Federal Judge Blocks Ballroom Construction at White House

Architect Shalom Baranes shows a site plan for the White House ballroom during a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge issued an order March 31 halting for the time being the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House that was ordered

Archives IG says human error to blame for release of Sherrill’s military records

Washington — In a finding that puts to rest months of partisan suspicion, the inspector general for the National Archives and Records Administration concluded that the improper release of New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s largely unredacted military records during last year’s governor’s race was the result of human error, not political design.  While the disclosure