For the first time since the government shutdown ended, the sweeping construction of the new White House ballroom is visible.

The project, estimated at around $200 million, is being paid for entirely through private donations rather than federal funds ...

When workers tore down the East Wing to make room for President Trump's new ballroom earlier this month, several longtime White House staples were also lost: the public entrance to the presidential ...

The president said he “could’ve built the ballroom around” the East Wing, but trashed it as “a poor, sad sight.” ...