President Donald Trump's grand plan of constructing a ballroom after demolishing the White House East Wing hit a roadblock on Sunday after a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation ...

“Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, and a ball is pleasure condensed,” Oscar Wilde once quipped. On Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, McMenamins’ Crystal Ballroom brings that idea to life, opening ...

A federal judge has allowed the ballroom project to proceed after the Trump administration pledged to undergo a review by the Commission of Fine Arts. By Luke Broadwater Luke Broadwater, a White House ...

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The Trump administration has been under pressure from preservationists to submit the ballroom project for a formal review. By Luke Broadwater Luke Broadwater covers the White House. He reported from ...

President Trump’s planned $250 million addition to the East Wing is his most ambitious makeover of the White House yet. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The architect of a new White House ...

The White House on Thursday unveiled its plans for President Donald Trump’s expansive ballroom inside a newly constructed East Wing. Architect Shalom Baranes told the National Capital Planning ...

President Donald Trump’s giant ballroom project is now even bigger after he decided to make it a bulletproof venue with a “drone-free roof” to host future inauguration events. But despite letting it ...

President Donald Trump gave an update on renovations to the White House ballroom currently under construction while speaking to reporters on Monday, saying that "we're under budget and ahead of ...

A new coffee shop has opened in St. John, in the basement of the historic building that's home to The Crystal Ballroom. The Crystal Coffee Shop, W3307 Calumet County B, 3 miles east of Sherwood, ...

Two months later, it increasingly seems that such discussion was a wasted effort, as the chance this ballroom will actually be built is rapidly disappearing. Perhaps it could have if Trump had ...

President Donald Trump revealed an updated price tag for his proposed White House ballroom. While speaking during a Hanukkah reception at the White House, Trump revealed his ongoing project will cost ...