Claim: Construction on US President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has been halted by a federal judge in mid-February 2026. Rating: Rating: False Context: As of this writing, a federal judge has yet to rule on the legal status of the construction project. In a social media post, Trump said the project is moving “ahead … Read more
President Donald Trump’s plan to have private donors fund his new $400 million White House ballroom could cost him the entire project, as a federal judge will soon decide whether the administration can rely on fundraising to bypass congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Ricard Leon says he may rule this month on a lawsuit filed … Read more
A federal judge has been skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to send the appeal of his hush money conviction to a federal court — after lawyers have already taken the hit in two other courts. Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested Trump’s lawyers missed a chance by first taking the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba, who his administration maneuvered to keep as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, is disqualified from that role, an appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals, which sits in Philadelphia, joined a lower court … Read more