Federal Appeals Court Slams Breaks On Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction Blitz
District Judge Richard Leon — an appointee of President George W. Bush — halting the project’s non-security-related work, the case was taken up by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which hitherto stayed Leon’s order.
- ▪District Judge Richard Leon — an appointee of President George W.
- ▪Bush — halting the project’s non-security-related work, the case was taken up by the U.S.
- ▪Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which hitherto stayed Leon’s order.
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- ▪ Federal Appeals Court Throws a Wrench Into Trump's White House Ballroom Plans — RedState
- ▪ Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction — NYT — US
- ▪ Trump must halt ballroom construction, appeals court says — Washington Post — Politics
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Politics Federal Appeals Court Slams Breaks On Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction Blitz (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images) Thomas Wong DCNF Weekend Editor August 07, 2026 12:25 PM ET August 07, 2026 12:25 PM ET Thomas Wong DCNF Weekend Editor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); President Donald Trump’s construction blitz seeking to modernize the East Wing of the White House appears to have been handed its first consequential setback after a…
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