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03 April 2026

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

03 Apr 2026 16:27 WND

Criticism from 'so-called historic preservationists and their allies in the press are therefore nothing new'

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

03 Apr 2026 13:33 Kxan.com

President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years.

Trump's White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

03 Apr 2026 04:30 Economictimes.indiatimes.com

A key agency has approved President Donald Trump's White House ballroom plan. This comes despite a judge ordering a halt to construction. The National Capital Planning Commission voted to allow the plan to move forward.

Trump’s Ballroom Plans Get Approved—but He Can’t Do Anything About It

02 Apr 2026 19:20 The New Republic

The National Capital Planning Commission, or NCPC, issued final approval for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom Thursday, a key goalpost for the enormous development.

Trump's ballroom gets approval days after judge orders construction halt

02 Apr 2026 19:17 Sky News

Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom at the White House has been given final approval by a key commission - just days after a judge ordered construction to stop.

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after judge’s ruling halting construction

02 Apr 2026 18:12 Wtop.com

Despite the agency’s expected approval, the judge’s ruling and the legal fight over the ballroom could stall progress on a legacy project that Trump is racing to see completed before the end of his term in early 2029.

Trump’s White House ballroom is expected to get approved days after judge's ruling halting work

02 Apr 2026 11:44 «SFGate» (sfgate.com)

President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom is expected to get final approval from a key commission. This comes after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress approves the project.

Court Blocks Trump Ballroom Construction

02 Apr 2026 02:07 The American Spectator

It probably hasn’t really sunk in, if you don’t live in Washington D.C., but at the moment, the East Wing...

Trump’s presidential library will include a re-creation of his White House ballroom

31 Mar 2026 22:00 Fast Company

The Trump Organization just revealed that its next construction project will be the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library: a towering, gold-encrusted skyscraper, branded with Trump’s name, that will sit just south of Miami’s Freedom Tower.

White House ballroom to act as shed over planned military bunker says Trump

30 Mar 2026 20:20 Dezeen.com

Ahead of Thursday's approval hearing for the White House ballroom expansion, US president Donald Trump has presented updated renderings of the project, suggesting it will act in part to cover a military bunker underneath.