Judge allows Trump to begin paint tests on Eisenhower building

A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to begin limited paint testing on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the ornate former State, War, and Navy Building constructed in the late 1800s beside the White House.

U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich denied the preservation group known as Cultural Heritage Partners’ request for an emergency order blocking the preliminary testing tied to President Donald Trump’s plan to repaint the historic landmark white. The group initially filed a lawsuit against the administration in November last year, the same month Trump announced plans to paint what he called the “ugly” granite interior of the building.