Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
The judge said Trump can't build it without authorization from Congress. ByABC NEWS March 31, 2026, 3:15 PM A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking further construction of the White House ballroom. Judge Richard Leon wrote that President Donald Trump can't build the ballroom without authorization from Congress, and that "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have." This is a developing story.
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