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Republicans eyeing restrictions on Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund,’ tossing $1B for ballroom: Sources

Thursday, May 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are poised to block funding for two of President Donald Trump's controversial spending wishes: $1 billion for the East Wing expansion and nearly $1.8 billion for an "Anti-Weaponization Fund," two people familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.Republicans are... Read More.

Trump says White House ballroom will be a ‘shield’ as he shows off construction site

Tuesday, May 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, over the noise of drills and hammers, showed off the construction site for his controversial White House ballroom in a tour with reporters on Tuesday.Trump described the massive project, which started with a demolition of the White House East... Read More.

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Breakdown of $1 billion request for Trump’s White House ballroom project

Wednesday, May 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- ABC News has obtained a one-page breakdown of how the White House says it intends to spend the $1 billion that some Republicans want to approve for President Donald Trump's East Wing renovation to the White House, which includes the construction of... Read More.

Homeland Security, Secret Service say $1B for White House ballroom would also fund ‘other critical missions’

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Amid intensifying scrutiny of the Senate Republican proposal to spend up to $1 billion on security for the new White House ballroom, top Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Secret Service officials say the money would also be spent on "other... Read More.

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Trump defends $400M price tag for White House ballroom construction project

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the cost increase of his massive White House ballroom construction project, the price tag of which has jumped from $200 million to nearly $400 million."The only reason the cost has changed is because, after deep rooted... Read More.

Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project

Tuesday, May 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are aiming to secure $1 billion in funding for security-related aspects of the White House ballroom project as part of a broader, roughly $70 billion funding package for immigration enforcement, which they aim to pass with little-to-no support from Democrats.Republicans... Read More.

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Americans oppose Trump ballroom 2-to-1; even more oppose his signature on money: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Americans oppose President Donald Trump tearing down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, oppose a 250-foot arch by an even wider margin and oppose the addition of Trump's signature to paper currency by... Read More.

Extraordinary Trump-style filing asks to lift ballroom injunction as Republicans seek $400M in funding

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans unveiled a bill on Monday that would provide $400 million for President Trump's White House ballroom project, arguing that such a space is needed following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, revealing their plans hours before the Department... Read More.

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Judge says security-related work on White House ballroom can go on

Thursday, April 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge presiding over the White House ballroom case on Thursday clarified his ruling to say that security-related work can go on, particularly below ground, but that work on the ballroom itself still cannot proceed without authorization from lawmakers.Judge Richard... Read More.

Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction

Tuesday, March 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking further construction of the White House ballroom.Judge Richard Leon wrote that President Donald Trump can't build the ballroom without authorization from Congress, and that "no statute comes close to giving... Read More.

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Federal judge denies request to block Trump ballroom

Friday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to impose a preliminary injunction that would have blocked construction of the White House ballroom.While finding that the National Trust has raised "novel and weighty" arguments against the ballroom construction, U.S. District Judge Richard... Read More.

Fine arts panel approves Trump’s White House East Wing ballroom plans

Friday, February 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) - The Commission of Fine Arts voted on Thursday to approve the design plan for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.The panel, made up entirely of new members appointed by Trump, did so near unanimously without further review over the "vast, vast majority"... Read More.

Stories tagged with: ballroom

Republicans eyeing restrictions on Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund,’ tossing $1B for ballroom: Sources

Trump says White House ballroom will be a ‘shield’ as he shows off construction site

Breakdown of $1 billion request for Trump’s White House ballroom project

Homeland Security, Secret Service say $1B for White House ballroom would also fund ‘other critical missions’

Trump defends $400M price tag for White House ballroom construction project

Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project

Americans oppose Trump ballroom 2-to-1; even more oppose his signature on money: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll

Extraordinary Trump-style filing asks to lift ballroom injunction as Republicans seek $400M in funding

Judge says security-related work on White House ballroom can go on

Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction

Federal judge denies request to block Trump ballroom

Fine arts panel approves Trump’s White House East Wing ballroom plans

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