The East Wing of the White House, the traditional headquarters for the first lady and her staff as well as the public entrance to the “people’s house,” was largely torn down this week to make way for ...

The White House pushed back on reports claiming President Donald Trump will likely name the upcoming White House ballroom after himself, saying any name designation for the event space will come ...

The structure was torn down to make way for Trump's $300 million ballroom. New images available Thursday appear to show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished to make way for President ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at ...

White House demolition is well underway as part of President Donald Trump's plan to construct a new ballroom in the East Wing's place. Demolition began on Monday, Oct. 20, with crews starting at the ...

Construction workers involved in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House have signed non-disclosure agreements and are not permitted to speak to the press. Workers who did respond to press ...

Demolition of the White House’s East Wing, itself a source of multiple controversies for more than 200 years, was completed Thursday. Excavators were spotted starting Monday tearing it apart. It was ...

The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with his ballroom construction. The East Wing, where first ladies created history, planned state dinners ...

White House staffers don’t appear to care all that much about the ongoing demolition of the East Wing occurring in the middle of the government shutdown. “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a ...

The East Wing of the White House has long served as the public’s main gateway into the executive mansion. Until very recently, it housed the Office of the First Lady as well as the President’s Theater ...

In late October 2025, as Republican U.S. President Donald Trump faced backlash for demolishing part of the White House to build a multimillion-dollar ballroom, some social media users claimed a $376 ...

Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credit include ...