Did a judge put construction on hold? What’s in the bunker? How could it cost taxpayers $1 billion? Is Trump paying a cent? Here’s everything we know.

President Donald Trump has insisted that his proposed White House ballroom will be paid for with private donations. Now, Senate Republicans have offered legislation that would spend $1 billion of taxpayers’ money on what they say are security measures for a White House modernization project, which includes the ballroom.

Senior Trump aides will host anti-abortion activists for a meeting at the White House on Friday, in an effort to temper growing criticism over the administration’s priorities, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.

The president defended the project after estimated costs grew from $200 million to around $400 million.

At a White House Mother’s Day event on Wednesday, May 6, Melania Trump introduced President Donald Trump with remarks highlighting motherhood and military families, drawing notice for describing him