Commission votes to approve ballroom despite federal injunction, ‘sky-is-falling’ claims

A rendition of the White House ballroom posted by President Trump.

WASHINGTON — In the shadow of a federal judge’s Tuesday ruling blocking construction from advancing, the National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to approve the concept and site designs of President Donald Trump’s White House East Wing Modernization project.

Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Richard J. Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, in a long-awaited ruling...