A federal agency issued final approval for the White House ballroom project Thursday — despite a court order days earlier that
In explaining its decision to move forward, the National Capital Planning Commission said that the judge’s ruling enjoins construction, not planning. But the disconnect highlights the Trump administration’s persistent commitment to rubberstamp the project against all headwinds.
The ballroom is part of an accelerating push by President Donald Trump to graft his gold-lacquered persona onto American cultural infrastructure, slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, his signature on the dollar ...