DOJ Seeks White House Ballroom for Security

0:00On April 2, 8, the Justice Department hit the courts late Monday night, urging a federal judge to drop his block on building a new secure ballroom at. The White House, they're pushing hard after an attempted assassination saturday night at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner, saying it's proof we need, an onsite spot to protect the president and top officials during big events. That close call happened when a suspect with multiple weapons slipped past security at the Washington Hilton and started firing before getting taken down. Federal officials say it shows how risky off-site venues are, and this $400 million ballroom would fix that with reinforced concrete, bulletproof glass, and tech to handle modern threats like drones. President Trump jumped on it Tuesday morning, sharing the filing on true social while the deal J. Warren that every day of delay leaves the White House. Exposed, especially after multiple attempts on his life since last year. They even called out the National Trust for historic preservation.

1:00The group suing to stop the project. The National Trust fired back, stressing they're all for better security, but insist Congress has to approve it first. They're not dropping the case. Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush pick, had paused the above groundwork earlier for that reason, though an appeals court put a temporary hold on his. Order. Now with Republican backing and security experts on board post-incident, the DOJ is framing this as a straight-up national security must do. Pressing. For quick action before more risks pile up. From across the country, powered by AI, this is US News Today.