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 ...

President Trump on Tuesday indicated the cost of his planned ballroom project at the White House could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million. Trump spoke at length ...

Lawyers for the Trump administration and a historic preservation group are slated to appear in court Tuesday afternoon in a bid to halt — at least temporarily — President Donald Trump's plan to ...

President Donald Trump’s brand new White House ballroom will cost as much as $400 million, according to the latest estimates—double what the administration initially said. Commenting on a lawsuit ...

The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons and because a ...

Donald Trump’s ever-expanding ballroom will form part of a new two-story building that will dominate the White House and feature monumental stairs, guest suites, and a multi-level passageway ...

President Donald Trump has kept the details of his White House ballroom project mostly secret — including long-held plans to destroy the East Wing. But Justice Department lawyers trying to fight off a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s plans to add a ballroom to the White House would be bad for the design of the White House complex and grounds, according to a National Park Service (NPS) report. The report ...