President Trump on Tuesday indicated the cost of his planned ballroom project at the White House could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million. Trump spoke at length ...

As Donald Trump stirs up more national outrage over his demolition of the White House‘s East Wing, one of his favorite dinner guests is brushing off the controversy. On Friday’s episode of Real Time, ...

CORRECTION: PBS News has updated an Oct. 21 story withdrawn by The Associated Press that quoted White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying over the summer that “nothing will be torn down” ...

With Donald Trump demolishing the White House’s East Wing to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, the president is returning to the playbook from his Trump Tower days—move fast, build big and ...

Washington — Demolition on the White House's East Wing has begun, although President Trump previously said his ballroom addition to the White House wouldn't "interfere" with the building's existing ...

When I saw images of the East Wing of the White House being demolished to make way for President Donald Trump’s big, beautiful ballroom, I could barely contain myself. It’s happening, I thought. The ...

In late October 2025, people shared a quote online attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared to directly contradict the reality of the ongoing construction of a new ballroom at the White ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom ...

From the air, David Thevenin’s home two hours from Tokyo looks deceptively simple: a small, minimalist concrete structure with a pitched roof. But the single-story home is perched on the side of a ...

Choosing the new-construction route comes with challenges like cost overruns, permitting delays and supply-chain issues, but also the promise of getting a fully customized home. Credit...Kate Warren ...

Construction on the project will start in September. President Donald Trump continues to put his personal stamp on the White House with a new $200 million ballroom. Work will begin on the site in ...

Declaring that President Donald Trump was solving a 150-year-old problem that plagued other presidents, the White House announced Thursday that it would add a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom ...