Request: The construction of US President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has been stopped by a federal judge in mid-February 2026. Rating: Rating: False Context: As of this writing, a federal judge has yet to rule on the legal status of the construction project. In a post on social media, Trump declared that the project … Read more
President Donald Trump on Sunday railed against legal efforts to stop the construction of a huge ballroom on the grounds of the White House. “There is no practical or reasonable way to go back,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “THEY ARE TOO LATE!” The National Trust for Historic Preservation last month sued to … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal boards reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom. The Republican president has talked about building a White House ballroom for years, and the completion of the proposed 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) addition … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for national security reasons. The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that asked a federal judge to stop the project until it … Read more
Melania Trump unveiled the White House Christmas decorations on Monday. The theme of the decorations was “Home Is Where The Heart Is.” The decoration layout was different from previous years as the East Wing was demolished in October. It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On Monday, first lady Melania … Read more