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

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

After demolishing the White House’s East Wing, President Donald Trump is now eying four federal buildings for the same treatment and is circumventing a key government agency with his plans, according to a historic preservationist raising the alarm.

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 ...

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 ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday she “felt a loss for us as a nation” when she saw the East Wing of the White House being demolished. “It’s not about me. It’s about us and our traditions and what they stand for,” Obama said.

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