The Latest Breaking News from the National Capital Planning Commission

White House ballroom has jumped from original estimate of $200 million to $400 million

The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House

White House said it will re-appoint members to the Commission of Fine Arts that are closely aligned with the president

A first lawsuit has been filed, but the East Wing's demolition shows preservation laws and agencies may have little role at White House.

Despite president’s promise to preserve it, the eastern section of the building is now completely destroyed

Trump admitted the price of his gold-plated 90,000 square-foot ballroom was likely going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

President Donald Trump says he's found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project