The Senate's parliamentarian has ruled that funding for President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom can't be approved by a simple majority.

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

The push to secure federal dollars for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security just got more difficult on Capitol Hill.

The decision deals a blow to Trump and his administration, which has sought the money for security purposes related to the ballroom.

Proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for White House campus and president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules

The Senate official said the GOP bill needs to be reworked in order to comply with jurisdictional issues.

A Republican plan to earmark federal funding for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom hit at least a temporary roadblock Saturday in the US Senate.

A US Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom from a massive

Donald Trumps Pläne für einen neuen Ballsaal im Weißen Haus geraten ins Wanken: Eine Senatsbeamtin hat vorgesehene Sicherheitsmittel aus einem zentralen Ausgabenpaket gestrichen –…

The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.

Senate parliamentarian ruled a proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for the White House failed to meet procedural rules. Key US politics stories from Sunday 17 May 2026 at…

The Senate's parliamentarian has ruled that funding for President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom can't be approved by a simple majority.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the GOP will refine its approach to seeking money for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled $1 billion in security for President Trump's ballroom project needs 60 votes, not a simple majority, to pass.

Republicans had pursued including the funding alongside a $73 billion funding package for immigration enforcement operations through 2029...

A growing number of Republicans don’t want to put their names behind this White House ballroom.

MacDonough ruled over the weekend that the $1 billion in ballroom funding needs 60 votes, rather than a simple majority, to pass the Senate.

At least five Republicans have said they oppose the $1 billion funding package.

President Donald Trump's plan to build a new White House ballroom remains in the air as preservation advocates urge for a review process, oversight.

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked an effort to include funding for Trump's White House ballroom in an appropriations bill.

President Donald Trump is calling for the firing of Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, for ruling against Republicans' plan to put $1 billion in taxpayer dollars toward…