Congress is in no rush to authorize Trump’s ballroom after judge’s ruling - The Washington Post
Corroborated by 17 sources from 17 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to forbes.com, topline A federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the Trump administration from taking “any further action” to construct the White House ballroom at the site of the building’s former East Wing, in a major blow to the president’s plan for a signature White House addition.
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