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White House ballroom. A federal judge [ruled](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/trump-ballroom-judge-halt.html) earlier this month that construction
federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities
federal judge, Richard Leon, issued a temporary injunction against further construction on the ballroom. While Leon did offer a carve-out for any work “necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House
ballroom proposal is the most extensive change in more than 70 years. "Harry Truman oversaw a massive White House renovation in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but this happened because the White House
White House ballroom, reflecting pool resurfacing, Kennedy Center renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2835x2835+1085+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F02%2Ff18099434cdca3830d2a3babb7e5%2Fdiptych-3.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [The many ways Trump
rules regarding property belonging to the United States". Trump wrote in two Truth Social posts on Thursday that the project was being constructed on budget and ahead of schedule. He accused the judge of "attempting
ballroom in the hotel where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents’ Association gala dinner on Saturday evening. Trump has long called for prosecuting his political opponents and has set his sights, in particular