The US president has set his sights on transforming the city of Washington, DC, to fit his grandiose aesthetic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, according to photos taken Thursday by The Associated Press. The East Wing, where first ladies created history ...

President Donald Trump’s latest admission is poised to anger critics. Trump defended the demolition of the East Wing for his new ballroom during an interview with Fox News late Monday — and made a new point in the process. The construction of the ...

If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.

Lawyers for the Trump administration and a historic preservation group are slated to appear in court Tuesday afternoon in a bid to halt — at least temporarily — President Donald Trump's plan to continue building out a $300 million White House ballroom ...

President Trump says the East Wing that was demolished to make way for a new ballroom “looked like hell,” describing the area of the White House before it was torn down as a “poor, sad sight.” “The East Wing was a beautiful, little, tiny ...

In November 2025, a social media rumor alleged that Congress cut off U.S. President Donald Trump's access to taxpayer funds unless he first paid the company said to have demolished the White House's East Wing to make room for a ballroom. Work on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, the East Wing has housed the official office of the first lady—and was where Michelle was based during husband Barack Obama's eight-year term in office. However, that wing ...

Democratic and Republican lawmakers gave competing explanations on Feb. 3 for President Trump’s announcement of a two-year Kennedy Center renovation.