President Donald Trump isn’t the first commander-in-chief to face scrutiny over White House renovations. Throughout its 223-year history, the iconic residence has seen numerous updates — both large ...

The East Wing of the White House, the traditional headquarters for the first lady and her staff as well as the public entrance to the “people’s house,” was largely torn down this week to make way for ...

Demolition continues on the White House's East Wing on Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) The entire East Wing of the White House was demolished this week as construction on President Trump’s $300 ...

Photo illustration: Julia Meslener/Yahoo News; photos: White House, Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump has stirred controversy with his plan to build a new ballroom at the White House. After ...

Demolition crews have begun tearing down the East Wing of the White House, clearing ground for a 90,000-square foot ballroom in the biggest White House expansion in more than 70 years. President ...

President Donald Trump’s swift demolition of the White House’s East Wing this week stunned conservationists and many Americans. But ethics experts and Democrats say they are turning to a question ...

United States President Donald Trump has begun construction of a $300m ballroom on the site of what was the White House’s East Wing. The construction, which began on Monday, is the first major ...

The East Wing of the White House has now been demolished as construction crews turn their attention to debris removal, a White House official said. Almost all of the East Terrace, the colonnade that ...

The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials told CBS News, part of a project championed ...

Critics are outraged over President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom. Others say it was time for change. Critics are outraged over President Trump’s ...

In late October 2025, as Republican U.S. President Donald Trump faced backlash for demolishing part of the White House to build a multimillion-dollar ballroom, some social media users claimed a $376 ...

The gutted interior of the White House in 1950, during major structural renovations that forced President Truman and his family to live in a temporary residence for nearly four years. The Trump ...