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White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations

President Donald Trump demolished the White House’s East Wing and intends to build a new structure. None of the work has approval from Congress or the agency that approves construction and renovations ... Read More

Many presidents have renovated the White House. How Trump’s ballroom compares.

Construction on Trump’s massive and expensive ballroom is underway, but it’s far from the first extreme makeover made to what’s known as the People’s House. Read More

White House to Resume Public Tours During Construction of Trump Ballroom

Tours will resume on December 2 as part of a celebration of the holiday season, the White House said in a statement posted to its website. The tours will feature Christmas decorations on the State ... Read More

PHOTOS: The making of Trump’s White House ballroom, a look at the construction progress

Trump's $250 million White House ballroom sparks political debate as construction replaces historic East Wing with massive event space for world leaders. Read More

How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump's ballroom is different

President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest in decades. Read More

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, ... Read More

Part of the White House Is Being Demolished as Construction of Trump’s Ballroom Begins

The construction of President Donald Trump’s planned $250 million White House ballroom has officially begun, and it appears to involve the demolition of part of the East Wing. Read More

GOP leaders defend Trump’s East Wing White House renovation

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) gave impassioned defenses of President Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing as he prepares to construct a ... Read More

Veteran television anchor Don Lemon condemned the president’s controversial renovations.

President Donald Trump is overcompensating for something and turning the White House into a McMansion with his controversial renovations, veteran TV reporter Don Lemon told The Daily Beast Podcast. Read More

White House announces new $200M ballroom as part of Trump’s latest makeover of ‘The People’s House’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a massive, new $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready before President Donald Trump ‘s term ends in ... Read More

Fact Check: Trump said new White House ballroom construction wouldn't 'interfere with the current building'

Trump's quote from July 2025 circulated online as partial demolition began on the White House's East Wing in025. Read More

Trump unveils model of triumphal arch to business titans at White House ballroom fundraiser

President Trump hosted dozens of business titans on Wednesday as he seeks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to add a ballroom to the White House. He also shared proposed designs for a triumphal ... Read More