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 ...

White House staffers don’t appear to care all that much about the ongoing demolition of the East Wing occurring in the middle of the government shutdown. “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a ...

The White House press secretary did not back up her suggestion that the former president “complained” about how he hosted state dinners. Reporter Karoline Leavitt appeared to put words into Barack ...

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 ...

3:40 White House defends East Wing demolition as ballroom cost rises once again The ballroom was initially supposed to span 90,000 square feet, cost US$200 million and hold up to 650 seats but on ...

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 ...

Work till you drop? Here's why America's average retirement age keeps rising. Electricity prices are climbing, but not for the reason you think Trump calls for prosecution of more political foes ...

In late October 2025, people shared a quote online attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared to directly contradict the reality of the ongoing construction of a new ballroom at the White ...

New images available Thursday appear to show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished to make way for President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom. White House press secretary Karoline ...

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 ...

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