Federal judge allows Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to move forward

A federal judge on Thursday denied a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, clearing the way for construction on the estimated $400 million expansion to proceed.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the injunction sought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, saying the group was unlikely to succeed on the merits. The group sued the Trump administration in December to halt construction, arguing it skipped required reviews and failed to obtain...