Federal judge says he's inclined to deny preservationists' request to halt Trump's ballroom project

A federal judge said Tuesday he's leaning toward denying a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, saying the organization failed to show that “irreparable harm” would be caused if the project moves forward. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said he expects to issue his decision within a day. Trump demolished the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom large enough to accommodate 999 people in its place at an estimated cost of $300 million in private funding.