Politics Apr 23 A brief history of the underground White House bunker at the heart of Trump's ballroom legal case By Mike Catalini, Associated Press
Politics Apr 02 Trump's White House ballroom gets final approval despite judge's ruling halting work President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: National Capital Planning Commission hearing examines Trump's ballroom plans A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House got an earful Thursday from members of the public. Most speakers said they opposed the project and criticized it as too big and unnecessary. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 WATCH: Trump administration presents ballroom plan for review months after construction began The White House said Thursday that it was not feasible to save the East Wing because of structural issues, past decay and other major concerns as officials shared details of President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom at a public meeting of… By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Nov 13 Trump says White House's East Room will be part of the 'future' entrance of his ballroom President Donald Trump was addressing an East Room event on Thursday when he suggested that adding the new ballroom might require removing more of the existing White House. By Associated Press
Oct 23 Watch 6:15 East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Joshua Barajas The East Wing of the White House has been demolished as part of President Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom. The demolition has drawn sharp criticism from preservationists and historians. The National Trust for Historic Preservation called for the… Continue watching
Oct 23 Entire White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The East Wing has been demolished as part of the president’s plan to build what he says is a $300 million ballroom nearly twice the size of the White House itself. Continue reading
Oct 21 PHOTOS: White House starts East Wing demolition to build Trump's ballroom By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Republican president has said he's adding a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, the largest room in the White House with an approximately 200-person capacity, is too small. Continue reading