The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too.

The White House has restricted reporters from accessing an area of the West Wing known as “Upper Press” without an appointment. The area houses the offices of the press secretary and communications staff and reporters have been allowed into the area ...

Photo illustration: Julia Meslener/Yahoo News; photos: White House, Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump has stirred controversy with his plan to build a new ballroom at the White House. After surprise photos emerged this week of crews demolishing ...

Note: Renderings depicted in this story based on those available to USA TODAY as of Sept. 18. President Donald Trump is getting the big White House ballroom he’s always wanted, the centerpiece of what’s planned as the largest construction project for ...

WASHINGTON — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, according to photos taken Thursday by The Associated Press. RELATED: The Bay Area donors that are helping pay for ...

President Trump’s construction of a grand ballroom attached to the White House — starting with the demolition of part of the East Wing this week — will not be the first time a president has left a lasting mark on the people’s house. Presidents from ...

The renovation is far more extensive than President Trump first let on. The White House expects the entire East Wing to be demolished to allow for construction of what President Donald Trump now says is his planned $300 million ballroom, sources familiar ...

Members of the White House press corps are now restricted from the press secretary’s office, the latest in a series of Trump administration actions to limit media access. The new rule says journalists cannot access what’s known as the “Upper Press ...

WASHINGTON – President Harry Truman knew it was time to gut the White House when the leg of a black Baldwin grand piano broke through the floor of his daughter Margaret’s sitting room. The president joked in a letter to his daughter that it would have ...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville calls the White House-area shooting of two National Guard soldiers “disgusting” and urges prayers. Accusations of "sedition" spark uproar. Here's what the law says. Flight diverted in Texas for hours—passengers not prepared for ...