Appeals court allows White House ballroom construction to continue through June
Federal appeals court granted stay allowing Trump administration to resume construction on White House ballroom project until June hearing.

A federal appeals court on Friday granted the Trump administration permission to continue construction on a new White House ballroom through June, overturning a lower court's injunction that had halted above-ground work on the project.
The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an administrative stay of the injunction, which had been imposed by a federal judge just one day earlier. The lower court had previously limited the project to below-ground construction only.
The appeals court ruling allows both above-ground and below-ground construction to proceed until the next scheduled hearing in June. The decision represents a victory for the Trump administration, which had sought to continue the ballroom project without restrictions.
Construction on the White House ballroom is now expected to continue at full capacity until the court revisits the matter during the June hearing. The project has faced legal challenges, though details about the specific nature of the opposition were not immediately available.
The back-and-forth court decisions highlight ongoing legal disputes surrounding the construction project, with the ultimate resolution still pending the upcoming June proceedings.