Funding for Trump’s White House ballroom jeopardized by Senate ruling ^35.7%

MS NOW - By Peggy Helman - 5/17/2026, 9:33 PM

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President Donald Trump faces a serious new hurdle to secure taxpayer funding for his exceedingly controversial proposed White House ballroom after the Senate parliamentarian ruled against a $1 billion provision in a bill to fund his pet project. The nonpartisan parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said over the weekend that Republicans... more