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The use of private donations for White House renovations and the ethical concerns surrounding it.
Presidents have long refreshed the Oval Office and other White House rooms using a mixture of congressional appropriations, private funds, and personal outlays; Congress originally created furniture f...
President Trump has publicly described the White House ballroom project as costing $300 million — which is mathematically a 50% increase over an earlier $200 million estimate that the White House circ...
has the constitutional power of the purse and can block, reduce, or condition funding for renovation projects through the regular appropriations process and budget resolutions — mechanisms described i...
Federal law and long‑standing practice permit certain private gifts, art and furnishings to be accepted for the and Executive Residence under statutes and delegated authorities, but those authorities ...
Private funding for White House renovations has been used sporadically in recent decades and historically has been subject to a patchwork of voluntary reviews, advisory commission input and ethical sc...