The National Trust for Historic Preservation said it will not drop its lawsuit to halt construction of Trump's White House ballroom, despite the Justice Department's request.

Preservationists say they will continue their lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom

The Justice Department presses the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit against Trump's privately funded White House ballroom.

The Department of Justice on Sunday demanded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation voluntarily drop its legal action to block the construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom,

A preservation group is not backing down from its lawsuit over President Trump’s White House ballroom project, a lawyer for the group said in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday. “I

The National Trust for Historic Preservation said that it would continue its legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom after the Justice Department called for the group to drop its lawsuit following this weekend’s shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner.

The ballroom is expected to be completed in 2028, though Saturday’s shooting has prompted calls to expedite the construction of the building.

The attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is raising fresh concerns about security around the President, Vice President and Speaker of the House. Trump is using the attack to help his