9 h. ago White House defends East Wing demolition; Shutdown hits day 23

White House defends East Wing demolition; Shutdown hits day 23  NBC4 Washington

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11 h. ago Josh Hawley turns tables on CNN reporter when asked if Trump White House renovation is destroying history

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., responded to criticism of Trump's East Wing demolition project, citing liberal support for removing Christopher Columbus and Thomas Jefferson statues.

Politics

12 h. ago Visitors to Washington react to demolished White House East Wing

Visitors to Washington react to demolished White House East Wing  York Dispatch

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13 h. ago White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

Trump said Wednesday that keeping the East Wing as is would have “hurt a very, very expensive, beautiful building,” referring to the ballroom that he said presidents have wanted for years. The post White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show appeared first on Boston.com.

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13 h. ago Live updates: Trump's White House East Wing demolition complete, Russian oil hit with U.S. sanctions

Live updates: Trump's White House East Wing demolition complete, Russian oil hit with U.S. sanctions  NBC News

Politics

15 h. ago Could the demolition of the White House's entire East Wing have been stopped?

The demolition of the White House's East Wing appears to break policy requiring a federal commission to oversee and approve construction projects in Washington.

Events

15 h. ago New images appear to show entire White House East Wing demolished

Trump first said the project wouldn't interfere with the existing White House, but on Thursday satellite images appeared to show the entire East Wing reduced to rubble.

Events

15 h. ago How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump's ballroom is different

President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest in decades.

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16 h. ago The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution

President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.

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16 h. ago Trump plows ahead with East Wing demolition despite calls for caution

President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.

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17 h. ago White House sightseers recoil at President Trump’s East Wing demolition

White House sightseers recoil at President Trump’s East Wing demolition  USA Today

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17 h. ago Trump Jr. blasts irony of ‘insane’ Democratic meltdown over White House ballroom project

Donald Trump Jr. says Democrats have "lost the plot" over White House ballroom controversy as critics slam demolition of East Wing for privately funded renovation project.

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18 h. ago White House Staffers Couldn’t Care Less About the East Wing Demolition

“Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED.

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24 h. ago U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing

Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.

Politics

27 h. ago Trump’s troubling week: Demanding government money, demolishing the East Wing

From demanding $230 million in government money to extreme renovations on the White House's East Wing, President Trump's recent moves are receiving backlash.

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30 h. ago Trump defends East Wing demolition and raises ballroom price to $300 million

Trump defends East Wing demolition and raises ballroom price to $300 million  The Washington Post

Economics

31 h. ago What to Know About the White House East Wing and Its History

The East Wing has been a base for the first lady, an entryway for social functions and an emergency bunker.

Events

31 h. ago Trump Said His Plans Wouldn’t Touch the White House. Then the East Wing Came Down.

President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not dismantle parts of the White House. His officials now say it was cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish the East Wing.

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32 h. ago ‘He’s destroying it’: Outrage grows over demolition of White House East Wing

‘He’s destroying it’: Outrage grows over demolition of White House East Wing  Alaska's News Source

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34 h. ago Trump Said He Wouldn’t Touch the East Wing. Then He Tore It All Down.

President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not affect the East Wing. The White House now says it was cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish it.

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