Trump's $400M White House ballroom project halted by fed judge — what he will likely do next

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered construction halted on the ritzy $400 million White House ballroom project until Congress gives its approval — but President Trump said he won't stop the renovation.

The order from Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, marks the first consequential setback Trump has endured in his quest to construct the 90,000 square feet ballroom where the East Wing once stood.

"Unfortunately for Defendants, unless and until Congress blesses this project through statutory authorization, construction has to stop! But here is the good news. It is not too late for Congress to authorize the continued construction of the ballroom project," Leon wrote in a 35-page opinion...