Appeals court questions Trump administration’s White House ballroom arguments (opens in new tab)

A federal appeals court on Friday heard arguments over President Trump’s White House ballroom project, and judges appeared skeptical of the administration’s position in a lawsuit challenging the bulldozing of the East Wing. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration to block construction, arguing that the project moved ahead without required public review and approvals. During the hearing, Judge Patricia Millett asked what legal recourse would exist if the gove...