Trump administration responds to ballroom criticism by posting White House timeline that includes cocaine discovery, Muslim Brotherhood visit and Clinton scandal.

Under a nearly-60-year-old law, the White House and several other notable buildings are exempt from a key historic preservation rule - though one expert told the BBC that presidents typically follow it anyway. Trump's renovation appears to be the biggest in decades, but the president of the US does have the power to make those changes.

Construction on Trump’s massive and expensive ballroom is underway, but it’s far from the first extreme makeover made to what’s known as the People’s House.

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

Some of the largest and most powerful companies and private citizens in the U.S. are helping to foot the bill.

Long before Trump, President Harry Truman evoked major criticism after the White House gutted its interior between 1948 and 1952. This change occurred as engineers discovered the White House was at risk of collapsing due to damaged wooden beams and outdated plumbing and electrical.

President Donald Trump’s project to obliterate the East Wing of the White House and replace it with a gaudy ballroom is polling appallingly with Americans. Stark images showing heavy machinery chipping away at the extension have reverberated around the globe,