Tag: Construction

National Guard patrol in the Lincoln Memorial

Energy and Environment

Trump says he’s working to fix ‘absolutely filthy’ Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

Molly Parks · March 31, 2026 4:29 pm

Trump with a concept board for his ballroom.

Judge blocks Trump White House construction of $400 million ballroom

Kaelan Deese · March 31, 2026 3:36 pm

Trump with a concept board for his ballroom.

White House ballroom will include military bunker, Trump says

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2026 11:56 pm

Rafts on the Rio Grande

Texas Democrats and Republicans unite to block border wall in Big Bend National Park

Anna Giaritelli · March 17, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, speaks.

Tim Scott defends ban on large investors buying houses against industry criticism

Zach Halaschak · March 11, 2026 7:00 am

New construction homes in Happy Valley, Oregon.

Major housing bill gets industry pushback over ban on purchases by large investors

Zach Halaschak · March 6, 2026 7:00 am

Artist renderings and diagrams of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom, briefly posted on the National Capital Planning Commission's website ahead of a March 5, hearing, are photographed Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump ballroom vote delayed to April after flood of public criticism

David Zimmermann · March 5, 2026 7:07 pm

White House ballroom construction.

Planning committee expecting outrage at White House ballroom meeting after 9,000 pages of negative comments

Rena Rowe · March 4, 2026 4:01 pm

A Marine One helicopter lands on the South Lawn of the White House to transport President Donald Trump to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom where the East Wing once stood at the White House.

Judge clears White House ballroom construction

Brady Knox · February 26, 2026 4:36 pm

A man and boy cross Pennsylvania Avenue with the Capitol in the background, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

DC planning committee outlines renovation of Pennsylvania Avenue to prioritize views of the Capitol

David Zimmermann · February 11, 2026 10:10 am

President Donald Trump gestures before the premiere of first lady Melania Trump's movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington.

Trump says $200 million Kennedy Center ‘maintenance’ won’t mean ‘ripping it down’

David Zimmermann · February 3, 2026 8:32 am

New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center.

Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, Trump says

Zach LaChance · February 1, 2026 7:08 pm