Judge Threatens to Halt Trump's White House Ballroom Plan

A federal judge rejects a preservation group's request to block President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project but urges them to amend their lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon rules the National Trust for Historic Preservation unlikely to succeed on current claims, as they focused on constitutional rather than statutory authority. The Trump administration demolished the East Wing for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom, funded entirely by private donors including Trump. Read more about this...