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Judge Halts Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom

Decision says construction on the estimated $400 million project can’t proceed until Congress authorizes it

An aerial view of the White House and the construction of a new ballroom where the East Wing once stood.
The site of President Trump’s proposed ballroom. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom.

Judge Richard Leon granted the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s request to temporarily stop work during its legal fight over the 90,000-square-foot project.

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