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Judge halts construction of Trump ballroom

Rob Beschizza
Mar 31, 2026
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A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to stop work on the White House ballroom project unless and until Congress approves it. Judge Richard Leon, appointed by George W. Bush in 2001, concluded that “no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have.”

Trump quickly criticised the ruling on his s…

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