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On April 11, 2026, a three-judge panel from the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]] ruled 2–1 that construction could resume temporarily, with the preliminary injunction paused until April 17. The panel asked Judge Leon to clarify his ruling in an appeal.[{{cite news|last=Mancini|first=Ryan|title=White House ballroom construction can continue, federal appeals court says|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5827374-appeals-court-white-house-ballroom/|work=The Hill|date=11 April 2026}}] On April 16, 2026, Judge Leon issued a ruling which again halted aboveground construction of the ballroom.[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/trump-ballroom-judge-halt.html|title=Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump’s Ballroom|first=Zach|last=Montague|publisher=New York Times|date=April 16, 2026|accessdate=April 16, 2026}}][{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Devan |title=Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security |url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/16/politics/white-house-ballroom-national-security-ruling |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=April 17, 2026 |date=April 16, 2026}}] On April 18, the Court of Appeals stayed Leon's ruling until June 5, 2026, allowing construction to resume until then.[{{cite news|last=Mancini|first=Ryan|title=Appeals court green lights Trump’s White House ballroom construction through June |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5837899-federal-appeals-trump-ballroom/|work=The Hill|date=18 April 2026}}] |
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On April 11, 2026, a three-judge panel from the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]] ruled 2–1 that construction could resume temporarily, with the preliminary injunction paused until April 17. The panel asked Judge Leon to clarify his ruling in an appeal.[{{cite news|last=Mancini|first=Ryan|title=White House ballroom construction can continue, federal appeals court says|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5827374-appeals-court-white-house-ballroom/|work=The Hill|date=11 April 2026}}] On April 16, 2026, Judge Leon issued a ruling which again halted aboveground construction of the ballroom.[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/trump-ballroom-judge-halt.html|title=Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump’s Ballroom|first=Zach|last=Montague|publisher=New York Times|date=April 16, 2026|accessdate=April 16, 2026}}][{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Devan |title=Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security |url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/16/politics/white-house-ballroom-national-security-ruling |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=April 17, 2026 |date=April 16, 2026}}] On April 18, the Court of Appeals stayed Leon's ruling until June 5, 2026, allowing construction to resume until then.[{{cite news|last=Mancini|first=Ryan|title=Appeals court green lights Trump’s White House ballroom construction through June |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5837899-federal-appeals-trump-ballroom/|work=The Hill|date=18 April 2026}}] |
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On April 25, 2026, following a [[2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting|shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner]], Trump referred to the event as support for the existence of the ballroom; calling the [[Washington Hilton]] "not a particularly secure building".[{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2026 |title=Live Updates: Trump Speaks After Gunfire Near Correspondents' Dinner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooting |access-date=April 26, 2026 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US}}] The following day, Acting [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Todd Blanche]] posted a letter on ''X'' which called on the NTHP to drop their lawsuit, citing the shooting.[{{cite news|last=Suter|first=Tara|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5850391-whca-shooting-trump-ballroom/|title=Justice Department urges group to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit after WHCA dinner shooting |work=The Hill|date=26 April 2026}}] Republican politicians [[Lauren Boebert]], [[Randy Fine]], [[Tim Sheehy]],[{{cite news|last=Bowden|first=John|url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-correspondents-dinner-shooting-fetterman-maga-b2965186.html|title=Why Trump, MAGA and Fetterman say correspondents’ dinner shooting seals the deal for $400M White House ballroom|url=The Independent|date=26 April 2026}}] as well as Democratic Senator [[John Fetterman]], |
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