Beneath Trump’s ballroom legal case: A brief history of the White House bunker

WASHINGTON — Secrecy surrounding White House security makes details hard to come by, but President Donald Trump’s court fight over his $400 million ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site that has had a role in history. The bunker emerged in the Trump administration’s court fight against the National Trust for … Read more

Appeals court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue into June

A federal appeals court late Friday allowed construction to continue on President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom until June, just a day after a federal judge halted progress. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for … Read more

Appeals court allows all White House ballroom construction to resume

Construction of a ballroom and presidential bunker at the White House will continue for now, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an administrative stay of an order earlier this week that blocked most above-ground construction.  The next hearing in the case is set for June 5, according to the court’s briefing … Read more

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump railed against a 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” at the site. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s latest ruling comes in response to an appeals court’s … Read more

Judge orders Trump to halt White House ballroom construction, escalating legal feud

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration’s attempt to proceed with construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project, clarifying in a sharply worded order that any above-ground, physical construction of the site is blocked unless deemed strictly necessary for national security purposes. U.S. … Read more

Judge again halts construction of Trump’s White House ballroom, but allows work on underground bunker to proceed

A federal judge on Thursday issued a new order halting construction of President Donald Trump’s much-touted new White House ballroom, finding the administration was using fancy footwork to try to sidestep his previous ruling. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had … Read more

Federal judge blocks above-ground White House ballroom construction

A federal judge on Thursday said above-ground work on the White House East Wing must stop, but underground construction on a presidential bunker can continue.  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who in March temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the White House’s East Wing, clarified his order Thursday after a federal appeals … Read more

Appeals court lets Trump resume White House ballroom construction, seeks lower court clarity

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to temporarily resume construction of his planned White House ballroom, granting a near-term win to the administration as it pushes forward with the nearly $400 million project.  The case stems from … Read more

Appeals court says federal judge must reconsider blocking WH ballroom, weigh national security concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom construction will be able to continue for at least a little while longer, after an federal appeals court instructed a District Court judge to reconsider the situation. A a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more