The Latest Breaking News from the White House

Two days after saying President Donald Trump is "destroying" the White House with a $250 million ballroom project, Hillary Clinton on Thursday highlighted an op-ed by her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, reminding Americans why the residence is known as the "People's House" and explaining why the ongoing construction leaves her "unsettled."

Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday.

Refurbishing the nation should be a collective effort – not the work of a single man with an unmatched taste for the gaudy

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

A D.C. historical group said the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom "will overwhelm the White House itself."

Trump admitted the price of his gold-plated 90,000 square-foot ballroom was likely going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag

Trump says he canceled meeting with Putin because ‘we have good conversations but then they don’t go anywhere’

Demolition has drawn fierce backlash, with National Trust for Historic Preservation saying plans are ‘legally required’

Demolition work has begun on part of the White House’s East Wing to make way for the president’s ballroom. Truly, these are post-satirical times, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes