68 m. 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.

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82 m. 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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1 hour 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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2 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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3 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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3 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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9 h. ago U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing

Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.

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12 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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15 h. ago U.S. Strikes 2nd Boat in Pacific as Antidrug Operation Expands

The Trump administration announced a second strike outside the Caribbean, in a campaign against what U.S. officials say are boats carrying drugs bound for the United States.

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16 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

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16 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.

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17 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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17 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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20 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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21 h. ago Trump says 'existing structure' of White House East Wing to be torn down

Trump says 'existing structure' of White House East Wing to be torn down  BBC

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21 h. ago Trump is demolishing the White House East Wing to make way for his ballroom

President Trump initially said the construction would not touch the East Wing or “interfere with the current building.” The post Trump is demolishing the White House East Wing to make way for his ballroom appeared first on Boston.com.

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21 h. ago White House East Wing will be torn down fully to make way for Trump ballroom

White House East Wing will be torn down fully to make way for Trump ballroom  Reuters

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22 h. ago Trump is demolishing the White House’s East Wing to make way for his ballroom

Trump is demolishing the White House’s East Wing to make way for his ballroom  The Seattle Times

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22 h. ago Trump admin demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump admin demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom  NBC4 Washington

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23 h. ago Entire East Wing expected to be demolished as soon as this weekend: Sources

The White House is expected to demolish the entire East Wing to allow for construction of President Trump’s ballroom, sources familiar with the project told ABC News. 

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