It was, on occasion, used by presidents to rehearse important speeches such as the State of the Union address; and at other times, as a spot for visitors to dump their hats, bags and coats. But for ...

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 ...

Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credit include ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s team is trolling Democrats for expressing outrage over his demolition of the East Wing — with scandalous additions to an official timeline of major events on the White ...

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 ...

The White House pushed back on reports claiming President Donald Trump will likely name the upcoming White House ballroom after himself, saying any name designation for the event space will come ...

The structure was torn down to make way for Trump's $300 million ballroom. New images available Thursday appear to show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished to make way for President ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at ...

White House demolition is well underway as part of President Donald Trump's plan to construct a new ballroom in the East Wing's place. Demolition began on Monday, Oct. 20, with crews starting at the ...

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Two Americans are suing Donald Trump for razing the White House’s East Wing. While the rest of the nation was stunned by the haphazard destruction of one of the nation’s oldest and most cherished ...