Appeals Court Allows Work on White House Ballroom to Continue for Now

A divided federal appeals court on April 11 temporarily allowed construction to continue on the planned White House ballroom after a judge previously ordered a halt to work on the project. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2–1 to let construction carry on until at least April 17. The appeals court said the extension would give the Trump administration time to appeal its new order to the U.S. Supreme Court if it wishes to do so. Construction on the project, which involves demolishing part of the executive mansion and building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, began in September 2025. President Donald Trump had said the ballroom project was necessary because the East Wing was too small and in poor shape....