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Judge rules White House ballroom construction must stop until Congress approves it

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Leila Fadel

Published April 1, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

A judge ruled Tuesday that construction on President Trump's White House ballroom "must stop until Congress authorizes its completion."

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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.