is on ice.
The US president wants to build a huge ballroom at the White House. A court has now stopped construction because Trump is "not the owner" of the building.
U.S. judge halts construction of Trump's $400M White House ballroom
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million US ballroom on the site where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval.
US President Donald Trump had the east wing of the White House demolished to build a magnificent ballroom. The megaproject is expected to cost 400 million dollars. Now a US judge is making a dash of the bill for the construction of the ballroom. Trump is already planning the next giant project. A district judge from Washington stated in an order that the construction of the planned 400 million dollar ballroom must be stopped. His reason was that…
Judge halts Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom construction
Construction on Trump's White House Ballroom on the site of the former East Wing on March 8, 2026.Aaron Schwartz/Getty ImagesA federal judge has ordered that President Trump 'stop!' construction on the White House ballroom.The judge found that the president lacks the legal authority to build without Congress's approval.He ordered the renovations, which are already underway, halted until Congress OKs it.A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Presiden…
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