WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Washington said on Tuesday that he was not inclined to order the Trump administration to immediately halt work on a $300 million White House ballroom ...

Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face ...

A federal judge is allowing construction of the White House ballroom to move forward, rejecting a request by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's ...

A federal judge on Tuesday turned down preservationists’ request to halt President Donald Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project, concluding that allowing below-ground construction to ...

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The new White House ballroom is expected to be finished by 2028, with the addition providing a new gathering space for guests at the direction of President Trump. The project’s projected completion ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s plan to build a $300 million ballroom on White House grounds faces an early courtroom test on Dec. 16 after preservationists accused him of ...

The Trump administration argued in a court filing on Monday that pausing construction on the new White House ballroom would undermine national security, citing a Secret Service declaration warning ...

The Trump administration has argued in court that work on the president’s gaudy White House ballroom must continue for unclear national security reasons. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn ...

A Secret Service official involved in the construction of President Donald Trump’s massive new White House ballroom said Monday that any temporary pause on the project could hamper the agency’s ...

The judge said he would reserve judgment until a hearing next month. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon said Tuesday he is inclined to deny a request for a temporary restraining order to halt ...

A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he won’t order President Donald Trump to immediately stop work on the massive new White House ballroom. But US District Judge Richard Leon left open the ...