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White House ballroom project to sit atop underground military complex

The US military is constructing a large underground complex beneath a new, privately funded White House ballroom, which will house an upgraded Presidential Emergency Operations Center. President Trump confirmed the project, highlighting advanced security features for the ballroom. Reports indicate that the classified nature of the underground work allowed it…

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Karoline Leavitt blasted the NYT’s White House ballroom report as a hit piece, but she never actually addressed a single design flaw they raised

Her defense makes the concerns more legit.

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Trump Defends £310 Million White House Ballroom Without Congressional Approval As Judge Signals It May Be Illegal

A federal judge questions the legality of President Trump's plan to build a ballroom at the White House, citing potential violations of federal law.

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Panel members considering Trump’s ballroom are not legally qualified to vote on project, critics say

Commissioners chosen by President Donald Trump lack meaningful planning experience, watchdogs argue

The Independent UK

‘I did not vote for this’: Report reveals 97 percent of responses to Trump’s ballroom just hate it

More than 500 comments branded Trump’s plans for the ballroom as ‘tacky’

The Independent UK

‘Gold plated monstrosity’: Trump’s $400m ballroom plans inundated with negative comments as public weighs in

Even a Republican congressman wrote in to the National Capital Planning Commission about his concerns

The Independent UK

Republican lawmaker privately questioned Trump’s ‘disturbing’ demolition of the East Wing: report

The Trump administration removed the East Wing of the White House in October, despite initially claiming the new ballroom would not ‘interfere’ with the original structure

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Vietnam War vets sue Trump over his beloved arch and claim he skipped congressional approval

‘Independence Arch’ would obstruct the historically significant view between Arlington House and the Lincoln Memorial, lawsuit says

The Independent UK

How Trump is stacking the deck so his ballroom project sails through DC and comes to fruition

Trump said he plans to have the White House ballroom completed within a year and a half

The Independent UK

Trump picks his 26-year-old ‘receptionist’ assistant to sit on review panel for his White House ballroom plan

Trump fired former members of the commission in October to make room for his appointees

The Independent UK

White House submits its most detailed plans yet of Trump’s $400M ballroom project

The plans are titled the ‘East Wing Modernization Project’ and were submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission by Shalom Baranes Associates

The Independent UK

Memo says White House was 'excellently preserved' during East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom

A White House memo says demolition crews "excellently preserved" the White House residence when they tore down the East Wing for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom

The Independent UK

White House says it wasn't economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

The White House says they determined it was not feasible to save the East Wing as they revealed details of President Donald Trump's planed ballroom at Thursday's meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission

The Independent UK

Committee that oversees federal building projects sets date for first public hearing on Trump’s White House ballroom

The National Capital Planning Commission has been stacked with allies of President Donald Trump

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The Independent UK

As Trump works to build his $400M ballroom at the White House, officials say no more construction projects are planned

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

The Independent UK

Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job

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

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‘This can’t be undone’: Trump is building something new at the White House, and the administration says stopping it would be a national security risk

Trump's ballroom gets controversial green light

The Independent UK

Trump’s $400M White House ballroom construction expected to continue during court battle over president’s pet project

A federal judge signaled that he was leaning toward denying a request to temporarily halt work on the controversial ballroom

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The Independent UK

Trump sued over White House ballroom construction as preservationists demand a halt to $300 million project

The Trust wants the court to declare that Trump, by fast-tracking the project, has committed multiple violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

Roll Call

Historic preservation trust sues Trump over White House ballroom - Roll Call

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the administration Friday in an effort to stop construction of the White House ballroom.

The Independent UK

White House fires entire commission set to review Trump’s beloved $300 ballroom design

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

Roll Call

East Wing demolition highlights loopholes in preservation law - Roll Call

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

The Guardian - US

East Wing of White House reduced to rubble as part of Trump’s ballroom construction

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

The Independent UK

Trump now says his ballroom will cost $300M and the entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make space

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 Independent UK

Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

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

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