Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission to review his White House ballroom plan

Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission to review his White House ballroom plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal boards reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom. The Republican president has talked about building a White House ballroom for years, and the completion of the proposed 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) addition … Read more

Trump administration says White House balloon chamber construction is a matter of national security

Trump administration says White House balloon chamber construction is a matter of national security

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for national security reasons. The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that asked a federal judge to stop the project until it … Read more