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White House Ballroom Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Dec., 9, 2025, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP ...

The West Wing, the most famous segement of the White House, consists of two parts — a primary volume containing the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room and other office space, plus the West Colonnade, which connects to the Executive Residence and houses a press briefing room and offices.

President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. The National Trust for Historic Preservation ...

The White House said the lead architect hired by President Donald Trump to design the 90,000-square-foot ballroom will continue in his job after a report said the two men had been arguing about the “size of the project.” Architect James McCrery II, who ...

Before Donald Trump was president, before he was a reality TV star, he was a real estate developer. And since the start of his second term in January, he has gone back to those roots, making dramatic changes to the White House, both in its decor and its ...

Trump replaced architect James McCrery with Washington-based Shalom Baranes Associates to lead the $300-million White House ballroom project, demoting McCrery to consultant. The new ballroom will span 90,000 square feet in the demolished East Wing, nearly ...

The White House, one of the most historically significant and secure buildings in the United States, is being torn apart. Demolition crews were on the White House grounds this week to begin demolition of the front facade of the East Wing in order to make ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The White House has hired a new lead architect for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom after he clashed with the project's original architect over the size of the massive addition. White House spokesman Davis Ingle confirmed to USA ...

Shalom Baranes Associates has replaced architect James McCrery in overseeing the ballooning ballroom project, officials said Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New ...