Panel Gives Final Approval for White House Ballroom

The commission voted 8–1 in favor of the project, two days after a judge’s order to halt construction unless Congress allows the change. 
Panel Gives Final Approval for White House Ballroom
Construction is underway on a ballroom being added to the East Wing of the White House, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The Trump administration received final approval on April 2 from the National Capital Planning Commission for its ballroom project.

The commission approved construction of the building, despite a judge’s order to halt construction unless Congress allows the change.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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