Apr 02 Trump's White House ballroom gets final approval despite judge's ruling halting work By Darlene Superville, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 31 Trump's White House ballroom construction must halt unless Congress OKs it, judge orders By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” the judge wrote. Continue reading
Feb 19 An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his proposal for a massive White House ballroom By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued in federal court to halt construction of the ballroom. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump appointees question White House ballroom's design and scale, ask to see 3D models By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Some of Donald Trump's handpicked appointees who have a say in his White House ballroom project asked questions Thursday about its “immense” design and scale, even as they broadly endorsed the president's vision for a massive expansion. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Trump administration presents ballroom plan for review months after construction began By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump not first president to want more room to entertain, White House usher says By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "All the presidents that I had an opportunity to serve always talked about some possibility of an enlarged area" for entertaining, Walters said in an interview with The Associated Press about his recently published memoir. Continue reading
Dec 04 White House expected to submit plans for new ballroom construction this month By Gary Fields, Associated Press The White House is expected to submit plans for President Donald Trump's new ballroom to a federal planning commission before the year ends, about three months after construction began. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump says White House's East Room will be part of the 'future' entrance of his ballroom By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 24 Fact-checking Democrats' claim that White House said ballroom is Trump's top priority By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Leading Democrats said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a new White House ballroom Donald Trump’s top priority as president. But Leavitt said it was his top priority compared only with other White House construction projects. Continue reading
Oct 23 Who's paying for Trump's $300 million ballroom? By Liz Landers, Joshua Barajas The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. Continue reading