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President Trump has begun demolition of the White House East Wing and moved forward with a privately funded, roughly $200–$300 million, 90,000‑sq‑ft ballroom project without completing the typical fed...
Donald Trump began demolition of the White House East Wing and site preparation for a 90,000‑square‑foot “ballroom” months before formal plans were filed; the White House has not yet submitted full pl...
Congress approved the funding for the major White House mechanical and systems modernization that began during Barack Obama’s first term; reporting cites a roughly $376 million, four‑year project that...
Congress has over privately financed White House renovations; its leverage is chiefly indirect through federal appropriations for operations, security, and statutory limitations, while federal advisor...
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) contains a statutory exemption—Section 107—that removes the White House from the Act’s Section 106 review requirements, meaning the White House is to unde...
The White House and its supporters publicly state the ballroom renovation will be completed before President Trump’s term ends in January 2029 , while independent federal estimates and some reporting ...
The White House ballroom project is publicly overseen at the presidential level with President Trump deeply involved in design decisions, while day-to-day delivery is being led by Clark Construction a...
The ballroom renovation was initiated and greenlit by President Donald J. Trump, who has asserted he alone has the legal authority to modernize and renovate the White House, and the administration mov...
A new, privately funded White House State Ballroom — described by the administration as a 90,000‑square‑foot expansion including a large formal ballroom intended to replace the East Wing — is being bu...
The White House asserts that the East Wing demolition and proposed ballroom are , and officials say the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) does not permit or review demolition — only vertical...
Section 107 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) exempts the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court from the NHPA’s Section 106 review process, meaning those three sites are n...
The approval process for White House renovations is a patchwork of formal statutes, advisory reviews, and de facto presidential control: the Executive Office manages the residence, federal preservatio...
Yes. U.S. presidents have repeatedly reshaped the White House to reflect administrative needs, personal style and broader political moments — from Theodore Roosevelt adding the West Wing and Franklin ...
President Donald Trump has publicly unveiled designs and promoted a privately funded triumphal arch — variously called the “Arc de Trump” or “Independence Arch” — proposed to stand in the Washington, ...
The record produced by White House statements, news reports and secondary summaries shows contractors were publicly named and construction begun, but it does not document a standard Federal Acquisitio...
The East Wing of the White House has been demolished and active construction is visible on the site, a fact confirmed by multiple photographic and satellite reports and on-the-ground images . That dem...
Multiple agencies and the president are involved in approval of White House construction and renovation: advisory and permitting roles typically sit with the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC...
The President has a statutory exemption that allows the White House to bypass the National Historic Preservation Act’s Section 106 review, meaning . Past presidents have voluntarily used planning revi...
The White House Historical Association does serve as an approving authority for White House structural renovations; its role, as reported in October 2025, has been primarily documentary and preservati...
Changes to the physical White House — such as construction or demolition — customarily undergo formal design review and oversight involving preservation and advisory bodies, while operational changes ...