A federal judge has halted construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, putting the high-profile project on hold amid legal challenges. The plan — which involved building a large new event space on White House grounds — had already drawn criticism over costs, use of federal property, and whether proper approvals were followed.

The court’s decision to pause construction signals that serious legal questions remain unresolved, including concerns about executive authority, funding mechanisms, and compliance with preservation rules tied to historic government buildings.

Critics argue the project represents a misuse of public resources for a vanity-style addition, while supporters say it would modernize the White House’s capacity for large events. For now, the ruling stops work entirely, setting up what could become a longer legal battle over presidential powers and the use of federal space.

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Court filings in the high‑profile murder case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk are now raising major unanswered questions about the forensic evidence — and the defense is spotlighting a potentially explosive detail. According to recent legal documents, the bullet recovered from Kirk’s body couldn’t be definitively linked to the rifle prosecutors say was used by the accused shooter, Tyler Robinson. That claim comes from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which told defense lawyers it was unable to make a ballistic match between the fatal round and the rifle allegedly tied to Robinson.

Robinson, 22, is facing capital murder charges in Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University in September 2025, and prosecutors have sought the death penalty. But this new twist — that the key piece of physical evidence may not conclusively connect him to the weapon — is now central to the defense’s push to delay the preliminary hearing and bring in additional experts to review the ballistic data.