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A federal judge has reaffirmed a halt on above-ground construction for President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground national security work to continue. Judge Richard Leon rejected the administration’s ...

A federal judge on Thursday issued a new order halting construction of President Donald Trump's much-touted new White House ballroom, finding the administration was using fancy footwork to try to sidestep his previous ruling. Subscribe to read this story ...

A federal judge allows below-ground construction at the White House ballroom site while blocking above-ground work, citing national security concerns.

A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration's attempt to proceed with construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project, clarifying in a sharply worded order that any above-ground, physical construction of the site is blocked ...

The judge has however allowed the underground bunker portion of the project to proceed. Trump posted that the ballroom "is needed now".