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Trump’s ballroom architect quit after president dismissed safety concerns with the design: report

Classical architect James McCrery II stepped down from the project in October 2025, the same week the historic East Wing was demolished, according to the report

The Independent UK · Sep 23

'Here Is Where It Gets Completely Nuts': Analyst Slams Supreme Court Ruling on White House Ballroom

A fractured US Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project to proceed, raising fears of a dangerous new loophole on presidential power over national landmarks.

International Business Times UK · Sep 3

Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Go Forward, at Least for Now

The majority didn't decide whether the construction violated federal law, only that plaintiffs' purely aesthetic interests didn't allow them to assert a federal claim.

Reason · Aug 31

Trump's DC Golf Course Push Raises Toxic Debris Alarm as Public Access for US Golfers Hangs In the Air

Trump's plan to break ground on East Potomac Golf Links on 1 September collides with a federal court warning and toxic debris from the White House East Wing demolition.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

Democrats seek probe of Secret Service disbursements

Top Democratic appropriators are calling on the Government Accountability Office to probe the Trump administration’s release of nearly $400 million of taxpayer funds for a White House East Wing modernization project that includes a ballroom. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, who is the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, and…

Roll Call · Jun 23

Secret Service disbursements raise questions on ballroom funding

The White House budget office released $351.6 million to the Secret Service on Friday for “White House Security Measures,” amid mounting criticism that taxpayer dollars may be tapped to help pay for President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom. A database that tracks “apportionments” made by the Office of Management…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Trump ballroom cost soars to €516m with half coming from taxpayers, US media say

The project began last year when Trump, with little warning and without consulting Congress, tore down the entire historic East Wing of the White House.

Euronews · Jun 16

Jill Biden's 'View From The East Wing': Memoir Reveals Hidden Health Panics And White House Secrets

Jill Biden's explosive new memoir, 'View from the East Wing,' discusses hidden medical crises, West Wing rifts, and her secret debate-night panic.

International Business Times UK · Jun 2

Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds

A Washington, D.C., nonprofit filed an injunction in February, claiming the debris dumped on the golf course was hazardous.

Fortune · May 7

Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom

New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’

The Guardian - US · May 5