The White House has announced few other details about the project but has said it would be completed before Trump’s term ends in January 2029. Trump has said the ballroom will be big enough for future presidential inaugurations to be held there. He also said it will have bulletproof glass and a drone-free roof.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 the commission charged with approving it.

The White House is expected to present the latest plans for the East Wing renovation project in a public meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission.

WASHINGTON >> The White House began to make ‌its case today for a new $400 million ballroom before a commission that oversees federal building construction in Washington and is led by one of President Donald Trump’s aides.

President Donald Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday begin on New Year's Eve with illumination of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, the White House announced Wednesday.

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects.

President Donald Trump's aides began to make their case on Thursday for a $400 million White House ballroom before a commission that oversees federal building construction and said they are considering adding a second story to part of the West Wing as well.

The National Capital Planning Commission, charged with overseeing federal construction projects, will host the first public meeting over President Donald Trump‘s controversial White House ballroom next month. The White House will give a presentation on ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The White House is set to submit design plans for President Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission later in December. Will Scharf, the commission's chairman, relayed the timeline to the ...

Denmark’s foreign minister says U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington this week as tensions spiral over the Trump administration’s des