Nation Aug 21 From White House ballroom to IndyCar race, Trump's spectacles take center stage in D.C. By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Aug 21 Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Nation Aug 18 Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend White House ballroom project The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed its request on Tuesday, less than a week after the Trump administration asked the nation’s highest court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Aug 14 Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction during appeal President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work. By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Aug 13 Watch 8:25 How Trump's construction projects are changing Washington and costing taxpayers President Trump is pressing ahead with an ambitious effort to reshape Washington with new construction and renovations. The White House projects alone are now estimated to cost at least $900 million, with taxpayers funding a significant portion, despite earlier promises… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Aug 11 Trump talks about the Reflecting Pool and White House ballroom a lot. Here's exactly how much By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact PolitiFact analyzed all of Trump’s public events and speeches over the first seven months of 2026 in which he mentioned his construction projects — including the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool — and beautifying the nation’s capital. Continue reading
Aug 07 Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval By Darlene Superville, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Trump said in a post on social media that he would be appealing what he called an “unjust decision” to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
May 22 Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demands By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry, upset Republican senators, pushed to a breaking point by his seemingly insatiable and outlandish demands — particularly a $1.776 billion fund for Jan. 6 rioters and… Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump says White House 'won't be a very secure place' without $1 billion security proposal By Associated Press President Donald Trump, facing a Senate Republican mutiny, said Thursday that he doesn't "need money for the ballroom," drawing a distinction between the ballroom and proposed White House security improvements. Continue reading
May 20 Democratic senators will test GOP unity with votes on Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press As Republicans move forward on immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats plan to force a vote on Trump’s proposed settlement fund. Continue reading