[U.S. Judge Halts White House Banquet Hall Renovation Project] Golden Finance reported that on April 1, Richard Leon, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ordered the Trump administration on March 31 to suspend the White House banquet hall renovation project until congressional authorization is obtained. Leon wrote in his opinion: "The President of the United States is the steward of the White House, managing it on behalf of future first families; however, he is not the owner of the White House." The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a U.S. heritage conservation organization, filed a lawsuit against President Trump and several federal agencies on December 12 last year, demanding the halt of the ongoing White House banquet hall renovation project, stating that the project is illegal. (Xinhua News Agency)