Judge halts Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom construction

Construction on Trump's White House Ballroom on the site of the former East Wing on March 8, 2026.

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• A federal judge has ordered that President Trump 'stop!' construction on the White House ballroom.
• The judge found that the president lacks the legal authority to build without Congress's approval.
• He ordered the renovations, which are already underway, halted until Congress OKs it.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald...