White House ballroom construction

White House ballroom construction: a running story on the front pages of 7 newsrooms from 1 April 2026 to 29 April 2026, 22 headlines over 29 days.

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29 April 2026

• BBC News DOJ cites Washington dinner shooting in lawsuit over White House ballroom

28 April 2026

• Wall Street Journal Almost immediately after Saturday’s shooting, the president began arguing that his $400 million White House ballroom was more essential than ever.
• AP National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request
• New York Times Republicans Push for Trump’s White House Ballroom After Gala Attack

27 April 2026

• CNN Trump says shooting ‘would never have happened’ in proposed White House ballroom
• Fox News Justice Dept issues ultimatum over White House ballroom hours after Washington Hilton shooting

19 April 2026

• BBC News Building of Trump's White House ballroom can resume in full, appeals court says

17 April 2026

• CNN Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security
• BBC News Judge halts above-ground construction of Trump's White House ballroom

13 April 2026

• CNN White House ballroom construction

12 April 2026

• CNN White House ballroom construction
• AP Judge told to reconsider national security implications of halting Trump's White House ballroom
• CNN Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now

6 April 2026

• Fox News White House ballroom construction halted with 'top secret excavations' exposed

5 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Trump files emergency motion to continue building White House ballroom

4 April 2026

• Fox News Judge blocks Trump's $400M White House ballroom despite 8-1 approval

3 April 2026

• Al Jazeera Planning commission approves Trump’s White House ballroom plans
• New York Times Luke Broadwater By now, you’ve probably heard about President Trump’s ballroom. But quietly, below the planned ballroom, there is secret construction work underway.

1 April 2026

• BBC News Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom
• Wall Street Journal Judge Halts Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom
• CNN Judge rules that White House ballroom construction must stop
• Fox News Federal judge halts White House ballroom project after ruling Trump lacks authority