White House ballroom vote delayed amid wave of public opposition

Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Emily Hung. MS NOW – March 5, 2026. National Capital Planning Commission PDF: East Wing Modernization Project.

The National Capital Planning Commission is expected to green-light construction plans for President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom at its next meeting on April 2, after the Commission of Fine Arts panel — handpicked by Trump — approved plans for the new build in February. The final vote, which had been expected at Thursday’s hearing, was pushed to a later date due to the tremendous amount of public input on the project. […]

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