President Trump on Thursday promised the new White House ballroom will be complete in close to a year and a half — before the end of his second term. “I want to welcome you all to the White House.

The new White House ballroom is expected to be finished by 2028, with the addition providing a new gathering space for guests at the direction of President Trump. The project’s projected completion ...

The Trump administration argued in a court filing on Monday that pausing construction on the new White House ballroom would undermine national security, citing a Secret Service declaration warning ...

President Donald Trump is being sued by a historic preservation group seeking to stop construction of his new White House ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday ...

The lawsuit seeks to force President Trump to submit his ballroom plans for public review and input. By Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a ...

A New Jersey judge agreed to release Mark Paulino, the man known as "Santa Mark," from jail while he awaits his criminal trial for child pornography charges. The prosecution painted Paulino as a child ...

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 ...

The judge said he would reserve judgment until a hearing next month. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon said Tuesday he is inclined to deny a request for a temporary restraining order to halt ...

A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he won’t order President Donald Trump to immediately stop work on the massive new White House ballroom. But US District Judge Richard Leon left open the ...

President Donald Trump has set an approximate completion date for the White House ballroom of before the end of his second term, telling guests at the Congressional Ball Thursday it will be finished ...

A federal judge said he would order the Trump administration to submit plans for the building by the end of the month, but allowed minor construction to continue for now. By Zach Montague Reporting ...

A Secret Service official involved in the construction of President Donald Trump’s massive new White House ballroom said Monday that any temporary pause on the project could hamper the agency’s ...