The ballroom is only one of Trump’s controversial plans to reshape Washington’s panorama. A federal panel gave preliminary approval on Thursday for his 250ft (76m) victory arch within the nation’s capital, at the same time as members of the general public and preservationist teams gave overwhelmingly adverse suggestions. Still, the Commission of Fine Arts, a…
The East Wing, which was constructed in 1902, was demolished in October to make approach for Trump’s multi-million greenback ballroom. Since then, the proposed blueprint has expanded from a ballroom with a capability of 500 folks to an area that may match 1,350 company. The White House says the venture is predicted to value $400m…
Architect Shalom Baranes exhibits elevation drawings for a brand new $400 million ballroom on the White House to members of the National Capital Planning Commission on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A federal decide in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday blocked, for now, the development of the new White House…
By Emily Badger, Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan Junho Lee is a trained architect, Larry Buchanan studied fine arts, and Emily Badger has long written about urban planning. March 29, 2026 The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled on Thursday to take a final vote approving President Trump’s ballroom, clearing the last review for a major…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s high allies are pushing for Congress to fund a pricey White House ballroom after the president was evacuated from a dinner Saturday in a sprawling lodge ballroom the place a gunman breached a security checkpoint. Subscribe to learn this story ad-free Get limitless entry to ad-free articles and unique content…
A federal appeals court mentioned Saturday that President Donald Trump can transfer forward for one other week with construction of an enormous new White House ballroom whereas judges think about the challenge. The 2-1 order from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a short lived win for Trump in a protracted legal fight over…
A federal choose has once more ordered President Donald Trump to pause development of a large new ballroom on the White House, rejecting the president’s “disingenuous” bid to bypass an earlier ruling in opposition to the project by claiming that it needed to proceed for national security causes. The ruling Thursday from senior US District…
March 12, 2026, 7:51 a.m. CT Former Republican National Committee Chair Lara Trump, a Fox News host and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, spoke in Nashville to rally conservatives in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. Half political rally, half legislative reception, an occasion hosted by Americans for Prosperity of Tennessee celebrated the semiquincentennial and challenged…
March 27, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET The Beach Boys and comic John Mulaney are among the many new acts added to the Casino Ballroom’s 2026 live performance sequence. This season and the 2027 centennial season are anticipated to be the ultimate ones earlier than the venue is torn down for a new complicated. Other newly…