Why the planned White House ballroom couldn’t host correspondents’ dinner

President Trump has used Saturday’s shooting to renew his push for his presidential ballroom and East Wing renovations at the White House. CBS News’ Lindsey Reiser takes a look at some of the reasons why the white house may not be an appropriate venue to hold the correspondents’ dinner. Source link

Group says it won’t drop its White House ballroom lawsuit, despite DOJ pressure

The National Trust for Historic Preservation said Monday that it will not drop its lawsuit to halt construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, despite the Justice Department’s request. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We are not planning to voluntarily dismiss our lawsuit, which … Read more

National Trust says it won’t drop suit against Trump’s ballroom after DOJ request

WASHINGTON — Preservationists are pressing ahead with their lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom, declining a request by the Department of Justice to withdraw the complaint following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Trump and other conservatives have made a renewed push for the ballroom in … Read more

Republicans rush to green light White House ballroom following third Trump assassination scare

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans are rushing to give President Donald Trump’s controversial ballroom addition to the White House the congressional go-ahead after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Lawmakers argue that Trump’s desire to build a ballroom at the White House — which ground to a halt … Read more

DOJ cites White House Correspondents Dinner shooting in push to drop lawsuit against ballroom

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department is pressing the leading opposition to President Donald Trump’s $400 million privately funded ballroom project, calling on lawyers for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) to drop their lawsuit. “[Y]our lawsuit puts the lives of the president, his family, and his staff at … Read more

Trump uses the Correspondents’ dinner shooting to renew his White House ballroom push

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who was hustled out of a hotel ballroom Saturday night when a suspected gunman dashed through a security checkpoint, is seizing on the incident to gin up support for a White House ballroom that has faced legal challenges that threaten to shut down the project. Subscribe to read this story … Read more

Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House. “It’s time to build the ballroom,” acting Attorney General … Read more

White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting sharpens focus on Trump’s ballroom construction proposal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday evening has thrust fresh attention on President Donald Trump’s push to build a secure ballroom at the White House, a proposal he says could prevent such threats. A gunman armed with multiple weapons opened fire near a … Read more

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner

(Associated Press) – A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests dived under tables at the sound of shots being fired. The president was uninjured … Read more