The National Capital Planning Commission’s chair cited the amount of public comment as the reason for the delay.

Over 100 people have registered to speak and more than 35,000 written comments have been sent in, the vast majority of which are negative.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded group, wanted the judge to halt the project until it goes through independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.

A federal judge declined to stop construction of a ballroom President Donald Trump is planning to build where the East Wing of the White House was demolished.Th

Calls for Congress to take back the reins of trade policy are growing after President Donald Trump installed a 10% tariff on countries backing Greenland, as experts and some rebel lawmakers warn that the president’s growing obsession with obtaining the ...

A federal judge on Thursday rejected the nation’s top historic preservation group’s attempt to block to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, but also suggested a possible roadmap for the group to revive the challenge.

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump from proceeding with construction of a $400 million White House ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing,

A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump from proceeding with construction of a $400-million White House ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing, finding that a challenge from preservationists did not meet the high bar for a preliminary injunction that would halt the project for now.