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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...
Donald Trump has begun demolishing the White House’s East Wing and is building a roughly 90,000 sq ft ballroom attached to the Executive Residence; the White House insists the president has “full lega...
The National Park Service (NPS) issues a set of announced entrance fee‑free days each year that explicitly waive only NPS entrance fees while leaving most amenity and user fees in place . Other federa...
Federal review and historic-preservation rules apply to White House work, but recent reporting shows the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) says its formal jurisdiction applies to vertical co...
There are federal preservation frameworks that govern how historic properties are treated, and the White House is formally a National Historic Landmark whose stewardship involves guidelines and adviso...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) selects parcels for sale under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) through a in which local governments nominate parcels and the BLM performs el...
Historic preservation groups and architects raise urgent concerns about a proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom and associated demolition on the White House East side, arguing the project risks overwhe...
The central claims are that the White House East Wing is being demolished for a large new ballroom, that preservation groups say the project is unusually large and rushed, and that critics argue stand...
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) generally requires a Section 106 review for federal projects affecting historic properties, but the White House is treated differently: statutory exemptio...
The claim that specific laws or regulations govern preservation of the White House ballroom is partially true but misleading: . Recent reporting and preservation-group statements from October 2025 sho...
The National Park Service (NPS) is legally responsible for maintenance and preservation of the White House complex but operates within constraints set by the President and broader federal review proce...