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

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to buil

The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down as part of the process to build a new ballroom proposed by President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Wednesday. "We can confirm that the entire East Wing is going to be modernized and renovated to,

When the White House first released the plans for the ballroom, President Donald Trump told reporters it would not be 'touching' any building

MSNBC White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on the demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for Trump's planned ballroom. The White House released a list of donors helping finance the project this week,

By Thursday, the White House’s East Wing was gone. The speed of destruction, and the projection of power, are part of the strongman playbook.

USA TODAY's White House Correspondent Zac Anderson spoke to tourists who flocked to the White House to get a look at the construction.

With little fanfare, the Trump administration demolished the East Wing of the White House in order to make space for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Donald Trump teased the project for months,