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DOJ Pushes Trump White House Ballroom Restart After Shooting

5/25/2026

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The Justice Department says the Saturday White House shooting makes resuming President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction urgent.
The ballroom project stays blocked by an injunction while the DOJ seeks its removal.
The DOJ filed a five-page request that top-level security is vital for the White House and ballroom.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed the lawsuit, will not drop it, and said the gunman died after officers shot him.

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The Justice Department says the Saturday White House shooting makes resuming President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction urgent.
The ballroom project stays blocked by an injunction while the DOJ seeks its removal.
The DOJ filed a five-page request that top-level security is vital for the White House and ballroom.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed the lawsuit, will not drop it, and said the gunman died after officers shot him.